St. Louis invented the “private place” — deed-restricted residential streets whose covenants mandated tree planting and maintenance. A century and a quarter later, Westmoreland and Portland Places hold cathedral-grade canopies of pin oak and sweetgum, and the public Euclid Avenue spine inherited the habit. Forest Park, 1,300 acres of it, starts at the neighborhood’s western curb.
These picks run Euclid’s café row, the private-place loop (walkable, politely), and the park’s Grand Basin approach.