Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park

Malcolm W.Martin Memorial Park opened on May 27, 1995. On June 7, 2005, Gateway Center of Metropolitan St.Louis transferred title of the Gateway Geyser and the 34.1 acres of grounds, known as the Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park, to the Metro East Park and Recreation District.

The Park's Namesake

Malcolm W. Martin was a prominent lawyer and civic figure in St. Louis. He made it his life's mission to save the East St. Louis riverfront and extend the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. Martin was born in 1912 in St. Louis and graduated from Yale University in 1933 and St. Louis City College of Law in 1941. Martin served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Malcolm W. Martin died in 2004 after donating over $5 million to the Gateway Center of Metropolotan St. Louis to continue his mission.