Tag: World’s Fair

1904 Olympics Drinking Original Facebook Post St. Louis History

Olympic Lake, Olympic Drink

Posted on by Cameron Collins

This is the corner of Skinker Boulevard and Wydown Boulevard on the western edge of Forest Park in St. Louis. At the World’s Fair in 1904, a large man-made lake existed on this exact location. It was called the “U.S. Life Saving Exhibition Lake”. The Coast Guard used it to stage life saving techniques during…

1904 Olympics Drinking Original Facebook Post St. Louis History

Pierre de Coubertin is a Jerk

Posted on by Cameron Collins

St. Louis is one of the few American cities that can claim it hosted the Olympics. At the games of the III Olympiad in 1904, 651 athletes from eleven nations competed in fifteen sports. It’s a highlight of St. Louis history, but to some historians, it’s considered a low point in Olympic history. Since moving…