Some people dream, some act, and one rides three days through the snow to get Lafayette Park created. From the days when mayors were made of stout stuff, John Fletcher Darby.
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1882: The Rules Of Lafayette Park
Categories: Historical Photos, Lafayette Park History
Lafayette Square got a reputation as St. Louis’ hands-off park in the late 1800’s. Genteel yes, but fun….well, you be the judge.
1994: Halfway To Now – The LSRC At 25
Categories: Historical People of Lafayette Square, Historical Photos, History of the Lafayette Square Restoration Committee, Lafayette Square History
A recollection of a special year in the neighborhood, followed by an invitation to come get paint on you this Fall.
The Iron Men Of Lafayette Square – Part One: The Pullis Brothers
Categories: Historical People of Lafayette Square, Historical Streets and Architecture
Ornamental iron was big business in St Louis in the late 1800’s. A family with many connections to Lafayette Square made hay with iron. You can find their name on storefronts all South City.
A Spark in the Park: Lightning Bugs
Categories: Lafayette Park
Fireflies and the local history of what’s going on behind them.
The Matchless Piano Men Of Lafayette Square
Categories: Historical People of Lafayette Square, Lafayette Square History
Matches and Piano Music? Sounds incongruous, but opportunity was where you found it in Lafayette Square
1995 – Ruth Weighs In On A Lafayette Square Milestone
Categories: Historical People of Lafayette Square, Historical Photos, Lafayette Square History
Some timeless reminiscences of the early turnaround of Lafayette Square, from one who knew.
1918 – Mothers And Babies Tent Camps In Lafayette Park
Categories: Historical People of Lafayette Square, Historical Photos, Lafayette Park History, Lafayette Square History, Uncategorized
The awareness of social ills and the burgeoning womens movement of the early 20th century found common cause in the drive to give city babies a cool nights sleep in sultry St Louis. Read it here.
1884 – Henry Vogel Cartoons St Louis In Detail
Categories: Historical Streets and Architecture
City promotions seemed bigger and more graphic in 1884. St Louis was feeling its oats, and Henry Vogel drew it out for us.
2018 – The Painted Stones Of Lafayette Square
Categories: Lafayette Square
Light on dark, shadow on substance, paint on rock. Give this little meditation on the surfaces of Lafayette Square a shot. It might brighten your day.