Throwback Thursday: Harris Armstrong | A Modernist for Today
Harris Armstrong (April 6, 1899 – December 15, 1973) was a well-read and largely self-taught modern architect revered for his…
Throwback Thursday
My Bernoudy Home Featured in House & Garden, June 1954
Two Large Terraces Help This Small House to Double its Size In suburban St. Louis, on the two broad terraces…
Throwback Thursday: Moon Motor Car Company
At the dawn of the motoring age, it seems now almost every town in America had its own independent automobile…
Groundbreaking St. Louis Women | Beyond the Ballot | Missouri History Museum
Women often portrayed as secondary characters in the city’s formation were actually key to the establishment, survival, and growth of…
Who is Rebekah Harkness and Why is She the Star of Taylor Swift’s ‘The Last Great American Dynasty’?
Every home has a story. But not every home has a song, much less a track on the No. 1 album…
Throwback Thursday: 3 Commissions in St. Louis by Barnett, Haynes & Barnett Showcasing Beaux-Arts Architecture
The Beaux-Arts style in St. Louis has had lasting effects on the built environment, and perhaps there was no other…
Throwback Thursday: Plum Street in St. Louis
Around the turn of the 20th century, the people of Plum Street spoke German, Gaelic, Greek, and Russian inside its…
Throwback Thursday: Which Chinese Royal Visited the 1904 World’s Fair?
The bespectacled, sweet-faced Prince Pu Lun—for a time, a contender for the Chinese throne—was only the third member of the…
Throwback Thursday: Making the Holidays Special for the Red Family
Throwback Thursday: “Pioneer Balloonist” Morris Heimann
In his obit, Morris Heimann was described as a “pioneer balloonist.” He thought he loved fast cars, till he witnessed…