St. Louis : out and about in the Gateway City / Raymond Bial.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bial, Raymond, author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Saint Louis (Mo.)--Description and travel.

Saint Louis (Mo.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 pages).

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2020]

Summary:

Founded as a humble trading post along the Mississippi River 250 years ago, St. Louis has since grown into a thriving metropolis. It appears to be a calm city, but like the mighty Mississippi, it has powerful undercurrents. Known as the "Gateway to the West, " St. Louis was a port city and home to many manufacturing businesses making everything from shoes to ships. St. Louis, though, is perhaps best known for its breweries and distilleries. St. Louis: Out and About in the Gateway City captures the energy of people bustling along the street, dining out and going to movies, hopping a trolley, swimming, picnicking, clip-clopping along in horse and carriage, ice skating, or driving an automobile. It also touches upon issues of the day that had to be overcome--suffrage, the Great Depression, and civil rights, to name a few--and shows the resilient spirit of the people of St. Louis.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781439669310

1439669317