Tag Archives: St. Louis Missouri

Forest Park is a public park located in western part of the city of St. Louis, Missouri. It is a prominent civic center and covers 1,293-acre (5,230,000 m2). The park, which opened in 1876 more than a decade after its proposal, has hosted several significant events, including the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904 and the 1904 Summer Olympics. Bounded by Skinker Boulevard, Lindell Boulevard, Kingshighway Boulevard, and Oakland […]

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Here are some of my photos of the Christmas‘s past and now. There is Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, and simply “Santa“, is a figure with legendary, mythical, historical and folkloric origins who, in many western cultures, is said to bring gifts to the homes of the good children during the late evening and overnight hours of Christmas Eve, December 24. Christmas decorations, is […]

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Sunset Country Club wanted to have their photos of the course updated and asked me to help in the project. This may take some time, because of weather, light and time of the year. It takes time to get a quality photograph. Here is the story of the heritage of Sunset Country Club. In 1910 Adolphus […]

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Bob Knight was in St Louis for the St. Louis Men’s Group Against Cancer last night to a sold out crowd at the Ritz Carlton. Among the other celebrates there Mike Matheny the new St Louis Cardinal skipper, Matt Holiday Cardinals left fielder and Chris Long with St Louis Rams. The St Louis Men’s Group Against Cancer […]

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Bellefontaine Cemetery (established in 1849) and the Roman Catholic Calvary Cemetery (established in 1857) in St. Louis, Missouri are adjacent burial grounds, which have numerous historic and extravagant tombstones and mausoleums. They are the necropolis for a number of prominent local and state politicians, as well as soldiers of the American Civil War. Founders planned Bellefontaine Cemetery to make room for development in the business area before the cholera epidemic of […]

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