Bowman-Bradley-Childress Directories 1889-1890

Clifton Area From The St. Louis, Missouri Directories, 1889-1890

Bowman-Bradley-Childress

BOWMAN AVENUE (N-S). Located in the Clifton Heights subdivision of 1885, it was named for a prominent land owner in the area. The English origin is literally the man who fought with or made a bow. (Clifton)

BRADLEY AVENUE (E-W). First appeared in the adjacent Bradley and Dillon's subdivisions of 1884 on either side of Jamieson Avenue. Named for Charles E. Bradley, a real estate man who developed the property to the east of Jamieson. (Clifton)

CHILDRESS AVENUE (N-S). Originally appeared on St. Louis maps in the Carlisle Subdivision of 1890, honoring John C. Childress, a civil engineer of that period. It was extended into the Clifton neighborhood in 1925 where it appeared in the Arsenal-Watson Park subdivision of that year. (Clifton) (Oakland) (Southwest)

Name: Benjamin St. James Fry
Location 1: 1101 Olive
Location 2: r. 6234 Bowman avenue
Business Name: Central Christian Advocate
Occupation: editor
Year: 1890
City: St. Louis
State: MO

Name: Samuel W. Bushell
Location 2: r. south side Bradley avenue near Ivanhoe avenue
Occupation: paint.
Year: 1890
City: St. Louis
State: MO

Name: John Corcoran
Location 2: r. 3266 Bradley avenue
Occupation: switch.
Year: 1890
City: St. Louis
State: MO

Name: Harry Edgar
Location 2: r. 6921 Bradley avenue
Occupation: florist
Year: 1890
City: St. Louis
State: MO

Name: James L. Edgar
Location 2: r. 6921 Bradley avenue
Occupation: watch.
Year: 1890
City: St. Louis
State: MO

Name: George T. Keary
Location 2: r. 6538 Bradley avenue
Occupation: bricklyr.
Year: 1890
City: St. Louis
State: MO

Name: Peter Marcrander
Location 2: r. south side Bradley avenue near Ivanhoe avenue
Occupation: paint.
Year: 1890
City: St. Louis
State: MO

Name: Jacob Oppeau
Location 2: r. north side Bradley avenue near Ivanhoe avenue
Occupation: paint.
Year: 1890
City: St. Louis
State: MO

Name: George E. Vail
Location 2: r. 6808 Bradley avenue
Business Name: Miss. River Com.
Occupation: clerk
Year: 1890
City: St. Louis
State: MO

Name: John J. Brady
Location 2: r. Nashville avenue corner Childress avenue
Occupation: clerk
Year: 1890
City: St. Louis
State: MO

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Clifton Heights is bounded by the following St. Louis Neighborhoods, Ellendale on the north, The Hill and Southwest Garden on the east and Lindenwood Park to the south.

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