ST. LOUIS, MO (KPLR) One woman’s young mother and baby brother made it off the ship alive. In 1912 then 16-year-old Thelma Thomas was traveling to America on the Titanic with her…
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Painter Amy Schweig’s Artist Colony
ST. LOUIS, MO (KPLR) – Painter Amy Schweig was trained at Washington University. She left St. Louis for life in…
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Why The Federal Reserve Chose St. Louis
.The idea of a national bank had been tried off and on since the days of George Washington. But after…
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The Grand Army of the Republic – One Of The First US Veterans Organizations
St. Louis, MO (KPLR)— Long before the American Legion and the VFW veterans had formed an organization that provided them…
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St. Louis Zoo Bird Cage
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the St. Louis zoo. But one of its premier attractions was actually built…
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Why St. Louis Is Built Of Brick
St. Louis, MO (KPLR)— It’s not the easiest way to build a house, nor the cheapest, but beginning in the…
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Riverboat Traffic Creates The Great Port Of St. Louis
The ability for riverboats to shrink distances helped St. Louis grow. “I’ve seen photographs where I could count up to…
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Demolishing The 1904 World Fair Pike
St. Louis, MO (KPLR)— They called it ‘The Pike’. It was a stretch of Lindell a mile long and as…
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William Marion Reedy’s Magazine
St. Louis, MO (KPLR)— William Marion Reedy published the most influential magazine in America from his hometown of St. Louis,…
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13th Amendment – The Abolition Of Slavery
St. Louis, MO (KPLR)— When it came to the question of slavery Missouri always seemed to be at the center…
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The Parkmoor Restaurant
ST. LOUIS, MO (KPLR)— It had a hodge podge aesthetic and a menu that could clog the cleanest artery. And…
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Power Boat Racer Arthur Kennedy Jr.
St. Louis, MO (KPLR)— Arthur Kennedy, Jr. had a need for speed. He was one of the first African Americans…
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Hyde Park Was Not Always Part Of The City
St. Louis, MO (KPLR)— The city neighborhood just West of the McKinley bridge is called Hyde Park. It was founded…
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