Westland Acres

Doris Frazier speaks at a press conference on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, at Faust Park's Historic Village. Frazier was a substitute teacher at African School #4, which is being reassembled in the Chesterfield park.

Government, Politics & Issues

Chesterfield approves development project for historically Black Westland Acres

Brian Moline

The vote followed the developer removing several homes from the plan and extending a landscaping buffer.

Doris Frazier, center, and other parishioners worship at Union Baptist Church, a fixture in Westland Acres. Frazier has been fighting to get Westland Acres in Chesterfield redeveloped since the 1950s.

Government, Politics & Issues

Westland Acres families continue fighting to have their historic Chesterfield land redeveloped

Andrea Y. Henderson

Descendants of a formerly enslaved person who purchased land in Chesterfield have been fighting with the city council to redevelop it for over a half-century.

Economy & Business

Living with history, fighting for the future in Westland Acres: Part 2

Barbara McDonnell

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 26, 2010 - Earlier this week, about 15 miles from a small and historic black community in the…

Economy & Business

Living with history, fighting for the future in Westland Acres: Part 1

Barbara McDonnell

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 24, 2010 - A few miles from the commerce and hustle of Chesterfield Valley, where traffic's a…