Throwback Thursday: St. Louis Coliseum, Cracker Castle & More
St. Louis Coliseum When it was built at the southwest Corner of Washington and Jefferson in 1908, the St. Louis…
Throwback Thursday
St. Louis Throwback Thursday: Auguste Chouteau Mansion, St. Louis Flyers, Hop Alley & More
Auguste Chouteau Mansion The Auguste Chouteau mansion was the first of the great buildings in St. Louis. Built in 1764,…
Throwback Thursday: How Reddi-Whip Was Invented in St. Louis
You’ve used it. We know you have. Chilling the bowl and beaters and dashing just enough powdered sugar into that…
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….
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…