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Mike Jones
Bob Bischoff Memorial Bench – Please contribute
The Lafayette Park Conservancy and Lafayette Square neighborhood lost a longtime member and resident on December 23, 2020. Bob Bischoff served as President of the Conservancy from 2007 to 2011. A master gardener, he began…
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A Random Walk Through The Lafayette Park Map
Why walk alone? Here’s a handy guided tour to eight sites well worth seeing on your next stroll through Lafayette Park.
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1896: The Stable History of 1717 Park Avenue
The Meyerkord building at 1717 Park Avenue houses various law firms and is for sale. I’ve walked past and pondered the motto, “A Legacy of Legal Innovation,” wondering how innovation factors into personal injury litigation.…
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2020: The Big Dig In Lafayette Square
Out walking the dog this morning, I was stunned by a discovery at the dig site for the new apartments along Chouteau Avenue. Here’s what it was… Praxair is a compressed gases company, and once…
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2002: The Fall of Malcolm Bliss
Here’s an early photo from the best days of the Malcolm Bliss Psychiatric Hospital. The word “bliss” seems an interesting choice for a psychiatric health facility. As if the more you engage with the real…
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1892 – The Speaking Tubes Of Lafayette Square
1892: The Speaking Tubes Of Lafayette Square A reference to ‘speaking tubes’ appeared during a look at old real estate listings around Lafayette Square. Being from split level suburbia, I’d never heard of them. …
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1875 – The Lafayette Square Hotel
Sometimes a three story hotel on a conspicuous corner will simply disappear. Here’s the story of one in Lafayette Square.
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2020: Lafayette Park Ferns – Of Fiddleheads and Rabbit Holes
2020: Lafayette Park Ferns – Of Fiddleheads and Rabbit Holes We live in a neighborhood steeped in its own history. The times change fast, but it’s comforting to consider the constants around us, and Lafayette…
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1887 – The Horses and Manure of Lafayette Square
A recollection of the horses that worked Park Avenue, and what they left behind.
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From The Lafayette Square Archives – Dig In To Your Own House History Here
Curious about how your house got its start? Mike Boyd of Lafayette Square has news for you.
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