Skinker DeBaliviere (/dəˈbɑːləvər/ duh-BAH-lih-ver) is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, located directly north of Forest Park.
It is home to The Pageant, Pin-up Bowl, and all the other establishments of the Delmar Loop east of University City.
It also includes the west end of the Forest Park – DeBaliviere and the entire Skinker MetroLink stations.
The neighborhood was founded in 1908, part of a period of major development and rapid growth in the area following the 1904 World's Fair and Olympic Games.
[5] In October 2008, the neighborhood celebrated its centennial anniversary; the mayor of St. Louis, Francis G. Slay, declared October 11 to be the official celebrated Skinker-DeBaliviere Centennial Day in the city of St. Louis from that day forward.