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Forest Park Southeast is bounded by Interstate 64/Highway 40 on the north; Kingshighway Boulevard to the west, the Missouri Pacific Railroad tracks on the south and Vandeventer Avenue to the east. Click here for a map of Forest Park Southeast.

Forest Park Southeast is an up-and-coming neighborhood with a mix of single- and multi-family homes on quiet streets along with trendy restaurants and bars in the Grove district along Manchester Avenue. FPSE comprises the four distinct neighborhoods of Adams Grove, Gibson Heights, New Boyle and Ranken East.

The neighborhood is close to Washington University Medical Center, Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, the Central West End, the Science Center and, as its name implies, Forest Park. Forest Park Southeast is located near both Interstate 64/Highway 40 and Interstate 44, with a Metrolink stop just a few blocks north of the neighborhood.

Services and Initiatives Provided by WUMC in 2007

Employment Initiative
Adams Park Community Center/ Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls Club
Home Repair Assistance Program
Holiday Outreach Program
Police Bike Patrols
2 Mile Neighborhood Walking Path
Lead Sponsor of Grove Fest
Outdoor Movie Nights
Senior Citizen Art Classes
Installation of Lighting and Gangway Gates to Neighborhood Homes
Maintenance of Community Garden
Beautification of Tower Grove & Vandeventer Avenues
Funding Support to Community Liaison Officer
Beautification of Boyle and Norfolk Avenues
Women’s Self Defense Classes
Field Trips for Adams School