Lucas and Garrison 1875

An Intersection of Saint Louis lives, times and places.

This research project began as an attempt to explore the 104 names listed with Plate 71 of the Compton and Dry 1875 Pictorial Directory of Saint Louis. I recognized none of the 104 names included with the plate. The question was, who were these people and what, if anything, did they contribute to the life of St. Louis in the late Nineteenth Century?

To set out an accomplishable plan, the 104 names were divided into three sectors and seven groups based on their proximity to the epicenter of the plate, the intersection of Lucas and Garrison. Because a research starting place was needed, we first targeted Sector One and Group One, not knowing if there would be any significant findings as we researched the first fourteen addresses on the map.

Remarkably, everyone of the fourteen original research studies produced a person or place with a significant story to tell. These are rich, lost, historical storylines worth telling!