Since the founding of St. Louis in 1764; Downtown St. Louis has been a center of black cultural; economic; political; and legal achievements that have shaped not only the city of St. Louis; but the nation as well. From James Beckworth; one of the founders of Denver; Colorado; to Elizabeth Keckley; Mary Todd Lincolns seamstress and author of the only behind-the-scenes account of Lincolns White House years; black residents of Downtown St. Louis have made an indelible mark in American history. From the monumental Dred Scott case to entertainers such as Josephine Baker; Downtown St. Louis has been home to many unforgettable faces; places; and events that have shaped and strengthened the American experience for all.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. If you grew up or lived in Lakewood at sometime during your life. you will enjoy reading this book.By Groovin 73I grew up in Lakewood during the 50s and 60s. I did uncover some errors but nothing major. The binding and spine of this book. even though it is a new copy. seems as though it will not hold up very long.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Typical Arcadia.By Robert BeveridgeThea Gallo Becker. Lakewood (Arcadia. 2003)There comes a time. if you review enough Arcadia Press books. that you will find yourself repeating the same things over and over again. Well. that time has come. Lakewood is the seventh or eighth Arcadia book Ive reviewed. and almost everything I have to say about it is something Ive said before. (As I live in Lakewood. anything that would be different would be "hey wow. I know all these places!" comments that really have nothing to do with the book itself.) So if youve read my previous Arcadia reviews. I apologize. bear with me.Lakewood. like all of Arcadias Images of America books. is one hundred twenty-eight pages of mostly photographs. with a couple of introductory paragraphs at the beginning of each section and captions on the photos being the only textual material in the book. If youve read some of the better Arcadia books. youll know how much coherence can actually be packed into so little text (William Burgs Sacramento books are. in my experience. the gold standard for getting the photographs to actually tell a coherent story); most Arcadia books. however. are not as concerned with telling a coherent story as they are with packing as much information as possible into those hundred twenty-eight pages. Lakewood follows this formula. abandoning any effort at tracing. say. one family down through the years for a more macro approach. Still. its interesting stuff. and well worth checking into for the armchair traveller or the town resident who wants to see how things evolved from the earliest days to the present. I like these books. and. as a rule. recommend them. ***
