Historik bojových sportů a bojový umělec
Legacy posts about St. Louis history with a particular emphasis on building and police history.
V pátek, Říjen 21, 1904, pět St. Louis Policisté šli do rooming domu na 1324 Pine Street, místě dnešního Soldier Memorial, zatknout tři muže podezřelé z vlaku loupeže Illinois v červenci téhož roku. Co se stalo příště by být jedním z nejvíce proslavený přestřelky v St. Louis Police history. During the World’s Fair,
General William Tecumseh Sherman of Civil War fame had deep roots in St. Louis stretching back to 1843. As a soldier, he was assigned to Jefferson Barracks. He was also involved in St. Louis businesses as the St. Louis Street Railroad Company President until he left St. Louis for the Civil War in 1861. After the war, St. Louis’ občané
Dne 5, 1920, Frederick Charles Smith, také známý jako “Red-Headed Bandit”, vstoupil do Easton-Taylor Trust Company na 4474 Easton Avenue. Smith měl revolver v každé ruce a požadoval peníze z pokladny. Fearing for his life, the clerk promptly dropped $15,309 v pytli. John Lanigan, the bank’s president, sat in his office off the lobby
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. Louis historie, 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
Na chladné noci lednové 1920, the deadliest year for St. Louis policie, kicked off violently. Two not so-bright robbers attempted to rob one of the largest and bravest officers on the St. Louis Police Department. St. Louis Police Detective Sergeant James Martin King was walking to his home at 4973 Lotus Avenue via N. KINGSHIGHWAY Boulevard, when two
The picture of Cornelius O’Keefe in the book, In The Line of Duty: St. Louis policisté, kteří obětovali Barbara Mikšíček, David McElreath a major Stephen Pollihan, struck me the first time I saw it. With his hair parted down the middle and a big mustache, I could see him walking the streets of Downtown St. Louis
Ve čtvrtek, Červen 12, 1919, Earl Hunter and Charles Bergman, a parolee and ex-convict, held up the Meramec Trust Company shortly after it opened at 07:00 a.m. The robbery was not well planned and even more poorly executed. The corner of Virginia Avenue and Meramec Street was one of the busiest street car blocks in the city. The robbers had
Nejsmrtelnější incident v St. Louis Policie historie nebyla přestřelka, přírodní katastrofa nebo teroristický čin. Nejsmrtelnější incident v St. Louis Policejní historie došlo v noci z pondělí, Září 3, 1900. Electricity was the assailant as a power line with 3300 voltů elektřiny spadl na telefonních linek, at Eight Street and Carr Avenue. The
V pátek, Duben 24, 1953, three men and a getaway driver attempted to rob the Southwest Bank on the corner of Southwest Avenue and S. Kingshighway Boulevard in St. Louis, MO. St. Louis Police foiled the robbery, which became the focus of a 1959 movie, Great St. Louis Bank Robbery. The film is now in the public domain. Fred W. Bowerman,
Toto je příběh o tom, 1942-44 Hebert Street, který se nachází v Old North St. Sousedství Louis St. Louis, MO. Like many of its neighbors, tato struktura viděl lepší dny. Začal jsem se zajímat v budově, protože moje prababička žila na této adrese v 1930. Rodina mého dědeček z matčiny strany žili v severní části St.