photograph by Chris Naffziger Much like nearby JeffVanderLou, The Ville was a neighborhood shaped by the segregation that gripped St. Louis in the early 20th century, and is still felt even to this day. However, the early history of The Ville, as an African-American community, is not a story...
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photograph by Jason Gray “‘Your St. Louis’ Speaks” by Nathan Benjamin Young Jr., 1937: I was a Metropolis when Chicago was a trading post; I was a cosmopolitan on the bank of a moody river when Philadelphia and Boston were pulsated only by town-criers; Along my levee French and...
Mini-Flood 16: Burnin’ Love Festival
photograph by Jason Gray Popular opinion suggests that St. Louis was founded upon February 15, 1764. Still, arguments can be made for the important occassion having happened on either the 14th or 16th of February that year. Therefore, it is probably not such a big deal that Mother Nature...
Mini-Flood 18: The Biggest Birthday Ball
photograph by Janet Henrichs On February 16th, stl250 invited St. Louis residents and visitors to attend a fun and upbeat event at the Missouri History Museum that honored St. Louis’ 250th anniversary with food, music and performances that reflected our region’s history and traditions. In addition, the Museum unveiled...
Mini-Flood 17: Reenactment of the Founding of St. Louis
photograph by Patrick Gioia St. Louis was founded 250 years ago by Auguste Chouteau (then 14 years old), under the guise of Pierre Laclede. Some argument remains about whether this date was February 14th, 15th or 16th; a speculation in some part due to Chouteau’s difficult to read at...
Mini-Flood 15: One Round Killer, B-Boy Battle
photograph by James Palmour One of the most remarkable aspects of living in St. Louis is the variety of opportunities available to expand one’s knowledge, whether cultural, scientific, social or otherwise. For the uninitiated, One Round Killer provided a world of insight into a practice with a near 50-year...
Photo Flood 18: Mount Pleasant
photograph by Janet Henrichs Much like The Patch, Mount Pleasant is a neighborhood in south St. Louis most often referred to by the name of a larger adjoining community (Dutchtown). Nonetheless, Mt. Pleasant is a place with a character all its own; one featuring an extremely varied architectural tradition...
Mini-Flood 14: First Night Grand Center
photograph by Alison Carrick First Night Grand Center is a yearly ritual in St. Louis that provides a family-friendly atmosphere for yearend revelers. However, on December 31, 2013, First Night was something more; it marked the beginning of a historic anniversary celebration for the city, 250 years in the...
Photo Flood 17: Riverview
photograph by Theresa Harter Riverview is one of the quirkiest neighborhoods in St. Louis. Of all 79, it lies furthest north, with its long sliver of territory compressed between St. Louis County and the Mississippi River. Route 66 originally crossed through Riverview by way of its most distinguished feature,...
Photo Flood 16: JeffVanderLou
photograph by Patrick Gioia No doubt, Old North St. Louis has become synonymous with redevelopment on the city’s blighted north side, but Old North is not the only historically significant neighborhood worthy of a renaissance (nor are all north side neighborhoods “lost”). Once home to Sportman’s Park, JeffVanderLou (originally...