Category Archives: Icons

American City: St. Louis Architecture!

Posted on November 29, 2011 by stltourguide

Although American City St. Louis Architecture: Three Centuries of Classic Design was published in 2010 I haven’t had a copy of my own to peruse at my leisure until last week when my husband gave it to me for my … Continue reading →

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Calvary Cemetery – Treasure Trove of The Lou’s History

Posted on October 22, 2011 by stltourguide

With the exception of Thomas Danisi’s home on Mackay Place and a portion of Manuel Lisa’s fur warehouse in the Old Courthouse downtown, almost the last vestiges of Colonial St. Louis are to be found in a Catholic cemetery, the … Continue reading →

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Another Red October in St. Lou

Posted on October 10, 2011 by stltourguide

In October, when the fountain flows red in Kiener Plaza it means one thing – the baseball Cardinals have made it into the play-offs. And as baseball’s post-season arrives in St. Louis anticipation swells for a pennant race. Organized in … Continue reading →

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Cruisin’ at Drewes’ in The Lou

Posted on August 18, 2011 by stltourguide

This past week-end the wheel of the year turned in St. Louis, edging a little closer to the autumnal equinox and ushering in the most perfect week of summer thus far – with warm, breezy afternoons and deliciously cool evenings. … Continue reading →

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My Blog’s Header Photo*

Posted on February 28, 2010 by stltourguide

We view the present through the past. Whether or not we are conscious of it. And so we see Eero Saarinen’s gleaming, 20th century steel arch through an arched opening in James Eads’ lyrical 19th century span of stone and … Continue reading →

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