The Jewel of St. Louis: Forest Park

by Sally J. Altman~Richard H. Weiss, Richard H. Weiss, Kelly Ludwig (Designed by)

Forest Park draws 12 million visitors a year. If you are one of them, then this books is for you. Even if you have been a frequent visitor and feel as if you've been there 12 million times, you will discover new vistas and learn fascinating things. The book features nearly 200 archival photographs from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Missouri Historical Society. the accompanying text takes you on a tour of the park, revisiting its founding, the 1904 Worlds Fair, the construction of the Zoo, and much more. So hop into our time machine. You'll find Forest Park in all its glory; winter, spring, summer and fall and in every decade since the 1870s.

188 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007