Portland Place, where couple pointed guns at protesters, has long been home to wealthy St. Louisans
By Joe Holleman
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Photo of a pedestrian gate at Kingshighway leading to Portland Place and the couple's home in background. The gate is chained in place, and locked. Photo by Kim Bell, Post-Dispatch
A protester directs the crowd to stop filing through a pedestrian gate leading to Portland Place after the first group who walked through encountered a couple pointing guns on Sunday, June 28, 2020, in the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis. The protesters called for Mayor Lyda Krewson's resignation for releasing the names and addresses of residents who suggested defunding the police department. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
ST. LOUIS — After two lawyers stood Sunday on their Portland Place lawn, brandishing firearms as protesters marched past, questions quickly arose about private streets in St. Louis.
Photo of a pedestrian gate at Kingshighway leading to Portland Place and the couple's home in background. The gate is chained in place, and locked. Photo by Kim Bell, Post-Dispatch
A protester directs the crowd to stop filing through a pedestrian gate leading to Portland Place after the first group who walked through encountered a couple pointing guns on Sunday, June 28, 2020, in the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis. The protesters called for Mayor Lyda Krewson's resignation for releasing the names and addresses of residents who suggested defunding the police department. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
