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Coloring STL

2 years 9 months ago

St. Louis is a kaleidoscope of architecture, filled with structures of every age, shape, and size. In Coloring STL, Missouri History Museum visitors will interact

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Downtown Springfield's Haunted Sites

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BUZZ MAGAZINE - Downtown Springfield, Illinois, is a treasure trove of historic buildings, and more than a few are said to be haunted. For this year's October issue, here are a half-dozen among some of the most well-known sites that are said to have unearthly happenings. If and when you visit these sites, plan to enjoy a great meal or a drink, a luxurious overnight, a historic tour, or a popular theater production! (Please observe open hours, fees, and visitor rules!) The Inn at 835 (former Bell Miller Apartments) at 835 S. 2nd Street Bell Miller, an enterprising young businesswoman, became a well-known Springfield florist for several decades beginning in the 1890s. She hired architect George Helmle to design a three-story, yellow-brick building as luxury apartments, which enabled her to have her own apartment in an age when a lady usually did not have her own residence. The beautiful building was constructed in 1909 at 835 S. Second Street in an area once known as “Aristocracy

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