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The Jackie Joyner Youth Center Garden helps the community by grow vegetables and other crops by donating produce to charities. The Jackie Joyner Youth Center Garden is two years old and was started by a family farm.

Gethsemane Church is a contemporary evangelical church located on the south side of the Metro Link tracks in Emerson Park. Located directly across from the much-older Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic church, Gethsemane Church represents the…

The church looks fairly old. In years past, East St. Louis had a high Catholic population.

This home represents what Emerson Park looked like before the new developments initiated by the Emerson Park Development Corporation.

This lighthouse is located in Frank Holten Park, which was a relaxing venue for dining with friends and family, or watching the big game.

This is a close-up shot of the community garden at the Center, which provides food for people to eat.

The soccer field at the Jackie Joyner Kersee Youth Center provides a safe, bright place for kids to play.

The purpose of the Metro Link is to get you where you want to go in East St. Louis. The Metro Link at Emerson Park was built in 2001.

The photograph shows how the Gazebo is surrounded by the Lake, and how people can fish and do other recreational things at Frank Holten Park.

This picture shows the Clubhouse, Whispering Willow Lake, and the lighthouse, all in Frank Holten State Recreation Area. The club has a restaurant and golf equipment. Frank Holten is a good place to golf and do many other activities .