1927: Turning Lafayette Park Into An Airfield

Aviation history leads through Leonardo Da Vinci, to the Montgolfier  and Wright Brothers. But for real celebrity, in flew Charles A. Lindbergh!

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1917: The Life and Times of Mayor Henry Kiel

Casting a look back a hundred years in St Louis history, it requires little effort to find a subject with deep roots in Lafayette Square, whose tale is well worth retelling. Here’s the story of the 32nd mayor of St Louis, Henry W. Kiel. 

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