The Hill is located south of Manchester Avenue, between Hampton Avenue on the west and Kingshighway Avenue on the east. It's named for its proximity to the city's highest point, located at the intersection of Sublette and Arsenal.
The Hill" is one of St. Louis' most famous neighborhoods. It remains one of the city's most intact ethnic neighborhoods. By some accounts, up to 75 percent of its residents claim to be Italian. Settlement of the area began as early as the 1830's, but Italian immigrants didn't began arriving in large numbers until the end of the nineteenth century, primarily to be close to the region's rich clay mines. Houses in the neighborhood reflect its immigrant history, with modest bungalows and shotgun shacks filling most streets.