From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Jim Kirchherr explores the possibility of having streetcars return to St. Louis. Today, two vintage streetcars are on display—one at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park and the other in the University City loop. A group of people wants to bring them bac...
From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS producer Anne-Marie Berger traces Katherine Dunham's life, artistic career and influence on the people where she lived in East St. Louis, Illinois. Although it was broadcast shortly after Dunham's death in May 2006 at age 96, the profile contains what is believed to ha...
From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Patrick Murphy explores the work of Eero Saarinen, whose work was the subject of an exhibit at the Kemper Art Museum at Washington University. Best known for the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Saarinen also designed the TWA Flight Center and JFK Airport in New Yor...
From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Patrick Murphy goes deep into the Channel 9 archives to find footage from the show, The City Around Us, which aired in 1959. The show toured the Corvette production plant in downtown St. Louis to see how these classic cars were made. Murphy also highlights a r...
From KETC, Living St. Louis Producer Jim Kirchherr travels to Cahokia Mounds in Illinois where budding archeologists are digging to find artifacts from the ancient civilization that once called the area home. Only 1% of the land has been excavated, and current work is performed by Earthwatch volu...
From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Jim Kirchherr checks in on the reconstruction and restoration efforts at St. Alphonsus Church in St. Louis' Grand Center neighborhood. Heavily damaged in a fire during August 2007, the historic Catholic church is now covered in scaffolding, with the congregati...
From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Ruth Ezell takes a special look back at the life of Josephine Baker, the first African-American female to reach international stardom. Born in St. Louis in 1906, it was Baker's early years marked by poverty and transience that influenced her most. She lived in...
From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Anne-Marie Berger speaks with several World War II veterans who fought in the battle of Iwo Jima. While the image of the flag being raised has perhaps become one of the most iconic of all time, inspiring books, television specials and even movies, the heroics ...
From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Jim Kirchherr finds a unique bike track in Penrose Park called a velodrome. Cyclists from all around come to compete here in events that demand speed and strategy—riding specialized bikes without brakes or gears.
From KETC, Living St. Louis looks back at the Forest Park Highlands—a popular destination for St. Louis families in the 1940s. Schools would plan all-day outings there to have picnics, ride the roller coasters and swim in the Highlands pool. The Highlands was destroyed by fire in 1963, but its ma...
From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Jim Kirchherr discovers the rare art of paper marbling—an old-fashioned way of making decorative sheets for the inside covers of books. Curtis Finley of Pacific, Missouri, is still one of the few people that marbles in his basement, using many different techni...
From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Patrick Murphy recounts the "Great St. Louis Bank Robbery" of 1953 at Southwest Bank. While it was in progress, the robbery drew a crowd of thousands of people. A movie was later made about the robbery, in which police officer Mel Stein played himself.
Living St. Louis producer Ruth Ezell profiles Missouri architect Rocio Romero and her pre-fabricated LV home designs. This segment also examines the history of pre-fab homes in the bi-state region including the kit homes sold by Sears, Roebuck & Company, and Lustron homes.
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From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Jim Kirchherr explores the life and career of Joe Besser. Born to Orthodox Jewish parents in St. Louis, Besser dreamed of begin in show business from a young age. After beginning his career as a vaudeville and radio star, he became of member of the Three Stoog...
From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Ruth Ezell visits the Midtown Alley area of Locust Street in St. Louis. An area once known as Auto Row from the 1920s through World War II, the area fell into disrepair but is now making a strong comeback with restaurants and other businesses. Renaissance Deve...
From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Ruth Ezell visits Sweetie Pie's Restaurant in St. Louis for a serving of soul food. Sweetie Pies is owned by Robbie Montgomery, whos first career was as a backup singer for musical acts like Ike Turner. The menu at Sweetie Pies comes from family recipes for au...
