Travels with Helene & Len
Midwest Trip -- June-July, 2004
Part I -- Missouri, continued
                                 Page 3 --  St. Louis
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Missouri History Museum.
St. Louis, Missouri's famous arch.
Houses in East St. Louis (actually in Illinois).  That town was immortalized in Tom Lehrer's song, "I'm Spending Hannukah in Santa Monica."  As the lyrics went, "I spent Shavuos/ In East St. Louis -- / A charming spot, but clearly not the spot for me!"  The yellow sign in the picture sums it up:  DEAD END.
The signers of the Louisiana Purchase:  Monroe; uh, ...come back later for the other names!
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