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Strategic Plan Launched November 15, 2020 (Replay of Virtual Meeting)

By LafayetteSquare / November 28, 2020

In early 2019 the Lafayette Square Restoration Committee voted to fund the preparation of a five year Strategic Plan for the Lafayette Square neighborhood. Input was solicited from residents, social groups, and business owners as…

1887 – The Horses and Manure of Lafayette Square

By Mike Jones / June 7, 2020

A recollection of the horses that worked Park Avenue, and what they left behind.

1870 – The Steamboat Corner Of Lafayette Square

By Mike Jones / May 24, 2020

Two noteworthy riverboat captains not only shared a neighborhood, but the same corner here; one on the Lafayette side, one on the Mississippi side.

1885 : The Dark And Mysterious Places Of St. Louis

By Mike Jones / May 10, 2020

Being around the house isn’t so bad…think of all the trouble you might be avoiding.

1970 – The Birth Of The Lafayette Square Restoration Committee

By Mike Jones / April 12, 2020

From the St Louis Post Dispatch Sunday, April 19, 1970 Gerald J. Meyer of the P-D Staff Editor note: The following article is verbatim, with only the specific homeowner profiles summarized. The newspaper itself was…