Origin
The area gets its name from a streetcar turnaround, or "loop", formerly located in the area. Most of the attractions are on Delmar Boulevard, a major east-west thoroughfare that continues east to downtown St. Louis. A MetroLink light rail transit station is at the east side of the area. There are plans to build a 2.2-mile (3.5 km) trolley line from the Loop to the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park.
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