Our City

(As quoted from the Central West End Association):

The Central West End is an urban, hip and trendy one-stop-shopping and dining Mecca for many. Be it an afternoon strolling down the historic Central West End streets, admiring both shop windows and beautifully landscaped front yards or simply taking in a movie at the Chase Park Plaza's comfortable movie house, the Central West End (CWE) seems to have it all.

From Washington Avenue bordering on the North and Forest Park Parkway on the South, the Euclid Avenue corridor is one that offers the shopper, the diner, the gallery-viewer, the wine enthusiast and just about any other one-of-a-kind seeker, a bit of everything under one neighborhood.

As the name alludes, the Central West End is one of the most "centrally located" neighborhoods with easy access from highways, many recognizable local roads and public transportation. The Metro Link is within walking distance from the main shopping and dining areas and the Bi-State bus has numerous routes in the area.

Directions to Central West End

From eastbound I-64/40:
Exit at Kingshighway North (exit #36B)

From westbound I-64-40:
Exit at Kingshighway North (exit #36B)

(As soon as you merge onto Kingshighway from I-64/40, you are officially "in" the Central West End. Or, from I-44, the CWE begins about 1 mile north of the highway.)

From westbound I-44:
Take exit #287B and bear right onto Lafayette Avenue. Continue about 0.1 mile to McRee Avenue. Continue about 0.5 mile on McRee to Kingshighway. Turn right onto Kingshighway. You will travel north on Kingshighway about one mile before reaching the I-64/40 overpass, which is the southern boundary of the Central West End.

From eastbound I-44:
Exit at Kingshighway (exit #287A) and turn left. The Central West End begins at the I-64/40 overpass, about 1 mile north of I-44.

From West St. Louis County:
Use I-64/40 or I-44 eastbound

From North St. Louis County:
Option 1:
I-270 to I-170 South. Exit I-170 S at I-64/40 East and follow directions above for eastbound I-64/40 traffic
Option 2:
I-70 East to I-170 South. Exit I-170 S at I-64/40 East and follow directions above for eastbound I-64/40 traffic
Option 3:
I-270 South to either I-64/40 East or I-44 East. Then follow directions above.

From South St. Louis County:
Take either Lindbergh Blvd. North or I-270 North and exit at I-44 East. Then follow directions above for I-44 E traffic.

From Metro East:
Take the Poplar Street Bridge from Illinois and follow signs to I-64/40 West. Take Exit #36-B to Kingshighway North.

Accommodations

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