St. Louis History Blog

Main Menu

Skip to content
  • About

Tag Archives: City Planning

Mercantile Bank and the Ghost of the Ambassador

September 16, 2017by nicklemen 1 Comment

A New Home for Mercantile Bank In 1973 Mercantile Bank had 1500 employees scattered among 12 buildings around downtown St. Louis. The company thought that consolidating operations into one building […]

Read Article →
Downtown St. Louis, Lost

Monday Meditation: 1896 St. Louis Streetcar Map

April 18, 2016by nicklemen Leave a comment

This is a map showing the streetcar routes that existed in St. Louis in 1896. It’s pretty. It’s interesting to contemplate the vitality and upward trajectory that this map represents, […]

Read Article →
Downtown St. Louis, Streetcars

Welcome to St. Louis!

April 30, 2015by nicklemen Leave a comment

Welcome to St. Louis This is a page from a wonderful little book called Problems of St. Louis, Being a Description, From the City Planning Standpoint, of Past and Present […]

Read Article →
From the Archives

The Vanished Visitation Academy of Visitation Park

January 19, 2015by nicklemen 2 Comments

The Neighborhood Visitation Park is a very small neighborhood of less than a thousand persons on the North Side of the City of St. Louis. It takes its name from the […]

Read Article →
Lost, Neighborhood Namesakes, North St. Louis

Post navigation

Recent Posts

  • Mercantile Bank and the Ghost of the Ambassador
  • Before and After in McKinley Heights
  • Non-History Update
  • Kate Chopin
  • Mark Twain’s Life on the Mississippi

Archive

  • September 2017 (1)
  • June 2017 (1)
  • March 2017 (1)
  • November 2016 (2)
  • May 2016 (2)
  • April 2016 (1)
  • March 2016 (1)
  • November 2015 (1)
  • September 2015 (2)
  • July 2015 (1)
  • April 2015 (1)
  • March 2015 (1)
  • February 2015 (1)
  • January 2015 (1)
  • December 2014 (1)

Search

Top Posts

Kate Chopin
Mercantile Bank and the Ghost of the Ambassador

Categories

  • African American History
  • Central West End
  • Downtown St. Louis
  • Eames and Young
  • Field Trip
  • Forest Park
  • French St. Louis
  • From the Archives
  • Great Divorce
  • Immigrants
  • Last One Standing
  • Lost
  • Marine Villa
  • Memorials and Monuments
  • Neighborhood Namesakes
  • Neighborhood Profiles
  • North St. Louis
  • Preservation
  • South St. Louis
  • St. Charles
  • St. Louis County
  • St. Louis Zoo
  • Streetcars
  • Tucker Blvd
  • Uncategorized
  • Writers

  • 13,286 views

Topics

African American History Central West End Downtown St. Louis Eames and Young Field Trip Forest Park French St. Louis From the Archives Great Divorce Immigrants Last One Standing Lost Marine Villa Memorials and Monuments Neighborhood Namesakes Neighborhood Profiles North St. Louis Preservation South St. Louis St. Charles St. Louis County St. Louis Zoo Streetcars Tucker Blvd Uncategorized Writers
Follow St. Louis History Blog on WordPress.com

Calendar

January 2021
M T W T F S S
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728293031
« Sep    
Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
Cancel
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy