St. Louis Lost: Uncovering the City's Architectural Treasures

by Mary Bartley

In "St. Louis Lost", author Mary Bartley uncovers the architectural treasure of the city-and the stories of the people behind the walls-that have since vanished. Read about the city's first "rehab" project, when Auguste Chouteau renovated a home built by Pierre LaClede, later torn down; the 1,155-acre Chouteau's Pond that covered part of what is now downtown St. Louis; the destruction of Indian burial mounds similar to those which exist now in Cahokia; Vandeventer Place, thought to be the grandest of the private streets ever built; a 1947 city of St. louis plan that still exists, calling for the destruction of "obsolescent" and "blighted" neighborhoods such as Lafayette Square, Soulard, and the Hill.

204 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1994

Reviews

[Eileen · Rating 5 out of 5]

bums me out, but interesting nonetheless