St. Francis de Sales Dedicated in 1908

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En noviembre 1908, three bishops and an abbot dedicated St. Francis de Sales Church, “the Cathedral of South St. Louis”. Built to serve the growing German Catholic population in St. Louis, the huge church would become the home to many families including my great grandparents, Eduard and Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 children. El St. Louis Archdiocese dedicated the church

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Murder at 2912 Washington

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Buildings are just piles of boards and bricks without the stories that are attached to them. During November 1912, St. Louis Police Officer Arthur Huddleston was killed by paroled murderer Albert Whitefield. Whitefield had surprised his common-law wife, who was entertaining another gentleman caller. Whitefield attempted to kill her before two St. Louis Police Officers responded to her cries for

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La Casa Grande en la Avenida de Cook

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Una casa de ladrillo de 122 años de edad, domina la escena de la calle en la esquina de la Calle Whittier y Cook Avenue en St. Louis, Misuri. Constructores erigieron la 2378 casa de pies cuadrados en 1892. Its unique architecture includes a turret balcony on the second floor of the northeast wall. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. Hoy, 4200 Cook is

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A Tale of Two Turnvereine Salas

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El destino de la mayor parte de St. Louis’ edificios históricos demuestran que el viejo adagio de bienes raíces. Es todo sobre la ubicación, ubicación, ubicación. Si el edificio se encuentra en el South St. Louis, tiene una mejor oportunidad de ser salvado de un edificio en el lado norte. The same could be said for buildings located in the center of the city except

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Sgt.. King’s Home on Lotus Avenue

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I previously wrote about an incident in which a Detective Sergeant for the St. Louis Police was shot during a robbery attempt. Unlike a number of other incidents in Gilded Age St. Historia Louis, Detective Sergeant James Martin King’s home in January 1920 still exists. The home is still in excellent condition. 4973 Lotus Avenue was the home of Sgt. King in

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