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In 1947, St. Louis planners proposed to replace DeSoto-Carr, a run-down neighborhood with many black residents, with new two- and three-story residential blocks and a public park. [14] The plan did not materialize; instead, Democratic mayor Joseph Darst , elected in 1949, and Republican state leaders favored clearing the slums and replacing ...
Charles Lee "Cookie" Thornton (December 23, 1955 – February 7, 2008) [15] was a lifelong resident of Meacham Park, an unincorporated predominantly African American community that bordered Kirkwood in St. Louis County, Missouri. In 1992, a ballot proposition appeared under which Kirkwood, an abutting, comparatively prosperous city with only a ...
It is called "Dutch" from Deutsch, i.e., "German", as it was the southern center of German-American settlement in St. Louis in the early 19th century. [2] It was the original site of Concordia Seminary (before it relocated to Clayton, Missouri ), Concordia Publishing House , Lutheran Hospital, and other German community organizations.
William Blaine Luetkemeyer (/ ˈ l uː t k ə m aɪ. ər / LOOT-kə-my-ər; born May 7, 1952) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 3rd congressional district from 2013 to 2025. He previously represented Missouri's 9th congressional district from 2009 to 2013.
1960—Charlie Thornton joins LZA: Charlie Thornton, who earned master’s and doctoral degrees from New York University and authored a thesis on cable nets, joined Lev Zetlin Associates in 1960. Serving as co-chairman of the firm until 2004, he was involved in the analysis, design and construction of projects worldwide.
Related: Meadow Walker’s Sweetest Tributes to Late Dad Paul Walker Since Paul Walker’s death in 2013, his daughter, Meadow Walker, has made sure to keep his memory alive. Meadow was only 15 ...
Meadow Walker and Louis Thornton-Allan are ending their marriage. The former couple made the announcement in a statement posted on social media on Wednesday, calling the split a "united decision."
View of the Eads Bridge under construction in 1870, listed as a St. Louis Landmark and National Historic Landmark St. Louis Landmark is a designation of the Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Louis for historic buildings and other sites in St. Louis, Missouri. Listed sites are selected after meeting a combination of criteria, such as whether the site is a cultural resource, near a cultural ...