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Lafayette Square History
1994 – The Street Names Of Lafayette Square
A tidy little compendium of how Lafayette Square streets got their names.
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1967 – Tales From Two Lafayette Square Pharmacies
Lafayette Square is conveniently located. You can reach three different interstate highways, headed to who-knows-where, within a couple of minutes. If you want to access I-44 West, about 200 feet from the on-ramp to I-55…
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1971: The Lafayette Square Restoration Plan
The New York Times of May 27, 2021 has a fascinating study into the long term social and economic costs of America’s drive to accommodate the automobile after World War II. It wasn’t just St.…
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Using The Lafayette Square Searchable Archives
A benefit to living in Lafayette Square is our searchable archives, full of neighborhood information and history, down to the house and street and year, and who’s who and why, is available to you anytime,…
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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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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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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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1870 – The Steamboat Corner Of Lafayette Square
Two noteworthy riverboat captains not only shared a neighborhood, but the same corner here; one on the Lafayette side, one on the Mississippi side.
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1885 : The Dark And Mysterious Places Of St. Louis
Being around the house isn’t so bad…think of all the trouble you might be avoiding.
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