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Soulard

Soulard’s brick houses, flats and alley buildings sit south of downtown around a public market.

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Soulard’s red-brick residential buildings, including a mansard roof and narrow streetfront facades, photographed February 2006. — Residential buildings in the Soulard historic district — February 2006.

Brick flats and alley houses, market shopping and a downtown bus connection

About Soulard

Soulard’s brick houses, flats and alley buildings sit south of downtown around a public market. Market shopping follows a Wednesday–Saturday pattern, Pontiac Square provides a neighborhood playground, and Route 73 links the brewery end of the area with Civic Center.

Brick flats, townhouses and alley buildings

Soulard’s nineteenth-century streets developed on narrow lots, with brick buildings close to the sidewalk. Historic housing includes four-family flats, alley houses and narrow flounder houses, as well as larger Second Empire townhouses.

That mix includes homes behind the main streetfront buildings as well as homes facing the street. The city’s historic district profile describes Federal, Italianate and Second Empire architecture across the area.

Market shopping is busiest on Saturdays

Soulard Market at 730 Carroll Street trades regularly Wednesday through Saturday. Saturday has the greatest vendor participation; fewer stalls operate midweek, even when the market is open.

City of St. Louis — Soulard Market

Route 73 connects the brewery area with Civic Center

Metro’s 73 Carondelet timetable lists Anheuser Busch Visitors Center and downtown Civic Center Transit Center as timepoints on the same route. It provides a bus connection from the brewery end of Soulard toward the downtown transit hub.

The operator provides separate weekday, Saturday and Sunday timetables. The schedule checked October 19 is effective September 14–November 29, 2026; use the direction-specific table for the return journey.

Metro Transit — 73 Carondelet

Pontiac Square has a playground and field

Pontiac Square is a 1.5-acre city park within Soulard’s residential blocks. Its listed facilities include a playground and multi-purpose field, with stone retaining walls around part of the playground area.

City of St. Louis — Pontiac Square Park

Barr Library is west of Soulard

Barr Library at 1701 South Jefferson Avenue provides reservable computers, printing and Wi-Fi west of the neighborhood. Its Monday hours run noon–8 p.m.; Tuesday–Thursday it opens 10 a.m.–6 p.m., and Friday–Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m. It is closed Sundays.

Barr also houses a Creative Experience space for digital projects.

St. Louis Public Library — Barr Library

Check these on a visit

Try these in person before you commit to an address in Soulard.

Find the market at 730 Carroll Street and note which vendors trade on your shopping day.
Locate Pontiac Square’s playground from the residential block you are considering.
Follow the Route 73 timetable between Anheuser Busch Visitors Center and Civic Center.

Neighborhoods and districts near Soulard

The closest neighborhoods and districts in St. Louis, measured center to center.

3.5 miCentral West EndCentral West End daily trips extend from North Euclid’s library and shops to West Pine groceries and the medical-campus transit facilities farther south.

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Guides about Soulard

Schools near Soulard

The 6 closest schools within 5 miles, including any outside the city. Being nearby does not mean a home is zoned for a school: confirm attendance zones with the school or district.

All schools in St. Louis

The Soulard SchoolElementary
about 0.1 mi · Public · Charter · Grades K–5 · 138 students
Humboldt Acad of Higher LrningElementary
about 0.2 mi · Public · Grades 3–5 · 108 students
Lift for Life Academy Elem.Elementary
about 0.5 mi · Public · Charter · Grades Pre-K–4 · 222 students
Lift for Life AcademyMiddle
about 0.7 mi · Public · Charter · Grades 5–8 · 260 students
Lift for Life Academy High SchHigh
about 0.7 mi · Public · Charter · Grades 9–12 · 383 students
Sigel Elem. Comm. Ed. Ctr.Elementary
about 0.7 mi · Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 206 students

Distances are approximate. They are straight lines from the centre of Soulard, not travel distances, and a home at the edge of the area can be noticeably closer to or farther from a school.

Sources & data notesReferences, reporting periods, and how to use this information

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730 Carroll Street; regular Wednesday–Saturday market days and vendor participation, greatest on Saturdays.
City of St. Louis — Soulard MarketSource checked 2026-10-19
Streetfront brick buildings on narrow lots; Federal, Italianate and Second Empire architecture.
City of St. Louis — Soulard historic districtSource checked 2026-10-19
Historic four-family flats, alley houses, flounder houses and Second Empire townhouses.
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation — SoulardSource checked 2026-10-19
Pontiac Square in Soulard: 1.5 acres, playground and multi-purpose field.
City of St. Louis — Pontiac Square ParkSource checked 2026-10-19
Jon Roanhaus photograph of the Soulard historic district, February 21, 2006; CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jon Roanhaus — neighborhood photographSource checked 2026-10-19
September 14–November 29, 2026 schedule; Anheuser Busch Visitors Center and Civic Center Transit Center timepoints; weekday and weekend tables.
Metro Transit — 73 CarondeletSource checked 2026-10-19
1701 South Jefferson Avenue; Monday noon–8, Tuesday–Thursday 10–6, Friday–Saturday 10–5, Sunday closed; computers, printing and Wi-Fi.
St. Louis Public Library — Barr LibrarySource checked 2026-10-19
City neighborhood reference map published July 7, 2010. Distinct from preservation district geography; map pin is an approximate neighborhood reference point.
City of St. Louis — Soulard neighborhood mapSource checked 2026-10-19

Photo credits

Image credits and license
Residential buildings in the Soulard historic district — February 2006.
Creator: Jon Roanhaus
Original source
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
Changes: Commons supplied a resized image; converted to WebP for publication. Display layouts may crop the image.
Residential buildings in the Soulard historic district — February 2006.