Clayton
A New Metropolitan Focus in the St. Louis Area 1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8378574 |
|---|---|
| Authors | EARL W KERSTEN (University of Nevada, Reno), D REID ROSS, Davis R B Ross (Engineering Software Research and Development (United States)) |
| Year | 1968 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 637-650 |
| Publication date | 1968-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annals of the Association of American Geographers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-5608 • E-ISSN: 1467-8306 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-8306.1968.tb01659.x |
| OpenAlex | W2068037397 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Clayton, Missouri, has recently developed into a major retailing and office center, rivaling downtown St. Louis, long-time central business district of the metropolis. Established in 1877, Clayton grew during the early twentieth century into a high quality residential suburb. After World War II, while population increased rapidly in St. Louis County, a retailing boom occurred in the business district of Clayton. Next, many office buildings were built here. Moving into them were salesmen, professional men, and others, many of whom do business or provide services, principally in St. Louis County. As a result of these developments, Clayton ranks second to downtown St. Louis, both as a retailing center and as an office center. Though smaller, Clayton resembles the CBD in the relatively broad array of services it offers. The metropolitan role that Clayton seems to be assuming is neither that of the CBD nor of the minor office center. Rather, with the rise of Clayton, the expanding metropolis has been provided with a second focus of business affairs, an urban sub-capital to supplement downtown St. Louis in serving the St. Louis area
Archaeology · Art history · Boom · Center (category theory) · Central business district · Downtown · Economic history · Economics · Geography · Management · Metropolitan area · Population · Sociology · St louis · World War II · Demography · Engineering · History · Urbanization and City Planning
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |