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The Route 66 highway shield stands emblematically for America’s transformation to a fully mobile society. Established 100 years ago in November 1926, the 2448-mile historic highway of lore paved the way for both commerce and adventure, which in turn provided the economic lifeblood of American entrepreneurs who gassed, fed and sheltered them. Demographic forces and […]
The year, Route 66 enthusiasts celebrate the centennial of the historic highway of lore. Established in November 1926, the 2448-mile roadway paved the way for both commerce and adventure that captured America’s imagination. Demographic forces and a need for speed led to Interstate freeways that eclipsed the onetime major transport artery that pulsed through the […]
In an event that will live in infamy in St. Louis, umpire Don Denkinger called Jorge Orta safe at first base that jump-started a Kansas City rally to win Game 6 of the 1985 World Series. The following day, the Royals defeated the Cardinals and claimed the championship, an event that symbolically signaled Kansas […]
Our City’s church spires stand as testaments to historic St. Louis’ remarkable growth, and the Catholic parish system that grew entwined with it. Today, church bells resonate with tales of the Catholic Church’s retrenchment when the St. Louis Archdiocese announced 35 church closures, and yet to be announced school closings. These stark realities converse the […]
Stalingrad. A name and place forever linked with the Red Army’s defeat of Adolf Hitler’s Wehrmacht, which marked the end of the German advance into Russia. Winston Churchill deemed the denouement of World War II’s epic battle as the ‘hinge of history’. Indeed, the front line of the war that swung east into Russia would […]
Church steeples cast evening shadows across St. Louis highways as retreating commuters sail home to safe suburban harbors. These spires stand as testaments to our historic City’s remarkable growth while their church bells resonate with tales of urban decline. Many city churches have already closed while still more stand on the precipice as the St. […]