Fox Park is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...

. The neighborhood borders are Jefferson Avenue to the east, Interstate 44

Interstate 44

Interstate 44 is a major highway in the central United States. Its western terminus is in Wichita Falls, Texas at a concurrency with US 277, US 281 and US 287; its eastern terminus is at the Illinois state line on the Poplar Street Bridge over the Mississippi River in St...

 to the north, Gravois Avenue to the south and Nebraska Avenue to the west. Surrounding neighborhoods include the Gate District

Gate District, St. Louis

The Gate District is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The Gate District is defined as the area between Chouteau Avenue and Interstate 44 on the north and south and between South Jefferson Avenue and South Grand Boulevard on the east and west...

, Compton Heights, Tower Grove East

Tower Grove East, St. Louis

Tower Grove East is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The neighborhood is a part of the Tower Grove area. The Tower Grove East neighborhood is bordered by Shenandoah Avenue to the north, Nebraska Avenue to the east, Gravois Avenue to the south, and south Grand Boulevard to the west.The...

, Benton Park West

Benton Park West, St. Louis

Benton Park West is a neighborhood located in South St. Louis City, Missouri, USA. The neighborhood is bounded by Jefferson Ave. on the east, Gravois Ave. on the north and west, and an irregular boundary consisting of Cherokee Street, S. Compton Ave., and Potomac Street to the south...

 and McKinley Heights

McKinley Heights, St. Louis

The McKinley Heights Neighborhood is an historic conservation district located in the near South Side of the City of St. Louis. The neighborhood is bounded by I-44 to the north, Jefferson Avenue to the west, and I-55 and Gravois Boulevard to the east and south. There are restaurants and...

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The neighborhood's most distinctive feature is St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church

St. Francis de Sales Church (St. Louis, Missouri)

St. Francis de Sales Church is a Roman Catholic Oratory located on the South Side of St. Louis, Missouri. It is the second largest church in the Archdiocese of St. Louis after the cathedral-basilica. The church is popularly known as the "Cathedral of South St. Louis."The historic main church was...

, located at the corner of Ohio Avenue and Gravois Avenue. Its 300 feet (91.4 m) steeple is visible for miles around and has lent the church the nickname of "The Cathedral of South Saint Louis".