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1849: We Got This – The St Louis Cholera Epidemic

What St Louis citizens once accomplished in the absence of a coordinated governmental response to a clear and present threat.

1967 – Tales From Two Lafayette Square Pharmacies

Categories: Historical Photos, Lafayette Square History

A convenient feature of living in Lafayette Square is that you can be on three different interstate highways, headed to who-knows-where, within a couple of minutes. If you want to hit I-44 west, which is about 200 feet from the on-ramp to I-55 south, you hang your turn immediately past the corner of 18th Street […]

A Random Walk Through The Lafayette Park Map

Categories: Lafayette Park, Lafayette Park History, Volunteers

Why walk alone? Here’s a handy guided tour to eight sites well worth seeing on your next stroll through Lafayette Park.

2020: A Winter Tale Best Served Cold

Categories: Historical Streets and Architecture, Lafayette Square

Feeling the chill? Here’s a short story to bring a little warmth back.

1859 – Waverly Place Real Estate Ad

Categories: Historical Streets and Architecture, Lafayette Square

Hey, Waverly Place is where you want to be, if you’re looking for land in 1859.

The St Louis Mayor From Lafayette Square – Henry W. Kiel

Categories: Historical People of Lafayette Square, Historical Photos, Lafayette Square History

Casting a look back a hundred years in St Louis history, it requires little effort to find a subject with deep roots in Lafayette Square, whose tale is well worth retelling. Here’s the story of the 32nd mayor of St Louis, Henry W. Kiel. The St Louis Post-Dispatch conducted a survey of its readers in […]