The photos are from the Lafayette Square Restoration Committee’s 2018 Holiday Parlor Tour.The History of Lafayette Square Lafayette Square Neighborhood, surrounding Lafayette Park, is St. Louis’s oldest historic district. It began as a 30 acre park that was platted in 1836, making it the first … Continue readingLafayette Square Holiday Parlor Tour
Dr. Dale Chapman and his wife, Dr. Linda Chapman Casey Weeks nominated the Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities for the Landmarks Illinois Richard H. Driehaus Award. A total of eight projects throughout Illinois were chosen to win this award along with $1,000. … Continue readingLandmarks Illinois Driehaus Foundation Project of the Year Award
Founded in 1853, Elsah, Illinois, is located in central Illinois along the Great River Road next to the Mississippi River just north of St. Louis, Missouri. Elsah consists of two streets running perpendicular from the River nestled in between the bluffs. Elsah comprises an area … Continue readingElsah, Illinois and Charles Hosmer
Bodie State Park – Bodie, California Bodie is a preserved ghost town east of Yosemite National Park. My coworker and friend, Maggie, and I did the four hour drive from Sacramento to Bodie. We stopped briefly overnight near Lake Tahoe and continued our drive in … Continue readingBodie State Park