Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday: Early St. Louis Markets

Posted on October 3, 2019by Ted Wight

First with the supermarket, and now with online grocery shopping, the way we buy food has changed dramatically in just…

Posted on September 19, 2019by Ted Wight

Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen had clear objectives when it came to furniture design: “It must be classic, in the sense…

Posted on August 8, 2019by Ted Wight

The Admiral Few St. Louis icons stir up fonder memories than the SS Admiral, the sleek Art Deco steamboat that…

Posted on July 25, 2019by Ted Wight

St. Louis Coliseum When it was built at the southwest Corner of Washington and Jefferson in 1908, the St. Louis…

Posted on July 18, 2019by Ted Wight

Auguste Chouteau Mansion The Auguste Chouteau mansion was the first of the great buildings in St. Louis. Built in 1764,…

Posted on June 27, 2019by Ted Wight

You’ve used it. We know you have. Chilling the bowl and beaters and dashing just enough powdered sugar into that…

Posted on May 23, 2019by Ted Wight

Jefferson Hotel The Jefferson Hotel was the grandest of the hotels built to accommodate visitors to the 1904 World’s Fair….

Posted on April 25, 2019by Ted Wight

In 1919, Roy Allen set up a root beer stand at a parade in Lodi, California honoring veterans returning from…

Posted on April 11, 2019by Ted Wight

Stan Musial & Biggies In 1949 Cardinal great Stan Musial bought into Biggie Garagnani’s restaurant on Chippewa Avenue. Known as…

Posted on March 28, 2019by Ted Wight

“Women vote, smoke, drink and vie with men for jobs today. But although we have ‘Ladies Days’ at baseball parks,…