| Lafayette Square, St. Louis Contributor(s): Montesi, Albert (Author), Deposki, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738500224 ISBN-13: 9780738500225 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.05" H x 8.84" W x 6.1" (0.50 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Missouri |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Lafayette Square has always been a reflection of the life and times of St. Louis, Missouri. Originally a common land where cattle grazed and people hunted game, the area was set aside as a public park just before the Civil War. Following that era, Lafayette Square was developed into a showplace for the Victorian era, featuring fantastic gardens, gazebos, a bandstand, an aquarium, and a boathouse. On May 27, 1896, a tornado plowed through the area and destroyed most of its foliage and buildings. Following this tragedy, many homeowners fled to the Central West End, and the once elegant Lafayette Square fell into a state of decline. During the years of the Depression and World War II, the neighborhood and its surroundings became known as Slum D. In 1945, architect and historian John Albury Bryan purchased a residence at Benton Place and began a fierce and lonely battle to renovate the Square. His dream of restoration became a reality in the 1960s and 1970s when a group of concerned citizens, determined to recapture the area s former glory, banded together to form the Lafayette Restoration Committee." |
Contributor Bio(s): Montesi, Albert: - In Lafayette Square, St. Louis, authors Albert Montesi and Richard Deposki trace the evolution of this unique neighborhood and provide readers with a rare glimpse into the story of its magnificent transformation. |