The Hill, St. Louis

The Hill
Neighborhood of St. Louis
“The Italian Immigrants” by Rudolph Torrini
Location (red) of The Hill within St. Louis
Country	United States
State	Missouri
City	St. Louis
Wards	5
Area
• Total	0.97 sq mi (2.5 km2)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	2,487
• Density	2,600/sq mi (990/km2)
ZIP Code	Part of 63110
Area code	314
Website	stlouis-mo.gov

The Hill is a historically Italian neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri, located on high ground south of Forest Park. The official boundaries of the neighborhood are Manchester Avenue (Route 100) on the north, Columbia and Southwest Avenues on the south, South Kingshighway Boulevard on the east, and Hampton Avenue on the west.

The Hill began with immigrants from Northern Italy, Germany, Ireland, and African-Americans who wanted to live near the railroad which connected the neighborhood to downtown. The vast numbers of Italians migrating to the area resulted in an Italian American majority population during the early part of the 20th century. Historically, it is a predominantly blue collar neighborhood.

Its name is due to its proximity to the highest point of the city, formerly named St. Louis Hill, which is outside the neighborhood's boundaries, a few blocks south, at the intersection of Arsenal Street and Sublette Avenue. The intersection borders Sublette Park, the former site of the Social Evil Hospital, where Josephine Baker was born.^[2] Adjacent to the park is the former St. Louis County Insane Asylum, which opened in 1869 and is now the St. Louis Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center.^[3]