St. Louis Sage

In a time of unbridled optimism, the railroad represented St. Louis when it was growing as fast as track could be laid down.

The tower has been closed to visitors for several years, though Patty Taillon-Miller, president of the Water Tower Park and Preservation Society, is hopeful that another round of refurbishments will happen soon.

The fire sparked a profound transformation to the very fabric of the city.

At one time, the city was producing more than 750,000 bags of coffee annually.

For more than a century, local lore has held that the home now known as McPike Mansion is haunted by its original owner.

St. Louis Mayor Alfonso J. Cervantes saw the Spanish Pavilion as the perfect companion to recently constructed downtown attractions, including the Gateway Arch and Busch Stadium.

As filmmaker Paul Schenkman has observed, the battle was “much more significant than anyone ever realized.”

Every year since 2006, a new character from the Popeye comic strip series has received a statue in the town of Chester, Illinois.

Although Constantinos, Spyros, and George Skouras aren’t exactly household names, their influence on the film industry was significant—and their path to Hollywood started in St. Louis.

“People began referring to it as ‘the Mecca of Midwestern art.’ It really was a big deal.”