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 tenements and factories. We don’t…
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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 Chinese royal family to visit…
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 a balloon ascension at the…
Throwback Thursday: Some of the Most Iconic Cars in History Were First Made in St. Louis
America’s Sports Car, the Chevy Corvette, was first manufactured in St. Louis. So was the World War II “Jimmy,” the GMC CCKW truck that carried…
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, but was widely known as…
Throwback Thursday: B’nai Amoona Synagogue Designed by Eric Mendelsohn
The story of COCA’s home began in the 1940s, when members of the B’nai Amoona congregation sought to build a strikingly modern home. The synagogue’s…
Throwback Thursday: Early St. Louis Markets
First with the supermarket, and now with online grocery shopping, the way we buy food has changed dramatically in just a few decades. But in…
Throwback Thursday: Eero Saarinen’s Iconic Pedestal Table
Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen had clear objectives when it came to furniture design: “It must be classic, in the sense of responding to an often…
Throwback Thursday: SS Admiral, Tack Room at the Chase, Holiday Hill & More
The Admiral Few St. Louis icons stir up fonder memories than the SS Admiral, the sleek Art Deco steamboat that called the St. Louis riverfront…