Every city has a downtown feature they consider a symbol or a trademark. Sometimes it’s a building (often historic or unique architecture).
St. Louis, however, takes the first portion of architecture seriously. And then they add the history portion.
The historic Old Courthouse survived the Great Fire in 1849 and was the location for the initial portions of the Dred Scott legal action. This view, taken a few blocks west of the restored 19th century building is framed by the sleek lines on the 20th century Gateway Arch.
I wonder what will be added in the current century.
When the immigrants in New Dreams paused in St. Louis in the spring of 1851, the Courthouse (without the current dome) would have been a busy building. The characters in this sweet romance, soon boarded a small steamboat to take them north — about three days journey to the fictional village of Elm Ridge, Illinois.
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