St. Louis was a booming town during the early twentieth century. St. Louis was the fourth-largest city in the nation and home to the 1904 World’s Fair, the 1904 Olympic games and — even more impressive! — solid public transportation with plenty of buggies and streetcars.
Visitors at the time might have seen a show at the Muny, ridden a coaster at the Highlands Amusement Park or stayed a night at the Hotel Jefferson. And they would have documented it all with a postcard or two.
Here are 21 snapshots of early 1900s St. Louis, shown through postcards.
All photos courtesy of the Missouri Historical Society.
