Unseen St. Louis
Jackie DanaSt. Louis history that doesn't get memorialized — but shouldn't be forgotten
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Unseen STL History June 2026
History is often told through major events, court cases, and political movements. But sometimes it can also be found in the laws that governed everyday life and the people who challenged them. For more than 140 years, St. Louis enforced an...
Unseen STL History Talks: Vice, morality, and the women of historic St. Louis
May’s Unseen STL History Talk at Leviathan Bookstore took us on a deep dive into one of the city’s lesser-discussed histories: the world of “social evil” districts, brothels, and vice regulation in 19th-century St. Louis.
19th-century bawd...
T. S. Eliot’s Roots Were Made of Brick
Welcome to another historical journey from Unseen St. Louis. Last month, I photographed a number of artifacts at the National Building Arts Center in Sauget, including a stack of old Hydraulic bricks. Those bricks gave me the perfect excuse...
Unseen STL History May 2026
Long before modern debates about policing, public health, and morality, St. Louis was at the center of national conversations about prostitution, vice laws, and which people society should punish. The city’s approach became one of the most...
Unseen STL History Talks: The story of East St Louis
Last Thursday’s Unseen STL History Talks took us across the river and into one of the most misunderstood cities in our region.
Andrew Theising, author of Made in USA: East St. Louis (available at Leviathan Bookstore), traced the city’s ris...
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As a fiction author, freelance writer, and historian, I enjoy rooting for the underdog and stirring up trouble.
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