Table of Contents
Introduction 1
The Big Cone 2
The Phantom Freeway 4
BIGFOOT® Hangs His Hat in Pacific 6
The Bizarre Battle of Hermann 8
Drawing Outside the Lines 10
The Broken Heart of West County 12
The Staircase to Nowhere 14
American Graffiti 16
Escape from Missouri 18
Picnic at the Toxic Waste Dump 20
The Real Home of Real Rock Radio 22
Mound at the Musial 24
A Diamond in the Rough 26
The Battle of St. Louis 28
Never Again 30
Peace, Love, and… Bargains 32
Half a Highway 34
Smallpox Island 36
The Ghosts of Times Beach 38
The Ghosts of Times Beach, Pt. 2 40
The National's First No-No 42
A River Doesn't Run Through It 44
Mirrored Maplewood 46
Strollin' Zombie Road 48
Where the Coral Court Lives On 50
The Invisible Town 52
Birth of a Beverage 54
For the Birds… 56
Circle of the Seasons 58
The Legendary Lion 60
Florissant's Hidden Cemetery 62
The Ultimate Sacrifice 64
The Giant Eyeball 66
Mary of the Mississippi 68
Origins of the Freeway 70
If the Shoe Fits… 72
Kindergarten's Kickoff 74
The Great Bird of Alton 76
Making Tracks on Hodiamont 78
Daniel Boone Slept Here 80
Fame in 64 Squares 82
The World Comes to St. Louis 84
Sherman's Pride 86
This Old Church 88
Eliza Hoole is Not Buried Here 90
The Ruins of St. Louis 92
The Birth of the Billiken 94
The Big Apple 96
Kimmswick's Bed of Bones 98
St. Louis County's First Road 100
Liberty Throughout the Land 102
Tortoise Time 104
Just Barge Right In 106
Five Borders in 45 Seconds 108
Abe Lincoln's Swordfight 110
Erudition Along the Back Nine 112
Think Locally Label Globally 114
Lord of the Rivers: The Two Towers 116
The Gentle Giant 118
Taking Flight 120
Confluence-East 122
Confluence-West 124
The Boots of O'Fallon, MO 126
The Star of O'Fallon, IL 128
The Great Debate 130
Colossal Condiment of Collinsville 132
Respect for Rover 134
The Other St. Louis Arch 136
The Universe in a Few Easy Steps 138
Kirkwood's True Bread Winner 140
Multiple McKinleys 142
A Piece of 9/11 in St. Charles County 144
Where a King Spoke… 146
Supreme Injustice 148
The Man Who Made Georgia How 150
Brews and Bibles 152
The Designs of Youth 154
Keys to the City 156
In the Buff… 158
The Real Roots of Government 160
Career Liftoff 162
The Indian of Jefferson Avenue 164
Chain Reaction 166
"Rome of the West" 168
A Rail Worker's Delight 170
Metallic Mystery 172
Experiencing the Still Life 174
An Unpleasant Awakening 176
Miracle on 11th Street 178
St. Ann's Queen of the Drive-In 180
Being a Bit Velodromatic 182
Hazelwood to the High Court 184
Recording Heroism 186
The Not-So-Dismal Science 188
A Different Kind of Water Park 190
The Truth Hurts 192
Harry's Big Moment 194
Bibliography 196
Index 201
