Hidden History of Downtown St. Louis - Hardcover

Kavanaugh, Maureen O'Connor; Kavanaugh, Thomas P

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1540214338 ISBN 13: 9781540214331

Publisher: History Press Library Editions, 2017

Synopsis

A reputation as the town of shoes, booze and blues persists in St. Louis. But a fascinating history waits just beneath the surface in the heart of the city, like the labyrinth of natural limestone caves where Anheuser-Busch got its start. One of the city s Garment District shoe factories was the workplace of a young Tennessee Williams, referenced in his first Broadway play, The Glass Menagerie. Downtown s vibrant African American community was the source and subject of such folk-blues classics as Frankie and Johnny and Stagger Lee, not to mention W.C. Handy s classic St. Louis Blues. Navigate this hidden heritage of downtown St. Louis with author Maureen Kavanaugh."

About this title

About the Author:

Maureen Kavanaugh is a St. Louis tour guide specializing in the history of the greater St. Louis area from the year 1000 to the present. She publishes a Wordpress blog (https://stltourguide.wordpress.com/) on St. Louis history, landmarks, events and people and is the author of The Campbell Family of St. Louis: Their Public Triumphs and Personal Tragedies, published by the Campbell House Museum in St. Louis in 2016.

Review:

"In more ways than one, "Hidden History of Downtown St. Louis" shines." St. Louis Post-Dispatch

About this edition

• Publisher: History Press Library Editions
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1540214338
• ISBN 13: 9781540214331
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 130