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The Coffee House Club, St. Louis

The Coffee House Club, St. Louis Before about 2010 you couldn't always count on having internet access, much less high speed internet, in hotels. When traveling, I would always keep my eyes open for coffee houses with free wifi, particularly...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 6, 2024 1:02 AM

Louisiana Purchase Exposition St. Louis - David Rumsey Historical Map Collection

Louisiana Purchase Exposition St. Louis - David Rumsey Historical Map Collection Beautiful color map of the 1904 World's Fair, showing the state, territorial, and national pavilions, Model City, Intramural Railway, connections to steam and electric railways. A massive Philippine Exhibit...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 23, 2020 12:08 PM

Urban Review STL: Selling a Native American Mound

Urban Review STL: Selling a Native American Mound "For Sale: Cozy home with two bedrooms, two baths, one fireplace and a 2-car garage. Oh yeah, it sits on the very last Native American mound in a city once known as...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 26, 2008 12:41 PM