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The Delmar Loop is an entertainment, cultural and restaurant district in University City, Missouri and the adjoining western edge of St. Louis. Many of its attractions are located in the streetcar suburb of University City, but the area is expanding eastward into the Skinker-Debaliviere Neighborhood of the City of St. Louis. In 2007, the American Planning Association named the Delmar Loop "One of the 10 Great Streets in America."

The area gets its name from a streetcar turnaround, or "loop", formerly located in the area.

Delmar Boulevard was originally known as Morgan Street. The name Delmar was coined when two early landowners living on opposite sides of the road, one from Delaware and one from Maryland, combined the names of their home states. The town of Delmar, Delaware, on the border between the two states, derived its name in similar fashion.

MetroLink light rail transit station is at the east side of the area.

Major Loop institutions include:

The Pageant music venue
Riverfront Times newspaper
Tivoli Theater
University City City Hall
University City Public Library
Blueberry Hill pub and restaurant
Fitz's Restaurant and Bottling Company

Some companies, such as Answers.com and Integrity have their headquarters in the Delmar Loop.

The Loop is the home of the St. Louis Walk of Fame, a series of brass plaques embedded in the sidewalk along Delmar Boulevard commemorating famous St. Louisans, including musicians Chuck Berry, Miles Davis and Tina Turner, actor John Goodman, bridge-builder James Eads and sexologists Masters and Johnson.

The Pageant, located across Delmar from the Arts Commission, has become one of St. Louis's main venues for mid-size popular musical performances, featuring rap, rock, and country artists, including Saint Louisans Chuck Berry and Nelly.

The Loop attracts an eclectic clientele and wide variety of street life, due in part to its proximity to Washington University and dating back to the late 1960s when Streetside Records and head shops dominated the retail landscape. Although the Loop is the natural "college town" area for nearby Washington University, few of the retail establishments and restaurants are primarily supported by college students.

The video for the song "Air Force Ones", by rapper Nelly was filmed in the Delmar Loop. Nelly's hit "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)", references the Loop extensively.