A Last Look Back At St. Louis' 250th Year

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A Last Look Back At St. Louis' 250th Year

漏 2024 外网天堂 | By Donna Korando

Published February 13, 2015 at 4:29 PM CST

The are disappearing from St. Louis streets, and the Missouri History Museum鈥檚 250 in 250 closes up shop this weekend. But here's a one-stop place to find 鈥� at any time 鈥� the stories inspired by St. Louis' big anniversary about what makes our area special.

We had fun with history

() ... Try the quiz again.
... Parisians will cringe.
... First city streets may have changed names

And told it straight

... August Chouteau liked humidity?
... A largely helpful relationship
... New discoveries keep happening
... Learn about Louis IX
... How you pronounce Sacagawea
... Annie Malone, Chuck Berry
... Berlin Avenue became Pershing Avenue
... Churches as constant refuges

We found old photos 鈥� and riverfront renderings

... What was at Fourth and Market?
... The work of Oscar C. Kuehn
... Meeting in Forest Park
... Not all photos are old

We also highlighted things that make St. Louis special

... It's that time again
... Best fans in baseball

Cardinals David Freese celebrates with his teammates at home plate after hitting a solo walk off homerun to win game 6 of the World Series in the 11th inning against the Texas Rangers in St. Louis on October 27, 2011. — Can't run this photo too many times

... Innovation and excellence
... Passing down jobs and seats
... Crystal Palace and Three Fountains
... Balloon glow was an add on
... Near the brewery
... Eerie tours in Laclede's Landing
... Lindbergh's plane gets spruced up

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Donna Korando

Donna Korando started work in journalism at SIU鈥檚 Daily Egyptian in 1968. In between Carbondale and 漏 2024 外网天堂, she taught high school in Manitowoc, Wis., and worked at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. She was the copy editor and letters editor for the editorial page from 1973-77. As an editorial writer from 1977-87, she covered Illinois and city politics, education, agriculture, family issues and sub-Saharan Africa. When she was editor of the Commentary Page from 1987-2003, the page won several awards from the Association of Opinion Page Editors. From 2003-07, she headed the features copy desk.

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