Hell’s Half-Acre: The Most Notorious Spot in STL County

Bartmer Avenue was once a street that neither city nor suburb wanted to claim. Today it’s quiet, but in its past it became three or four blocks of taverns, gambling halls, illicit affairs, and tragedy. Authorities called it “Hell’s Half-Acre,” the title of a new book about the street. This class shares and discusses the true crime stories and darker history of this notorious stretch in St. Louis County.