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St. Louis: Gateway to the West
Two generations after its founding St. Louis became central to the most ambitious, overland expedition in U.S. history. Its leaders were past military comrades with diverse talents that complemented e… more →
The Story of Kemp Hall and my friend, Johan, a Flemish Surrealist
wrote 6 months ago: Several years back, a group of artists were working in a wonderful building named Kemp Hall in Frede … more →
St. Louis: Gateway to the West
wrote 9 months ago: Two generations after its founding St. Louis became central to the most ambitious, overland expediti … more →
Uncovering the Truth About Meriwether Lewis
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wrote 11 months ago: It has taken more than two hundred years but with the publication of Uncovering the Truth About Meri … more →
The Lou's Signature Bread Co.
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wrote 1 year ago: Once, neighborhood bakeries were almost as common in The Lou as banks. Practically every ethnic grou … more →
American City: St. Louis Architecture!
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wrote 1 year ago: Although American City St. Louis Architecture: Three Centuries of Classic Design was published in 20 … more →
Calvary Cemetery - Treasure Trove of The Lou's History
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wrote 1 year ago: With the exception of Thomas Danisi’s home on Mackay Place and a portion of Manuel Lisa’ … more →
Another Red October in The Lou
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wrote 1 year ago: In October, when the fountain flows red in Kiener Plaza it means one thing – the Cardinals hav … more →
The Wizard of Washington Avenue
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wrote 1 year ago: There once was a wizard named Bob Cassilly who bought a building on Washington Avenue (1509 Washingt … more →
St. Louis Remembers 9/11/2001
wrote 1 year ago: St. Louisans go to Forest Park for many reasons – to ice skate and sled down Art Hill in the w … more →
St. Louis of France and The Lou
wrote 1 year ago: Today marks the seven hundred and forty-first anniversary of the death of St. Louis of France, for w … more →
Ulysses Grant in St. Louis
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wrote 1 year ago: St. Louis children grow up with a special fondness for Ulysses S. Grant. Long before they learn that … more →
The Lou's Starry, Musical Nights
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wrote 1 year ago: Last Wednesday night’s Whitaker Music Festival in the Missouri Botanical Garden was the most r … more →
Visions of The Lou's Washington Avenue
wrote 1 year ago: Nothing remains of Colonial St. Louis on Washington Avenue except a high limestone bluff with an ope … more →
Maytime in The Lou
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wrote 1 year ago: Edwin Teale’s quotation, “All things seem possible in May” could not be more aprop … more →
Benton Park, St. Louis
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wrote 2 years ago: I love walking city streets. I have a passion for intriguing structures. So when Jeff Mansell and Ru … more →
The Lou's Phantasmagorical City Museum
wrote 2 years ago: The largest and most innovative play space in St. Louis is contained within and attached to a ten-st … more →
The Lou's South Side Deutsche
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wrote 2 years ago: No immigrant group has more greatly impacted the City of St. Louis than the German community – … more →
Post Office Square - Heart of the Downtown Neighborhood
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wrote 2 years ago: Spring was in town last week flirting as she is wont to do. With winter at our backs and lurking sti … more →
Happy Birthday St. Louis!
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wrote 2 years ago: Two hundred and forty-seven years ago today, on February 15, 1764*, fourteen year old Rene Auguste C … more →
