Hidden History of Downtown St. Louis by Maureen Kavanaugh

The flagship, the steamer Admiral, was far above the others. Louis and offered excursion cruises on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. By 1910, the company comprised four boats and an office in St. in 1901 and “tramped” her from town to town offering excursions and dance cruises. He decided that excursion boats were the only way to compete. His business grew, but each year brought competition from the growing railroads. John Streckfus began his small Acme Company in 1889 with one wooden packet boat, the steamer Verne Swain, out of Rock Island, Illinois, carrying people and goods on the Mississippi River. Louis Blues.”Īnnie Amantea Blum will discuss The Steamer Admiral. Downtown’s vibrant African American community was the source and subject of such folk-blues classics as “Frankie and Johnny” and “Stagger Lee,” not to mention W.C. One of the city’s Garment District shoe factories was the workplace of a young Tennessee Williams, referenced in his first Broadway play, The Glass Menagerie. But a fascinating history waits just beneath the surface in the heart of the city, like the labyrinth of natural limestone caves where Anheuser-Busch got its start. A reputation as the town of shoes, booze and blues persists in St. Maureen O’Connor Kavanaugh will discuss Hidden History of St. Louis, Earth Day, Shakespeare in the Park, and LouFest. Today, the park continues to host remarkable events, including Fair St. Millions of Americans have come to Forest Park for world-class festivities and for celebrations of heroes, from Lewis and Clark to explorers of outer space. Louis,” the park features amazing attractions, such as the Saint Louis Zoo, the Saint Louis Art Museum, the Missouri History Museum, The Muny, and the Saint Louis Science Center.

Louis World’s Fair, as well as the 1904 Summer Olympics. Within a few decades of its 1876 opening, Forest Park became the host for the 1904 St. At 1,293 acres, Forest Park exceeds the size of New York’s Central Park by nearly 500 acres, and within are lakes, hills, wetlands, woodlands, and bountiful recreational opportunities.

Louis), Annie Amantea Blum ( The Steamer Admiral), and Bob Hansman ( Pruitt-Igoe)!ĭon Corrigan and Holly Shanks will discuss Forest Park. Left Bank Books presents a local history showcase with Arcadia Press authors Don Corrigan and Holly Shanks ( Forest Park), Maureen O’Connor Kavanaugh ( Hidden History of Downtown St.

Hidden History of Downtown St. Louis by Maureen Kavanaugh