About the Friedrich Jahn Memorial Statue in Forest Park
Below and to the east of Art Hill stands the 41-foot-long Friedrich Jahn Memorial. Friedrich Jahn, a German-Prussian gymnastics educator…
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Watch the Mid-Century Modern in St. Louis Nine Network Special
For Mid-Century Modern in St. Louis writer/producer Kara Vaninger, the story of mid-century modern architecture isn’t just about buildings and…
Where To See The Train Display From The Old Famous Barr Store
Years ago, shopping in downtown St Louis during the holidays was the thing to do. One of the highlights was…
How the Planetarium got its Holiday Bow
At 12:45 a.m. on December 16, 1966, St. Louis police answered a call alerting them that someone had put a…
Throwback Thursday: 1904 World’s Fair | St. Louis
In April 1904, St. Louis opened its doors to the world for what was officially called the Louisiana Purchase Exposition,…
The Concept of Ladies’ Day Baseball Games Originated in St. Louis
“Women vote, smoke, drink and vie with men for jobs today. But although we have ‘Ladies Days’ at baseball parks,…
Throwback Thursday: Why does St. Louis have such good water?
This wasn’t always the case. St. Louis made up for its terrible water with “inex- haustible quantities of the best…
Throwback Thursday: St. Louis’ Oldest Restaurants that are Still Open
The St. Louis food scene has been getting a lot of buzz lately. Food & Wine called it “seriously good…
Throwback Thursday: The Forgotten Foods of the St. Louis World’s Fair
We St. Louisans always call it the World’s Fair, as though there were no other. But not many of us…
Throwback Thursdays: Awnings
The end of the summer is here and it is interesting to see the use of awnings on these historic…