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Hidden history of downtown St. Louis / Maureen Kavanaugh ; photo editor, Thomas P. Kavanaugh.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kavanaugh, Maureen (Maureen O'Connor), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Saint Louis (Mo.)--History--Anecdotes.
- Saint Louis (Mo.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (127 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, South Carolina : The History Press, [2017]
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-127).
- ISBN:
- 9781439659298
- 143965929X
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