Have you heard about 'Hell's Half Acre' in St Louis?

15/12/2025 7 min
Have you heard about 'Hell's Half Acre' in St Louis?

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Episode Synopsis

'Hell's Half Acre: The Most Notorious Spot of St. Louis County' is a new book by Andrew Theising. He joins Debbie Monterrey.
There was a street on the edge of a big city that no one wanted. The city didn’t want it. The suburb to the north didn’t want it. It was the 6100 to 6400 blocks of Bartmer Avenue—and the blocks all around. This little strip of land was called by authorities Hell’s Half-Acre. Since no one wanted it, no one cared what happened there.