St. Louis
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 âGateway to the West,â 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 overcomeâsuffrage, the Great Depression, and civil rights, to name a fewâand shows the resilient spirit of the people of St.Louis.
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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 âGateway to the West,â 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 overcomeâsuffrage, the Great Depression, and civil rights, to name a fewâand shows the resilient spirit of the people of St.Louis.
