Olympic Rings
Olympic Rings is a memorial in Hadley Township, St. Louis County, Missouri. Olympic Rings is situated nearby to Tao Tennis Center, as well as near the grassland Mudd Field.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Francis Olympic Field and Washington University Hilltop Campus Historic District.
Francis Olympic Field
Pitch
Photo: Shubinator, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Francis Olympic Field is a stadium at Washington University in St. Louis that was used as the main venue for the 1904 Summer Olympics. It is currently used by the university's track and field, cross country, football, and soccer teams. Francis Olympic Field is situated 500 feet southwest of Olympic Rings.
Washington University Hilltop Campus Historic District
Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Washington University Hilltop Campus Historic District was the site of the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition and the 1904 Summer Olympics. Many of the exposition buildings were temporary in nature, but a number of permanent structures were built and are used by Washington University, which calls this area the Danforth Campus.
University City–Big Bend station
Railway station
Photo: Millbrooky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
University City–Big Bend station is a light rail station on the Blue Line of the St. Louis MetroLink system. This subway station is located beneath the intersection of Big Bend Boulevard and Forest Park Parkway and primarily serves passengers arriving on foot from nearby universities and surrounding neighborhoods. University City–Big Bend station is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Olympic Rings.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include University City and Wydown/Skinker.
University City
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. Louis County is an area in the St. Louis Area of Missouri. Its current boundaries were set in 1877, when St. Louis City split off to become an independent city separate from any county.
Wydown/Skinker
Neighborhood
Wydown/Skinker is a neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri. Washington University in St. Louis is located just north of this neighborhood. The neighborhood is bounded by the city limits on the west, Forsyth Boulevard on the north, Forest Park on the east and Clayton Avenue on the south.
Skinker DeBaliviere
Neighborhood
Skinker DeBaliviere is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, located directly north of Forest Park. In addition to the park, its boundaries are Delmar Boulevard to the north, DeBaliviere Avenue to the east, and the western city limits near Skinker Boulevard.
Olympic Rings
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “St. Louis III Olympiad”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Hadley Township, St. Louis County, St. Louis Area, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.6486° or 38° 38′ 55″ northLongitude
-90.31229° or 90° 18′ 44″ westInception
September 28th, 2018Open location code
86CFJMXQ+C3OpenStreetMap ID
node 11749217669OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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