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Where To See The Train Display From The Old Famous Barr Store

Where To See The Train Display From The Old Famous Barr Store

Happening in STL, St. Louis HistoryDecember 19, 2019

Years ago, shopping in downtown St Louis during the holidays was the thing to do. One of the highlights was the Christmas decorations in the…

How the Planetarium got its Holiday Bow

How the Planetarium got its Holiday Bow

St. Louis HistoryDecember 16, 2019

At 12:45 a.m. on December 16, 1966, St. Louis police answered a call alerting them that someone had put a six-inch Christmas ribbon around the…

Throwback Thursday: 1904 World’s Fair | St. Louis

Throwback Thursday: 1904 World’s Fair | St. Louis

1904 World's Fair, St. Louis History, Throwback ThursdayOctober 24, 2019

In April 1904, St. Louis opened its doors to the world for what was officially called the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, but was widely known as…

The Concept of Ladies’ Day Baseball Games Originated in St. Louis

The Concept of Ladies’ Day Baseball Games Originated in St. Louis

St. Louis History, Throwback ThursdayMarch 28, 2019

“Women vote, smoke, drink and vie with men for jobs today. But although we have ‘Ladies Days’ at baseball parks, there are no ‘Gentleman’s Days,’”…

Throwback Thursday: Why does St. Louis have such good water?

Throwback Thursday: Why does St. Louis have such good water?

St. Louis History, Throwback ThursdayFebruary 7, 2019

This wasn’t always the case. St. Louis made up for its terrible water with “inex- haustible quantities of the best beer in the world,” Walt…

Throwback Thursday: St. Louis’ Oldest Restaurants that are Still Open

Throwback Thursday: St. Louis’ Oldest Restaurants that are Still Open

Food and Drink, St. Louis History, Throwback Thursday, UncategorizedJanuary 24, 2019

The St. Louis food scene has been getting a lot of buzz lately. Food & Wine called it “seriously good right now,” while Travel +…

Throwback Thursday: The Forgotten Foods of the St. Louis World’s Fair

Throwback Thursday: The Forgotten Foods of the St. Louis World’s Fair

St. Louis HistoryDecember 6, 2018

We St. Louisans always call it the World’s Fair, as though there were no other. But not many of us really grasp just how big…

Throwback Thursdays: Awnings

Throwback Thursdays: Awnings

St. Louis History, Throwback ThursdaySeptember 6, 2018

The end of the summer is here and it is interesting to see the use of awnings on these historic homes and buildings. When I…

8 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Gateway Arch

St. Louis HistoryJune 6, 2018

1. Forty blocks of St. Louis were demolished to build the arch and its surrounding park. In what St. Louis city engineer W. C. Bernard…

Throwback Thursday: The Hamptons for the Beer Barons of St. Louis

St. Louis History, Throwback ThursdayMay 17, 2018

The few square miles now making up Sunset Hills was once the playground of the rich and famous beer brewer barons. Overlooking the Meramec River,…

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