Sunset Hills Celebrates 50 Years

During the course of this blog, I'll be reviewing the different areas of the St. Louis Metro area. This post takes a look at Sunset Hills. This year, Sunset Hills celebrates it's 50th year, having been incorporated in June of 1957. In the 1960s, Sunset Hills acquired an area adjacent to Interstate 44. Sunset Hills is located just south of interstate 44 and just inside 270. City offices were originally located in Sunset Plaza from the 1960's through the 1970's and a new City Hall was built in 1980, at 3939 S. Lindbergh Blvd. The census of 1990 showed that Sunset Hills had 4,915 residents. Sunset Hills is served by both the Lindbergh and Kirkwood School districts and both enjoy the AAA rating of excellence. Private schools in Sunset Hills include the Thomas Jefferson School, a private college preparatory institution serving grade 7 through 12. Sunset Hills offers 2 vocational/technical schools: South County Technical School and Vatterott College. The closet college to Sunset Hills is Meramec Community College located in nearby Kirkwood.