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The history of St. Louis, Missouri, from 1905 to 1980 saw declines in population and economic basis, particularly after World War II.Although St. Louis made civic improvements in the 1920s and enacted pollution controls in the 1930s, suburban growth accelerated and the city population fell dramatically from the 1950s to the 1980s.
St. Louis crime family. Anthony Giordano (1914–1980), leader of the St. Louis crime family in the 1960s and 1970s; Matthew Trupiano (1938–1997), nephew of Anthony Giordano, crime family boss in the 1980s; John Vitale (1909–1982), crime family boss in the early 1980s
This is a list of properties and historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places within the city limits of St. Louis, Missouri, north of Interstate 64 and west of Downtown St. Louis. For listings in Downtown St. Louis, see National Register of Historic Places listings in Downtown and Downtown West St. Louis.
Mike Shannon (1939-2023), affiliated with St. Louis Cardinals for over 50 years, as a player (1962–1970), in front office, and, since 1972, radio and TV announcer; Scott Shannon (born 1947), a radio disk jockey hosting WCBS-FM in New York City. Augustus Shapleigh (1810–1902), president of Shapleigh Hardware Company and early pioneer of St ...
With the passage of Prohibition in 1920, control of St. Louis's illegal bootlegging operations became a major power struggle between the seven different ethnic gangs: the Green Ones, the Pillow Gang, the Russo Gang, the Egan's Rats, the Hogan Gang, the Shelton Gang and the Cuckoos all fighting to control illegal rackets in the St. Louis area. [1]
Pages in category "1920s in St. Louis" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 1926 World Series;
The Desloge family, (/ d ə ˈ l oʊ ʒ /) [1] centered mostly in Missouri and especially at St. Louis, [2] rose to wealth through international commerce, sugar refining, oil drilling, fur trading, mineral mining, saw milling, manufacturing, railroads, real estate, and riverboats. The family has funded hospitals and donated large tracts of land ...
1915 – Junior League of St. Louis organized. [49] 1917 MacArthur Bridge opens. St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre opens; 1918 Poro beauty school opens. [50] 1919 League of Women Voters of St. Louis organized. [51] City Hospital No. 2 begins operating. [52] Pine Street YMCA opens. [53] 1920 Chase Hotel built. Population: 772,897. [41] [29] 1921