Dogtown Neighborhood in Zip Code 63139

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Dogtown

The area known as "Dogtown" is the part of the St Louis city area that is centered in the neighborhood of Clayton-Tamm but also includes parts of the Hi-Pointe, Franz Park and Ellendale neighborhoods. It is located directly south of the Zoo and its boundaries roughly consist of Oakland Avenue and Highway 64 on the north, Hampton Avenue on the east, Interstate 44 on the South and the city limits on the west.

The little known nickname of "Brick City" was given to St. Louis in the nineteenth century because of all the clay mines located here and consequently for all the bricks that were produced from that clay. Look around! St Louis has so many brick buildings that used the bricks produced from the clay mined right here in the city! Dogtown was one of the areas that many Irish and Italian immigrants came to finding jobs by working in those clay mines and the coal mines, as well as laying the railroad lines in St Louis. The Irish workers then settled with their families in the Clayton-Tamm Neighborhood of Dogtown. The Italians congregated in another famous neighborhood of St Louis, "The Hill."

Because of its Irish heritage, Dogtown is the location of the St Patrick's Day Parade that is sponsored by the Ancient Order of Hibernians and is always held on March 17th each year. The parade route runs the whole length of Tamm Avenue, beginning at Oakland and ending at Manchester Road.

Located in the Clayton-Tamm Neighborhood of Dogtown is Turtle Park. Children love to come to Turtle Park to play and climb on the turtle sculptures. Those turtles were designed and sculpted by the late Robert Cassilly, maybe better known for his uniquely creative City Museum that is located in Downtown St Louis.