Once Upon a Time in St. Louis by Marilynne Bradley

Artist Marilynne Bradley has spent half a century immortalizing treasures of St. Louis landmarks.  Now, she’s releasing a collection of 86 of these evocative renderings in “Once Upon a Time in St. Louis: An illustrated trip through the Past” Released to mark the 250th anniversary of the city’s founding, this nostalgic sojourn through local history leads readers from the genius of Thomas Jefferson’s Louisiana Purchase to the optimistic revelry of the 1904 World’s Fair to the raucous mood of Gaslight Square’s cultural renaissance to the hot dog-scented ambience of Busch Stadium during a Cardinal victory. Bradley’s talented brush captures the subtle essence of a corner eatery, an antiquated riverboat or an historic home with equal ease

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