Laclede's Landing

A historic riverfront district marking the site where Pierre Laclède founded St. Louis around 1780, with his 14-year-old stepson Auguste Chouteau tasked with preparing the land. It contains brick-and-cast-iron warehouses built between 1850 and 1900 and converted into shops, restaurants and bars, and is described as the only remaining section of St. Louis's 19th-century commercial riverfront. It sits north of Gateway Arch National Park, separated from it by the Eads Bridge. No source reached names any business currently trading in the district, and none is named here.