Editing Maplewood, Missouri (section)

==History==
Maplewood was established around the turn of the 20th century. Maplewood was one of the early suburbs of St. Louis. Located just outside the city limits, Maplewood was located at the end of one of [[Streetcars in St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis's streetcar lines]] and was also located near major railroads.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Maplewood |url=https://www.cityofmaplewood.com/community/history/index.php |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=www.cityofmaplewood.com}}</ref>

It was built as a [[bedroom community]]. Advertising suggested that people should get away from the city (in an era of common and sooty commercial, industrial, and domestic [[coal]] burning) and enjoy the fresh air of less densely populated areas like Maplewood. Maplewood's historic residential areas were mostly built from 1900 to 1910 and a number of well-preserved homes remain. Several of these homes have remained in the same family for generations.

Maplewood is currently being revitalized by an influx of restaurants, businesses, and shops around Manchester Ave., Sutton Ave., and the [[Greenwood Historic District]].

Up until 2018, under a local [[nuisance]] ordinance, a person who called the police for [[domestic violence]] more than twice in 180 days could face [[eviction]]. In 2012, a woman was evicted from her home after she had called the police four times to request protection from physical assaults by her ex-boyfriend. She became homeless in the process. In 2017, the [[American Civil Liberties Union|ACLU]] filed a lawsuit on behalf of the victim, claiming that the Maplewood nuisance ordinance violated the [[First Amendment]] right to petition the government for assistance, as well as the rights to travel, equal protection and due process.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/rosetta-watson-maplewood-missouri-abuse_us_58ebece5e4b0ca64d91864f0? A Missouri Town Exiled A Woman For Calling The Police On Her Abusive Ex], Melissa Jeltsen, the Huffington Post, April 11, 2017</ref> In 2018, the ordinance was revised to eliminate language that allowed officials to fine or evict people who were victims of crime.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Benchaabane |first=Nassim |title=Evicting domestic violence victims is out in Maplewood |url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/evicting-domestic-violence-victims-is-out-in-maplewood/article_672c0f90-1161-51e0-b501-fc11061f9aa9.html |access-date=2019-05-23 |website=stltoday.com |language=en}}</ref>

In 2021, residents of Maplewood elected Nikylan Knapper as the city's first black mayor.<ref>{{cite news |last=Benchaabane |first=Nassim |date=April 7, 2021 |title=O'Fallon, Mo., mayor prevails; Maplewood elects first Black mayor |publisher=St. Louis Today |url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/ofallon-mo-mayor-prevails-maplewood-elects-first-black-mayor/article_a2939482-d94a-5ede-8b1c-a35e0239b163.html |accessdate=April 7, 2021}}</ref>