Soulard St. Louis

by Albert Montesi and Richard Deposki

Book Overview

From its earliest days as Old Frenchtown, Soulard,
St. Louis, has embodied a bold and colorful tapestry of
immigrant life in America. With remarkable depth, authors
Montesi and Deposki have detailed the birth, destruction,
and final restoration of this historic area through over
200 photographs.
Bequeathed by the widow of surveyor Antoine Soulard
to the city of St. Louis in 1842, what was once a plot of
land intended for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738507172
• ISBN13: 9780738507170
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating neighborhood history

A wonderful pictorial history of a colorful Saint Louis neighborhood. I grew up here and so did my parents. One minor correction -- page 33 contains a picture with the caption : "Two-and-a-half-year-old Angela Gaska was very serious about being photographed in 1916" -- this is a picture of my mother, and "Angeline Gaska" is the correct name -- my mother and I supplied the picture, and we were delighted that it was used for this book. I pointed out the incorrect first name to Dr. Montesi, and he took out his pen and corrected it on the spot -- he even authenticated the correction with his signature.