History of the Lou with Sue Debut

Welcome to the History of the Lou with Sue! Sue Thomas introduces herself and the new show before sharing a glimpse of St. Louis traffic reporting history! Then, Andrew Wanko, Public Historian at the Missouri Historical Society and author of "Great River City: How the Mississippi Shaped St. Louis", joins Sue to discuss the Wainwright Building in Downtown St. Louis (was it the first skyscraper?) Next, Joe Sonderman, author of 14 books about Route 66 including his latest book "This Day in St. Louis History", his website can be found at 66postcards.com, reveals what once was Automobile Row in St. Louis. Later, a St. Louis memory from KMOX's Fred Bodimer.