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guest		19-Aug-2018 00:30
lived on 8th st sat outside and watched the completion of the arch, was amazed how the top was set in place. born in 1940, East St Louis was a very safe place to live. my sisters and I would always walk home from the avenue theater to 6th s, never feared anyone. now live in missouri , but esl will always bring back wonderful memories for me PS ,we never had the money for the majestic, until we were old enough to earn the price of a ticket

Marlene		16-Feb-2017 19:54
After moving from 13th & Market /E St Louis -- apartment above the Canadian Club to 577 N. 19th St (EStL)--we so enjoyed this neighborhood as it has a boulevard running down the middle which was a gathering place for all the neighborhood kids to play.... then we moved to Belleville Ruth Drive to a house built by my dad when I was in 6th grade ( St Henry's grade school)---followed by transferring to new school Our Lady Queen of Peace for 7th & 8 th grades... then on to Academy of Norte Dame for high school. We were so fortunate that dad built a nice sized swimming pool (20 x 40) where we Blaha kids taught private swimming lessons for years.

Marlene		16-Feb-2017 19:39
From the apartment above the Canadian Club at 13th & Market Strrets/E. St. Louis we Moved to 19th street/E. St. Louis - around 5 yrs of age -- great place to be raised--boulevard running down middle of the street-- which was such a fun place for kids to gather & play-- then my dad built a house in Belleville & we moved there when I was in 6th grade.... so I transferred from St. Joseph's grade school to St. Henry's Grade School.... then to the newly built Our Lady Queen of Peace... till 8th grade.....then on to Academ of Norte Dame High School.... such great memories of living in Belleville--- dad built a nice sized pool in the back yard where we Blaha children taught swim lessons for many years

bey		11-Dec-2016 02:13
e st louis is the greatest city in thew world things that have gone on here for the last 40 to 50 yrs was no accident it was orchursated for it to happen the way it did it was not the fault of mayor but was the goverments who purposely straved jobs from coming to this city. i went to st elizabeth st joesph, assumption didnt know what was going on then till i graduated high school. we still do have a great city

Guest		03-Jun-2016 01:28
Walked past St Joseph's Church every Sunday on the way to the Presbyterian Church on Gary Ave. Brings back the memories.

Guest		15-Jun-2013 17:30
This is a great shot of the arch. I was born in E. ST. Louis also. Lived there until 1968. My parents and Grand parents are all from that area. I wish I had the money to build it back again. I remember the jones park and North 32nd st. area. I went to Holy Angels Catholic School and church. It definitely has changed.

Joan Simpson		23-Jul-2012 21:02
I was born and raised in ESL. I have some fond memories of this city, but for the most part not so good. My present husband, (my first husband was killed in ESL while home on leave from the Army)went back to ESL with me and the first time he saw it he was shocked. He couldn't believe people lived there. He is from Detroit! I feel so bad that no one has taken enough initiative to do something about this city. Maybe all of us who used to live there need to go back and assume responsibility.

Fred Freeman		19-Jul-2012 16:26
I remember sitting in the 5th grade classroom of Mrs. Ada Morgan at Garrison Elem. watching some of the construction of the St. Louis Gateway Arch. It was "mind blowing" to think that someday people would be able to travel to the top of the arch. I was able to do that after returning from Vietnam when out of town friends visited and wanted to tour the arch. What an experience! Nothing like the arch in Tulsa!!! I have taken groups from Tulsa to E. St. Louis for church concerts and they were always interested in touring the arch. Great memories! (freemfr@tulsaschools.org for former classmates - Lincoln Sr. High Class of '66 - January)

Guest		13-May-2011 19:04
vickie you then are from my era... i lived on north 23rd across the street from ms. agnes the tailor. you know the little lady with the pear tree in her front yard who didnt mind you getting as many pears as you wanted, but never ever ever climb or throw into the tree... lol! everyone in the neighborhood stoped by ms. agnes' house.

History Teacher		21-Apr-2011 19:19
The millions, billions, spent proping up financial firms, car manufacturers, banks, etc... could have been used to deal with our extreme domestic problems (like ESL) If I were president I would fund a bipartisan team of experts to find a way (at all costs) to clean up the city: jail the violent criminals, give protection and incentives to homeowners and businesses to move their ... find a way ... this is America, we defeated Fascism, Communism, now let's attack evil here at home!

Guest		28-Dec-2010 21:40
My Dad took me on an American Airlines flight that was only doing fly-bys of the Arch during the last stages of building. The pilot fly through the Arch way! It was a good place to live back then. We lived in Caseyville, IL. Dad was born in E.St. Louis. We made a trip back in the 90's. We were both very sad to see the area. This was on his "bucket" list. I'm glad we made the trip.

Susan Morrison		10-Feb-2010 02:28
Susan (Lubeck) Morrison I grew up in E.St. Louis by Hawthorne and Landsdowne and Holy Angeles. What a great place to grow up. My dad helped build the Arch. The company he worked for put the plumbing in. I was back there a few years ago. It's sad to see my old neighborhood.

Shirley A Johnson		15-Sep-2009 18:22
East St Louis has suffered decline because of the lack of jobs, the drug trafficking and the government padding their pockets instead of helping the community of people who elected them to office. Some of these politicians are not worth the paper their business cards are written on when it comes to keeping their word. The precinct committeepersons are not interested in their communities, for if they were, a plan would have been implemented that would keep the streets clean.

Guest		30-Mar-2009 19:25
I ALSO GREW UP IN EAST ST LOUIS I REMEMBER THE GOOD TIMES. I AGREE THAT IT IS ONLY LIKE EVERY OTHER PLACE ,I GO HOME FREQUENTLY IT IS A MESS I CURRENTLY LIVE IN INDIANAPOLIS THERE ARE PARTS OF TOWN THAT REMIND ME OF EAST ST LOUIS THERE ARE POLITICS THAT CARE ABOUT THE WAY THE STREETS LOOK AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT IN STEAD OF STEALING THE MONEY THATS RIGHT I SAID IT THE MAYOR IS A CROOK I WANT TO COME HOME SO BAD AND LIVE, BUT IT IS NOT WHERE I WANT MY GRAND CHILDREN TO COME VISIT ME AT.(JAM)

Elise Connors		05-Jan-2009 08:45
If I'm not mistaken, the Jones Park fountains are functional today... I went there as a kid (not that long ago -- no more than 10 years).

Vickie Sue Like Browning		19-Aug-2008 17:59
My family actually has film footage of the Arch and the original Busch Stadium being built. I guess I grew up in ESL during the "Wonder Years". When the Jones Park fountain really worked, before the original Hawthorne Elementary burned down, when whites,(yes I am white and I was born there so was my brother and my little sister) blacks, ( so may wonderful friends I remember)and various other nationalities lived side by side around the State Street area. my memories are clouded by good times but I also remember my parents helping defuse violence while the school buses unloaded. I am so proud to have been raised by "Christian" parents. I was taught to judge a person by their real character and not by their skin color. A triat I taught my own children. Hate only begets hate and I have tried very hard not to hand that curse down generation after generation. I remember St. Joseph's Catholic Church when it was a church although I was not Catholic I lived right across the street. How I miss my "innocent" youth. I will always love my ESL roots. I very saddened by the decline my birth place has suffered.