These were the first cakes of the day on Saturday. We went to the Riverfront Trail downtown. This is a rather run-down area, but it's a spot for lots of bikers and walkers. The "Riverfront Trail" sign is nice! The Power House building itself is still in use. It became a landmark in 1971.
Le Grange de Terre (Big Mound) Memorial is near the new "Stan Span" bridge. The bridge is officially named The Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge. It was built between 2010 and 2013, and just opened on February 9, 2014. Le Grange de Terre is the site of a large Native American burial mound, which was torn down completely by 1870 to make room for the growing city.
Old North St. Louis is the site of our third cake of the day. In 1816, this was an independent village. It was annexed by St. Louis in 1841. Crown Candy Kitchen is located near here (that was one of our earliest cakes). The area had been suffering badly until recent restoration efforts from the Old North Saint Louis Restoration Group. There's a long way still to go, but it's nice to see this area improving a bit!
Holly was irked that she couldn't go in the Griot Museum of Black History. But we had too many cakes on the list, and it's not a spot that is age-appropriate for her yet. Not to mention the fact that this isn't a neighborhood to linger in...This cake reminds me of my college African American History class. (Did you know that I have a minor in Social Studies?)
More cakes coming next! I needed to separate these posts, since we saw so many today.
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