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St Louis Fairground Park Entrance, 1913. In 1908, after protracted political debate, the abandoned 132-acre (0.53 km 2) fairground was purchased from the association for park use by St. Louis for $700,000. The park was dedicated on October 9, 1909. [8] All of the former fair structures and zoo buildings were removed except the bear pits of the ...
St. Louis Fair Grounds, site of annual Exposition, in an 1874 print. The Saint Louis Exposition or St. Louis Expo was a series of annual agricultural and technical fairs held in St. Louis' Fairgrounds Park, from the 1850s to 1902. In 1904, the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, a major World's Fair, was held in St. Louis, Missouri. The annual ...
Fairground is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The neighborhood's boundaries are defined as Glasgow Avenue on the east, west and North Florissant Avenues on the north, Warne on the west, and Fairground Park and Natural Bridge Avenue on the south.
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, informally known as the St. Louis World's Fair, was an international exposition held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from April 30 to December 1, 1904. Local, state, and federal funds totaling $15 million (equivalent to $509 million in 2023) [ 1 ] were used to finance the event.
Swimmers at the Fairground Park swimming pool, 1920s. The Fairground Pool, in St. Louis, Missouri, was one of the largest pools in the American Midwest, measuring 440 feet. The pool was able to hold from 10,000 to 12,000 swimmers at a time. During this time period much of the country was suffering from segregation.
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Forest Park is a public park in western St. Louis, Missouri.It is a prominent civic center and covers 1,326 acres (5.37 km 2). [1] Opened in 1876, more than a decade after its proposal, the park has hosted several significant events, including the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904 and the 1904 Summer Olympics.
Forest Park Highlands was an American amusement park in St. Louis, Missouri. It operated from 1896 to 1963. Forest Park Highlands opened in 1896 as a beer garden. [1] Sophie Tucker, John Philip Sousa, and Jack Dempsey appeared there. [1] It featured a pagoda from the 1904 World's Fair [1] held across the street in Forest Park. [2]