The Black Top
The Black Top is a playground in Jefferson Township, St. Louis County, Missouri. Access is restricted and requires permission. The Black Top is situated nearby to the garden Grossman Greenhouse, as well as near Lockwood Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44 station and Maplewood–Manchester station.
Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44 station
Railway station
Photo: Millbrooky, CC BY 3.0.
Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44 station is a light rail station on the Blue Line of the St. Louis MetroLink system. This station is located on an embankment near Lansdowne Avenue and River Des Peres Boulevard in St. Louis near its boundary with Shrewsbury in St. Louis County. Shrewsbury–Lansdowne I-44 station is situated 4,200 feet east of The Black Top.
Maplewood–Manchester station
Railway station
Photo: Millbrooky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maplewood–Manchester station is a light rail station on the Blue Line of the St. Louis MetroLink system. This station is located on an embankment near Manchester Road between South Hanley Road and Laclede Station Road in Maplewood, Missouri. Maplewood–Manchester station is situated 1¼ miles north of The Black Top.
Kenrick–Glennon Seminary
School
Photo: Geerlingguy, Public domain.
Kenrick–Glennon Seminary is a Catholic seminary in Shrewsbury, Missouri that is operated by the Archdiocese of Saint Louis. Founded in 1818, the seminary is named for Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick and Cardinal John J. Kenrick–Glennon Seminary is situated 1 mile southeast of The Black Top.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shrewsbury and Maplewood.
Shrewsbury
Village
Photo: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0.
Shrewsbury is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, Shrewsbury had a population of 6,406.
Maplewood
Village
Photo: Chris Yunker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maplewood is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis, located in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, Maplewood had a population of 8,269.
Webster Groves
Town
Photo: Behyot, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Webster Groves is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 24,010 at the 2020 census. The city is home to the main campus of Webster University.
The Black Top
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Playground
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Jefferson Township, St. Louis County, St. Louis Area, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.59657° or 38° 35′ 48″ northLongitude
-90.33359° or 90° 20′ 1″ westOperator
The College SchoolOpen location code
86CFHMW8+JHOpenStreetMap ID
way 1559985419OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=playground
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