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A large portion of the former 37,000 acres (150 km 2) of mine and farm lands owned by the Mine La Motte Company, later the Missouri Metals Corporation, was acquired by the St. Louis Area Council in 1961 through the efforts of the St. Joseph Lead Company and Mr. Elver A. Jones, and an initial gift of the Stix, Baer & Fuller Company by Mr. Arthur ...
Saint Louis Crisis Nursery; St. Louis Workers' Education Society; St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame; St. Louis Area Resources for Community and Human Services; St. Louis crime family; St. Louis Film Critics Association; St. Louis Fire Department; St. Louis Port Authority; St. Louis Public Safety Department; St. Louis Regional Chamber; Stephen ...
The St. Louis Regional Chamber also advocates on behalf of the region at the local, state, and national levels. The St. Louis Regional Chamber has three key strategies that align with the organization's vision of creating a regional economy that can compete on the world stage in the 21st century and are aimed at enhancing the region's economic ...
Greater St. Louis is the 23rd-largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the United States, [3] [4] the largest in Missouri, and the second-largest in Illinois. Its core city—St. Louis, Missouri—sits in the geographic center of the metro area, on the west bank of the Mississippi River. The river bisects the metro area geographically ...
The Sheldon, designed by the noted 1904 World’s Fair architect Louis C. Spiering, was built in 1912 as the home of the Ethical Society of St. Louis. Musicians and public speakers throughout the years have enjoyed the perfect acoustics of The Sheldon Concert Hall, earning The Sheldon its reputation as "The Carnegie Hall of St. Louis."
Louis also was home to the St. Louis Stars (baseball), also known as the St. Louis Giants from 1906 to 1921, who played in the Negro league baseball from 1920 to 1931 and won championships in 1928, 1930, and 1931, and the St. Louis Maroons who played in the Union Association in 1884 and in the National League from 1885 to 1889.
Former clubhouse buildings serve as art centers: The St. Louis Club Building, 3663 Lindell Blvd., is now the Saint Louis University Museum of Art and The Knights of Columbus Building, 3547 Olive Street, is the Centene Center for the Arts, housing the St. Louis Arts and Education Council and numerous arts agencies.
St. Louis Magazine is a monthly periodical published in St. Louis, Missouri, that covers local history, cuisine, and lifestyles. Founded in 1969 as Replay , it was quickly renamed The St. Louisan, then given its current title in 1977.