EPISODE · Dec 22, 2024 · 38 MIN
Lafayette Square
from History of the Lou - NewsRadio 1120 KMOX
St. Louis is home to the oldest park west of the Mississippi....Lafayette Park, which was established in the 1800s. Eventually, a fancy neighborhood grew up around it. This week, Patricia Barber and her daughter Bethany Budde join Sue to talk about the history of Lafayette Square and its park. Pat is a past president of the Lafayette Square Association, and Bethany owns SqWires Restaurant in that neighborhood, and they have been part of the area since the 1980's.
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St. Louis is home to the oldest park west of the Mississippi....Lafayette Park, which was established in the 1800s. Eventually, a fancy neighborhood grew up around it. This week, Patricia Barber and her daughter Bethany Budde join Sue to talk about the history of Lafayette Square and its park. Pat is a past president of the Lafayette Square Association, and Bethany owns SqWires Restaurant in that neighborhood, and they have been part of the area since the 1980's.
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