[4] The area originally was farmland, but it did have an interesting history with several pockets of significant Greek and African-American residents.

Because St. Vincent's mental hospital was located just north of St. Charles Rock Road, a streetcar line was constructed in the late 1800s from just south of Olive Street Road in University City north on the east side of Ferguson Avenue through what is now Pagedale to meet the electric interurban line to Saint Charles at the Rock Road.

Though long forgotten as a name, the Hazel Hill community still exists and the Lincoln building is still standing.

[5][citation needed] In 2001, a new $1 million Pagedale City Hall and Police Facility was built.

[6] In November 2015, some residents filed a civil rights class action lawsuit against the city of Pagedale for overly aggressive ticketing of residential code enforcement as a "revenue generating machine".

[7][8][9][10] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.19 square miles (3.08 km2), all land.

[19][20][21] According to the 2015 city code in Pagedale, the residents were not allowed to have "a basketball hoop, volleyball net, swimming or wading pool or other recreational equipment shall be utilized on or permitted on any portion of residential property in front of the front line of any dwelling".

[22] Other infractions of the code include having hedges over three feet in the front yard,[23] having any antenna dish device in the front of the yard,[24] any front street facing window or doors shall have proper treatments in a neat presentable matter,[25] and if a person in the city has their pants low enough to show his skin or underwear, the person can receive a fine up to $100.

[26] On November 4, 2015 Institute for Justice filed a class action civil rights complaint against the city on behalf of three Pagedale residents.

[29] On May 18, 2018, the city settled and agreed to stop its practice of earning money from ticketing residents for minor crimes.