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Its borders are Hampton Avenue to the East, Manchester Rd to the South, Louisville and Dale on the West and Oakland/Highway 40/64 to the North.
Its name is derived from the intersecting streets of Clayon Ave and Tamm Ave (Lat: 38.628599, Lon: -090.292882), which is the center of the neighborhood's business district. The Clayton-Tamm neighborhood is one of three (with Franz Park and the Hi-Point) which make up the widely renowned Irish section of St. Louis called "Dogtown".
The Earliest development in the (not yet) neighborhood was by by Charles Gratiot, who in 1785 requested use of the land from Spanish Authorities in the French owned land before the Louisiana Purchase "to cultivate wheat, hemp, corn, tobacco, etc., etc.", (Requoted from McCune Gill by Bob Corbett, 2000) The grant was formalized by the Spanish governor in 1798 and reaffirmed in 1808 by the US after the Louisiana Purchase. After Charles' Death his large land grant was divided into 12 strips and given as inheritance. Major growth in Cheltenham (Dogtown) defined the region in the late 19th century as it developed into a coal and clay mining community. Growth was further accelerated by preparations and construction for the 1904 World's Fair, "The Louisiana Purchase Exposition".
It’s a bronze six-footer of “A Boy and His Dog” on Tamm Avenue, sculpted by St. Louis artist Rudy Torrini.
Torrini also sculpted a life-size portrait of Pope John Paul II to commemorate the Pontiff’s visit to St. Louis in 1999.
If you haven’t been to Dogtown lately to enjoy its restaurants and shops, “A Boy and His Dog” on Tamm between Wade and Lloyd Avenues makes for another good reason to visit this community.
On the evening of Saturday, June 23, five patrol cars convened at the intersection of Clayton and Tamm avenues, in the heart of Dogtown.
The officers stood around their vehicles, sipping coffee, chatting among themselves and, at times, explaining to the growing knot of bystanders just why they were there.
They hoped to debut the Corkscrew in a space at the corner of Tamm Avenue and Graham Street, the former location of Lickety-Splits, a failed ice-creamery and, before that, a bar.
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