St. Louis History

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 the Christmas decorations in the…

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…

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…

“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,’”…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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,…