Editing Shrewsbury, Missouri (section)

==History==
[[File:Shrewsbury, MO sign.jpg|thumb|upright|Shrewsbury welcome sign, 2018]]Shrewsbury was officially platted in 1889. The land which became Shrewsbury originally belonged to Gregorie Sarpy<ref>{{cite book |last=Scharpf |first=J. Thomas|title=History of Saint Louis City and County from earliest periods to present day|volume=1|language=en |publisher=Louis H. Everts & Co.|location=Philadelphia |year=1883|pages= 581–2 Google Books |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lIk6AQAAIAAJ|access-date=December 5, 2022}}</ref> and [[Charles Gratiot Sr.]];<ref>{{cite book |last1=Magnan |first1=William B|last2=Magnan |first2=Marcella C.|title=The Streets of St. Louis: A History of St. Louis Street Names|language=en |publisher=Virginia Publishing Co.|location=St. Louis, MO |year=1996|isbn=0963144863|pages=82–3}}</ref> by 1890, it was divided into farms and sold to families. The area now known as Shrewsbury was a {{convert|278|acre|km2|adj=on}} farm owned by General John Murdoch. The Murdoch farm was called Shrewsbury Park, named after a [[Shrewsbury|town in England]].

In 1913, concerned resident Joseph Burge organized the Shrewsbury Improvement Association to improve Shrewsbury and develop its first sewer system. Shrewsbury was incorporated and became a village in 1913; shortly thereafter a sanitation system was established, reducing water-borne diseases prevalent at the time.

In 1938, the United States government offered financial aid to the city of Shrewsbury, and land was acquired for the construction of a new city hall replacing the 1912 original. The new City Hall building was completed in October 1938. Shrewsbury's new fire engine house and state-of-the-art equipment were dedicated in 1947; it was during this period that the Shrewsbury Garden Club was formed to maintain the beautiful trees and flowers throughout the city. The early 1950s were marked by the expansion of the public bus routes to connect Shrewsbury to St. Louis. The 1960s and '70s were times of great community growth, noted by the construction of city parks, a municipal pool, and [[Interstate 44]].

The 1980s and '90s saw increased development of new homes, condominiums, apartments, shopping areas, and a new and improved City Center, which opened May 8, 1993, to coincide with Shrewsbury's 80th year of incorporation.  With the opening of the City Center, the previous City Hall building was converted to house the police and fire departments, and is now called the Public Safety Building.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Shrewsbury |url=http://www.cityofshrewsbury.com/textonly.asp?Dept_ID=0&NavButton=10&Main=Y |access-date=1 December 2011 |work=City of Shrewsbury official website |publisher=City of Shrewsbury}}</ref>

Construction finished in 2006 on the Shrewsbury–Lansdowne Interstate 44 St. Louis [[MetroLink (St. Louis)|MetroLink]] station on the eastern edge of the city, at Lansdowne Avenue and River Des Peres Boulevard.

Shrewsbury is home to the seminary of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis, [[Kenrick–Glennon Seminary]].

The Shrewsbury City Council in fall 2010 was expected to consider a plan to turn Kenrick Plaza, which has several open storefronts, into a [[Walmart]] store.[http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/article_5bf6d05a-913d-11df-8329-00127992bc8b.html]