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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Founding St. Louis – A 21st Century Perspective
I cannot visit the Gateway Arch with its splendid views of river and cityscape without recalling Pierre Laclede, his vision and far-sightedness, and how much we owe to him as a community. For while the Arch is the work of … Continue reading
The Nation’s and St. Lou’s Old Courthouse
Only a small percentage of the thousands of people who attend Fair St. Louis this week-end may visit the Old Courthouse. But they will be in for a great surprise – the rotunda splendidly draped with Stars and Stripes for … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Architecture, Fair St. Louis, Happenings, History, St. Louis
Tagged Auguste Chouteau, Dred Scott, Henry Singleton, Jean Baptiste Lucas, July 4th 2011, Luther Ely Square, the Gateway Arch, the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, the National Park Service, The Old Courthouse St. Louis, William Rumbold
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Ulysses Grant in St. Louis
St. Louis children grow up with a special fondness for Ulysses S. Grant. Long before they learn that many historians credit him with saving the Union in the War Between the States, or the first healing of the South at … Continue reading →