A reputation as the town of shoes, booze and blues persists in St. Maureen O’Connor Kavanaugh will discuss Hidden History of St. Louis, Earth Day, Shakespeare in the Park, and LouFest. Today, the park continues to host remarkable events, including Fair St. Millions of Americans have come to Forest Park for world-class festivities and for celebrations of heroes, from Lewis and Clark to explorers of outer space. Louis,” the park features amazing attractions, such as the Saint Louis Zoo, the Saint Louis Art Museum, the Missouri History Museum, The Muny, and the Saint Louis Science Center. Louis World’s Fair, as well as the 1904 Summer Olympics. Within a few decades of its 1876 opening, Forest Park became the host for the 1904 St. At 1,293 acres, Forest Park exceeds the size of New York’s Central Park by nearly 500 acres, and within are lakes, hills, wetlands, woodlands, and bountiful recreational opportunities. Louis), Annie Amantea Blum ( The Steamer Admiral), and Bob Hansman ( Pruitt-Igoe)!ĭon Corrigan and Holly Shanks will discuss Forest Park. Left Bank Books presents a local history showcase with Arcadia Press authors Don Corrigan and Holly Shanks ( Forest Park), Maureen O’Connor Kavanaugh ( Hidden History of Downtown St.
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