Throwback Thursday: Parente’s Italian Village, Boyd’s, Jefferson Hotel and More
Jefferson Hotel The Jefferson Hotel was the grandest of the hotels built to accommodate visitors to the 1904 World’s Fair….
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Throwback Thursday: Fitz’s Drive-In
In 1919, Roy Allen set up a root beer stand at a parade in Lodi, California honoring veterans returning from…
Throwback Thursday: Stan Musial & Biggies, the Lost Lincoln Trust Building, and More
Stan Musial & Biggies In 1949 Cardinal great Stan Musial bought into Biggie Garagnani’s restaurant on Chippewa Avenue. Known as…
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: Inside Inn, Smile Soda, and More!
Inside Inn The official hotel of the 1904 World’s Fair, the Inside Inn was the only hotel located on the…
Throwback Thursday: Architect Kenneth E. Wischmeyer
Born in St. Louis, Wischmeyer graduated from Washington University School of Architecture, earning a master´s degree from the Massachusetts Institute…
Throwback Thursday: Diana Vreeland’s Red Living Room
“Red,” the legendary Vogue fashion editor Diana Vreeland once proclaimed, “is the great clarifier — bright, cleansing, revealing. It makes…
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 Coronado, Spinning Salad & More
The Cornonado Still standing today as an apartment building near St. Louis University, the Coronado was once the premier hotel…