St. Louis and Beyond---Don Waters
St. Louis and Beyond---Don Waters
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Christmas at West County Center 2024
West County Center, in Des Peres, Missouri (suburban St. Louis) is the state's largest mall.
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Cherokee Street & Art Print Bazaar 2024 St. Louis (USA)
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St. Louis' quirky Cherokee Street arts district held its annual Art Print Bazaar. Merchants of all types opoened their doors and showcased local print artists.
Snowy Day Tower Grove Park STL
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A light snow covered St. Louis' Victorian-era carriage park. Construction on Tower Grove Park began in the 1870s and the ornate gazebos and water features have been carefully preserved.
Benton Park neighborhood St Louis, USA
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The Benton Park neighborhood centers around the park, which was located there due to the fact that in the 1800s its many sinkholes prevented construction of residences. Currently it is considered to be a "hot" real estate market.
St Louis Parks Fall Color--- Carondelet and Francis
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Carondelet Park and Francis Park are on St. Louis' south side, and are smaller than the other major parks (Forest Park and Tower Grove). Carondelet Park is filled with limestone sinkholes, which form ponds in the wetter months.
Afternoon Walk, Tower Grove South St Louis (USA)
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Fall colors and perfect weather prompted me to take a walk around this neighborhood around south Grand Blvd.
Ft de Chartres, Illinois Winter Rendezvous 2024
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Historical re-enactors gather at the reconstructed Fort de Chartres, near the town of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois each year in Illinois.
Is this St Louis neighborhood Haunted???? Halloween 2024
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St. Louis definitely has places that look creepy. It's because of the way we now view some Victorian architecture. The Lemp Mansion and brewery have been the subjects of paranormal investigation. I don't intend to demean the people who make their homes in the buildings shown here.
Apple Butter Festival Kimmswick, Missouri USA
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One hundred thousand visitors fill the streets of Kimmswick, Missouri each October for the annual Apple Butter Festival celebrating the harvest of local apples and other produce. Kimmswick is a small town about 20 miles south of the city of St. Louis, on the Mississippi River, shown in the final scene.
Car Show at the Gateway Arch St Louis, USA
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I visited the "all-car" show at the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri.
Walking in Forest Park (St. Louis, USA)
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Featured in this video are the St. Louis Art Museum, The Boat House, the World's Fair Pavillion, the McDonnell Planetarium and Tom Friedman artwork, cast iron bridge, bald-cypress trees, the Jewel Box floral conservatory, lily ponds, fountains, and forested areas. This large urban park is also the site of the St. Louis Zoo which was seen in another video accessible on my UA-cam channel St. Loui...
Maplewood Missouri Art Fair, Route 66 Car Show
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The St. Louis suburb of Maplewood hosted two weekend events in September a car show and an art fair.
Cahokia Mounds -- Southwest Illinois' World Heritage Site
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Cahokia Mounds is an archaeological site in southwest Illinois thought to be more than one thousand years old. At its peak it was larger than London in the year 1100 AD. Excavation and study of the burial mounds is ongoing, as is renovation of the museum. Studies suggest that there were mass burials as a result of ritual sacrifice. DON'T FORGET TO CLICK THE "LIKE" AND "SUBSCRIBE" BUTTONS IF YOU...
Festival of Nations St Louis 2024 (Tower Grove Park)
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Festival of Nations St Louis 2024 (Tower Grove Park)
Illinois State Fair 2024 Springfield (USA)
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Illinois State Fair 2024 Springfield (USA)
Missouri State Fair 2024 Sedalia (USA)
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Missouri State Fair 2024 Sedalia (USA)
Carlyle Lake, IL beaches, boats, sunflowers
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Carlyle Lake, IL beaches, boats, sunflowers
St Louis, USA -- Airport and Light Rail
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St Louis, USA Airport and Light Rail
Laumeier Sculpture Park (St Louis, USA)-- Giant Eyeball and Abandoned Springhouse
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Laumeier Sculpture Park (St Louis, USA) Giant Eyeball and Abandoned Springhouse
Juneteenth Festival '24 St Louis, MO
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Juneteenth Festival '24 St Louis, MO
Route 66 Festival '24 Kirkwood, MO St Louis, USA Car Show
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Route 66 Festival '24 Kirkwood, MO St Louis, USA Car Show
Exotic Car Show & New Town St Charles, MO
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Exotic Car Show & New Town St Charles, MO
Missouri Wine Country-- Augusta, New Haven, Hermann (USA)
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Missouri Wine Country Augusta, New Haven, Hermann (USA)
Historic St Charles (USA) -- Missouri's First Capitol
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Historic St Charles (USA) Missouri's First Capitol
Historic Soulard (St Louis) Neighborhood and Farmers Market
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Historic Soulard (St Louis) Neighborhood and Farmers Market
Lafayette Square St Louis, Missouri park and neighborhood
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Lafayette Square St Louis, Missouri park and neighborhood
Total Eclipse 2024 Carbondale, IL
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Total Eclipse 2024 Carbondale, IL
Easter 2024 Car Show Forest Park, St Louis
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Easter 2024 Car Show Forest Park, St Louis
Early Spring Walk along the Meramec River
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Early Spring Walk along the Meramec River
St Patrick's Day-- St. Louis (Dogtown) 2024 Neighborhood and Parade
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St Patrick's Day St. Louis (Dogtown) 2024 Neighborhood and Parade

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  • @janicedauksch1821
    @janicedauksch1821 5 годин тому

    I went on home tour in Lafayette Park once in cold weather, thought I would freeze LOL

    • @MrDEWaters
      @MrDEWaters 29 хвилин тому

      I would think that those homes require large furnaces.

  • @jeffwebb2966
    @jeffwebb2966 21 день тому

    Thank you the people of Lafayette Square for saving this beautiful neighborhood from the modernization wrecking ball so many years ago!!!

    • @MrDEWaters
      @MrDEWaters 21 день тому

      Yes, at one point the area was going to be some sort of freight depot and all the houses would have been torn down.

  • @jeffwebb2966
    @jeffwebb2966 21 день тому

    I live right next to Forest Park, but go to Lafayette park often. It is so peaceful and i love the beautiful wraught iron fences and historical feel of the park. Thanks for the great video!

  • @kennymike7937
    @kennymike7937 22 дні тому

    Nice Snowfall walk through the Park. 🫠 Stay Warm 🙂

  • @williamlovely450
    @williamlovely450 25 днів тому

    I lived there for eight years in the 1970,s

  • @kennymike7937
    @kennymike7937 25 днів тому

    Fantastic Tour of The neighborhood 👌

    • @MrDEWaters
      @MrDEWaters 25 днів тому

      I thought it was a wonderful day---breezy, but not really cold at all. It seems odd that people were not on the streets in the middle of the afternoon.

  • @ritapowers2706
    @ritapowers2706 Місяць тому

    So beautiful - I really enjoyed your tour & your photography. Loved the tree in the breeze

  • @frankintx699
    @frankintx699 Місяць тому

    In a way, it reminds me of Berlin. Those are beautiful historic homes, no wonder it is a "hot" real estate market area. $$$

    • @MrDEWaters
      @MrDEWaters Місяць тому

      Looking at Zillow.com, I see that there are many typical homes in this neighborhood valued at less than 400 thousand dollars, which is about the national average.

  • @Legally_Bomb
    @Legally_Bomb Місяць тому

    My first home was at 1431 Dolman. Living in Lafayette Square was amazing. The neighbors were some of the best people I’d met. The Second Empires are amongst the most preserved and beautiful in America.

    • @MrDEWaters
      @MrDEWaters Місяць тому

      Yes, and many homes there are relatively affordable.

  • @kennymike7937
    @kennymike7937 Місяць тому

    How my comment is the first for the first time. Nice tour! 🫠

    • @MrDEWaters
      @MrDEWaters Місяць тому

      It was a perfect fall day.

  • @EaminsEdge
    @EaminsEdge Місяць тому

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  • @ritapowers2706
    @ritapowers2706 Місяць тому

    Beautiful video but I would appreciate some context. Is this our equivalent of Williamsburg? I love seeing this appreciation of our past, our cultural heritage. Loved seeing all the artifacts of daily life, the women’s clothes. I am wondering if this is an annual event.

    • @MrDEWaters
      @MrDEWaters Місяць тому

      This was a military fort built by the French to establish control over the land they owned in North America during the 1700s. It didn't last very long. The present day buildings are reconstructions, built on the original foundation stones. Each year history buffs hold a re-enactment of the gatherings that frontier fur trappers used to hold during that time. Williamsburg was an actual town inhabited by the British that survived. Another historic site with reconstructed buildings is Saint Mary's City, Maryland which is on the Potomac River south of D.C. Several of my ancestors lived there.

  • @Jcookies-l3t
    @Jcookies-l3t Місяць тому

    Spooky 👻☠

  • @myjobisyou
    @myjobisyou 2 місяці тому

    Some really nice buildings, but sadly I would not walk those streets, especially at night because of crime not paranormal activity.

  • @RebeccaBaker-og9yd
    @RebeccaBaker-og9yd 2 місяці тому

    Painted ladies showing off their beauty.

  • @RebeccaBaker-og9yd
    @RebeccaBaker-og9yd 2 місяці тому

    Beautiful. Just like st. Louis 😢😮😅😊

  • @thekingofmovies193
    @thekingofmovies193 2 місяці тому

    Where's Bartholomule? I wonder.

  • @leannesmith3480
    @leannesmith3480 3 місяці тому

    Beautiful

  • @WhenHellFalls
    @WhenHellFalls 3 місяці тому

    Amazing video

  • @DruinStLouis
    @DruinStLouis 3 місяці тому

    Moved to St. Louis in 1992 and loved going to Soulard Market early on Saturday mornings. Back then every stall was occupied and the place was packed with customers. There was a tiny walk in pet store w cats, dogs & other animals. The more unusual items were frozen raccoons with the feet left on and a place that sold quail & duck eggs.

    • @MrDEWaters
      @MrDEWaters 3 місяці тому

      Yes, I remember the pet shop. It sells BBQ now. Sometimes there is a place selling live chickens and ducks.

  • @nintendosage77
    @nintendosage77 3 місяці тому

    Look at all the tents! That's what I like about this beach, it's usually a pretty chill place to be on weekends!

    • @MrDEWaters
      @MrDEWaters 3 місяці тому

      Yes, I have been going there for decades and I don't remember tents there in the past.

  • @frankintx699
    @frankintx699 3 місяці тому

    I missed the German booth.👍

    • @MrDEWaters
      @MrDEWaters 3 місяці тому

      This festival appeared to be much larger than in previous years. It stretched all the way from Grand Blvd. to the central circle. There were many hundreds of booths. It was 92 degrees and I couldn't see them all.

    • @frankintx699
      @frankintx699 3 місяці тому

      @@MrDEWaters That's fine thanks for sharing.

  • @ConnerKirk433
    @ConnerKirk433 4 місяці тому

    West County Mall used to be a Drive-in Theater in the early 1960s when 270 was built

    • @MrDEWaters
      @MrDEWaters 4 місяці тому

      I wasn't here in the 60s but I do remember the older version of the mall in the 80s that had one story and tile flooring. It was rebuilt and enlarged in the 90s I think.

  • @pennierkaide4985
    @pennierkaide4985 4 місяці тому

    I love this neighborhood! The houses at 20, 32, and 2:40 are the best. They all look like they've been in horror movies. The spiked wrought iron fences and gates are perfect. I would so want to live in one of those houses.

  • @bjrizen2188
    @bjrizen2188 4 місяці тому

    Great memories. My mother lived there in the Allen Market Apts. It was hectic during Mardi Gras. We shopped at Soulard and ate at Bogarts one weekend. She's gone 😢 but thanks for the memories. ❤️

  • @mzondi1970
    @mzondi1970 4 місяці тому

    I grew up there and a guy my old man new had a stand and I used to sling fruit for him and go one block away to school and then work for him after school

  • @kennymike7937
    @kennymike7937 4 місяці тому

    Well Done. So peaceful. 🫠

    • @MrDEWaters
      @MrDEWaters 4 місяці тому

      It was 90 degrees but the puffy clouds look good on video.

  • @MAWA2024
    @MAWA2024 4 місяці тому

    Great video and great music! Soulard was one of our favorite hangouts (especially Molly's) when we lived there between 1987 and 2001. Thanks for the trip down memory lane, we'll be back there in a few weeks to visit. Really looking forward to it!

  • @garryferrington811
    @garryferrington811 4 місяці тому

    What an amazing place! How did any of this survive urban renewal?

    • @MrDEWaters
      @MrDEWaters 4 місяці тому

      That's right. the City of St. Louis lost two-thirds of its population after World War II when many of the old factories became obsolete and there was massive movement to the suburbs. In general people didn't want to live in the hundred year old houses that had deteriorated---but some were willing to fix them up to their original condition.

  • @coreycoyle9548
    @coreycoyle9548 5 місяців тому

    Wonderful State Fair Ride Video!!!! F+L, Corey

    • @MrDEWaters
      @MrDEWaters 5 місяців тому

      Another one might be coming soon. I will try to get to go both to Springfield IL and Sedalia MO this year.

  • @JCastell1953
    @JCastell1953 5 місяців тому

    Interesting!

  • @dorisbanathy3423
    @dorisbanathy3423 5 місяців тому

    St. Louis is a beautiful city thanks for a great video 😊

    • @MrDEWaters
      @MrDEWaters 4 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching!

  • @RebeccaBaker-og9yd
    @RebeccaBaker-og9yd 5 місяців тому

    Yes, thank you.😢😮😅😊

  • @kellyjohnson7170
    @kellyjohnson7170 5 місяців тому

    Go the hospital where the exorcist happened 😮

    • @lisaspayandneuter7402
      @lisaspayandneuter7402 5 місяців тому

      They tore that hospital down I believe it was called Alexian Brothers

    • @garryferrington811
      @garryferrington811 4 місяці тому

      There's reality, then there's fiction. Batman isn't real...sorry to bust your bubble, but someone has to do it.

    • @spinlok3943
      @spinlok3943 3 місяці тому

      @@garryferrington811 No, it really happened. There were events in St Louis that inspired the Exorcist book and film. Look it up. Whether or not the kid was really possessed by a demon is up for debate.

  • @jeromewegand4785
    @jeromewegand4785 5 місяців тому

    GIVE US NARRATION, NOT AEROPORT MUSIC !

  • @organstl
    @organstl 5 місяців тому

    A unique place. Beautiful day. 😎 Enjoyed the video- Keep up the good work.

  • @23chdavis
    @23chdavis 5 місяців тому

    The Soulard area, where the Lemp Mansion is located, has many beautiful homes of French architecture. I'm curious where House #2, the one that resembles the Addams Family home, is located...

    • @MrDEWaters
      @MrDEWaters 5 місяців тому

      2322 S. 12th Street (Soulard neighborhood) at the corner of Lami St. www.stlmag.com/history/a-look-at-the-renovation-of-one-of-soulards-most-lavish-and-historically-intact-houses/

    • @kaytiikaboom702
      @kaytiikaboom702 4 місяці тому

      That’s not soulard.. it’s Benton park

  • @frankintx699
    @frankintx699 5 місяців тому

    Metro was built 20 years after my time in St. Louis and the airport had just become The Lambert- St. Louis International Airport. Thanks for a beautiful video, Don.👍👍

    • @MrDEWaters
      @MrDEWaters 5 місяців тому

      Security has been ramped up on the metro lines lately and also there are new trains on order--possibly for next year.

  • @frankintx699
    @frankintx699 6 місяців тому

    Hi Dan, Thanks for showing the sculptures, the giant eyeball looks like my plastic eye prosthesis.✨✨

    • @MrDEWaters
      @MrDEWaters 6 місяців тому

      I might make another video in this park. There are lots of other things i didn't show.

  • @kennymike7937
    @kennymike7937 6 місяців тому

    Look like everyone was having a great time. Stay safe and cool. 🙂

  • @frankintx699
    @frankintx699 6 місяців тому

    What a beautiful City suburb. Thank you for bringing back memories of our family cars of the 50s. Dad had a 1953 ford Ranch Wagon and a 56 Chevrolet and a 59 Ranch Wagon. My 1st car was a black 1959 Ford Galaxie, if I remember correctly it cost $900 in 1970. Dad bought it as a graduation present for me right before he went To Vietnam. I looked at the Census figures for St Louis and saw that it grew by about 80,000 people since I lived in Missouri. Thankyou for sharing, Don!👍

    • @MrDEWaters
      @MrDEWaters 6 місяців тому

      Also there was a white 1959 Chevrolet station wagon just like one my uncle had.

  • @marlynnek6449
    @marlynnek6449 6 місяців тому

    The core problem is the wine isn't very good. Investors need to stop trying to make Augusta Napa.

    • @MrDEWaters
      @MrDEWaters 6 місяців тому

      I agree. The Hoffman company is mostly interested in real estate development in my opinion.

  • @thedahkterizzin8831
    @thedahkterizzin8831 7 місяців тому

    Great music. These streets and houses remind me of the Garden District in New Orleans.

    • @MrDEWaters
      @MrDEWaters 6 місяців тому

      I have been to New Orleans twice and I think old parts of St. Louis look a lot like it. Much of St. Louis was torn down in the mid-20th century unfortunately.

  • @evelynbyrd4961
    @evelynbyrd4961 7 місяців тому

    When is the annual tour of Lafayette Square and it's homes and monuments? It used to be in June?

    • @MrDEWaters
      @MrDEWaters 7 місяців тому

      lafayettesquare.org/event/lafayette-squares-51st-annual-house-garden-tour-auction/

    • @ryanhilliard1620
      @ryanhilliard1620 6 місяців тому

      1st Saturday in June: Garden tour/antique fair 1st weekend in Dec: House tours/Christmas Market+tree lighting.

  • @bettycold
    @bettycold 7 місяців тому

    Thanks for playing exciting music for the beautiful community of St.louis soulard, it amazing, I will always love this city and what it’s have to offer ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @MrDEWaters
      @MrDEWaters 7 місяців тому

      Yes, I think the music is important in these videos.

    • @MrDEWaters
      @MrDEWaters 6 місяців тому

      St. Louis is a beautiful city---and I think it will be better with time.

  • @clintdelcambre8683
    @clintdelcambre8683 7 місяців тому

    Wow....used to live in St. Charles. Beautiful town!

    • @MrDEWaters
      @MrDEWaters 7 місяців тому

      I had the impression that there were more different things to see and do since the last time I was there.

  • @kennymike7937
    @kennymike7937 7 місяців тому

    That place still looks fantastic. I haven't been to that Market in decades. Awesome Video. 😊

    • @MrDEWaters
      @MrDEWaters 7 місяців тому

      It was a perfect day weather-wise. I'm glad you liked it.

  • @christophershort6143
    @christophershort6143 7 місяців тому

    'promosm' 👉

  • @roseltamangbinodlimboo
    @roseltamangbinodlimboo 7 місяців тому

    Wow, beautiful park. Nice place to go for walking and relaxing. Background music is so good. Thanks for showing us around. I really loved watching this video. New sub here:) Have a nice day

    • @MrDEWaters
      @MrDEWaters 7 місяців тому

      I'm glad you liked it!

  • @mdsuzaul2477
    @mdsuzaul2477 8 місяців тому

    yours channel have a some problem.