Tag Archives: Jeremiah Connor

Visions of St. Lou’s Washington Avenue

Posted on June 21, 2011 by stltourguide

Nothing remains of Colonial St. Louis on Washington Avenue except a high limestone bluff into which one hundred and ten years after the founding of St. Louis, James Buchanan Eads ran a railroad tunnel. When you cross the Mississippi River … Continue reading →

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The Vistas of Washington Avenue

Posted on June 22, 2010 by stltourguide

Pop the champagne corks, St. Louis!  The last of the sky bridge that linked Dillards Department Store (originally Stix, Baer and Fuller) and  St.Louis Centre between 6th and 7th Streets has disappeared – allowing for the first time in twenty-five years, … Continue reading →

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The First Irish

Posted on March 13, 2010 by stltourguide

Unlike many of the American settlements on the eastern seaboard, Saint Louis was open to the Irish; even Irish Catholics, who shared a religious heritage with the French and Creole founders of the village. Continue reading →

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