Lies, Damn Lies, Racial Integration and Segregation in St. Louis, and ... January 31, 2013 2,088 comments In the first City of St. Louis mayoral candidate debate, three-term incumbent Francis Slay stated that while “the ‘Delmar Divide’…
Reed vs. Slay: Race and the Absence of a Race January 24, 2013 23 comments There’s a shooting in the City of St. Louis and Twitter is instantly splattered with critiques of Mayor Francis Slay.…
The BBC Looks at Delmar: Crossing a St Louis street that divides commu... March 14, 2012 no comments The city of St Louis, Missouri, remains one of the most segregated cities in the US, according to a study…
Fairground Park: The History We Choose to Forget December 1, 2010 23 comments In 1912, three years after Fairground was dedicated as a public park, the city began construction of a swimming pool…
Fairground Park: What the Signs Say November 24, 2010 17 comments The signs in the first two images reveal one of the first challenges to conversations about Fairground Park. The first…
Fairground Park: What History Remains November 18, 2010 24 comments For many St. Louis area residents, Fairground Park is a faded memory, or an unrecognized part of the city and…
The White City: Is St. Louis Too Black to Ever Be Considered “Pr... October 21, 2009 no comments {a view of “progressive” Portland, OR} On the website New Geography, Aaron Renn (aka the Urbanophile) has an article titled …