Article: Forest Park expects $5 million donation.

Byline: Jake Wagman

Jul. 17--As a boy growing up in University City, Jack C. Taylor loved to explore Forest Park -- navigating the lake with his father in the summer, sledding down snowy Art Hill in the winter.

Today, Taylor will return to the park as the billionaire founder of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, poised to give some of his considerable wealth to make sure generations of St. Louis children enjoy the park as he did. The rental car king is expected to announce this morning a $5 million donation for the preservation of the city's crown jewel.

The contribution will be the largest by an individual to Forest Park Forever, the private group whose ...

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