| Name of Notable | Genus | AsNotedIn | Address | Proximity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Genus | AsNotedIn | Address | Proximity | |
| Forest Park Headquarters Building |
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115 | Union, Forest Park | |
| Jewel Box |
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|
Wells Dr and McKinley Dr | ||
| Saint Louis Art Museum |
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1 | Fine Arts Dr | One Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park |
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1904/00/00 | Chicago House Wrecking Company | Owner | The Chicago House Wrecking Company dismantles the Columbian Expo Ferris Wheel and transports it by rail to St Louis for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition where the CHWC will earned about $215,000 (c $6,500,000 in 2021). | Chicago, grande roue (film) | ||
| 1904/00/00 | Reasoners' Royal Palm Nurseries Inc | Plant Supplier | George T Kessler, official Landscape Architect of the St Louis World's Fair, selects Reasoners' Royal Palm Nurseries as a supplier of plants for use in landscaping the fairgrounds. | Louisiana Purchase Exposition | ||
| 1904/04/30 | Henry C Wright | Landscape Architect | Opening of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition | Louisiana Purchase Exposition | ||
| 1904/07/00 | George W Ferris | Engineer | George Ferris's Columbian Exposition Ferris Wheel is erected in St Louis for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. | Chicago, grande roue (film) | Louisiana Purchase Exposition | |
| 1904/08/20 | Kate Chopin | Visitor | During a visit to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Kate Chopin suffers a cerebral hemorrhage. | Louisiana Purchase Exposition | ||
| 1904/09/15 | Abbott Lawrence Rotch | Scientist | Abbott Lawrence Rotch sends up the first American lighter-than-air balloon equipped with meteorological instruments. | Louisiana Purchase Exposition | ||
| 1904/11/16 | Thomas Wolfe | Brother | Thomas Wolfe's brother, Grover, dies of typhoid fever contracted while working at the St Louis World's Fair, details are use in two later novels. | Look Homeward, Angel | Louisiana Purchase Exposition | |
| 1904/11/16 | Thomas Wolfe | Brother | Thomas Wolfe's brother, Grover, dies of typhoid fever contracted while working at the St Louis World's Fair, details are use in two later novels. | The Lost Boy (Wolfe book) | Louisiana Purchase Exposition | |
| 1906/05/11 | Chicago House Wrecking Company | Owner | Unable to find buyers for the great Ferris Wheel, the Chicago House Wrecking Company dynamites the structure. The CHWC will sell the metal for scrap. | Chicago, grande roue (film) | ||
| 1938/00/00 | Murphy and Wischmeyer | Architect | Wischmeyer and Murphy submit the winning design for the Municipal Theatre in Forest Park (known as the Muny). |
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
| 1904 Flight Cage |
| Particulars for Forest Park, STL: | |
|---|---|
| Sight Category | Landscape |
| Historic Use | Outdoor recreation |
| Locale Type | Outdoor Space |
| Historic Use | Park |
| Open space Type | Urban Park |
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