street car stations
Late in the 19th century, the street car became the major means of mass transit in St. Louis. As people moved further away from the city, new street car lines developed. At the far northwestern edge of the City, a street car stop was constructed to serve Wellston, a turn-of-the-century suburb in St. Louis County. Wellston Station, from about 1910, is located at 6111 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, west of Hodiamont. The two-story station is residential in character, reflecting the Arts and Crafts style. From a small brick structure, a large gable roof extends to form sheltered waiting areas, its eaves supported by decorative posts. Brackets appear on the wide eaves of the front and back gables, which have projecting window bays trimmed with false half-timbering. Four gable-roofed dormers pierce the roof on either side. The station is still in use today as a bus stop. (St. Louis, 1995)