History of Soulard

Soulard is the oldest residential district in the city of St. Louis, and began growing in the 1840's. It is on the National Register of Historic Places and a City of St. Louis Historic District. Named for Antoine Soulard, whose widow, Julia Cerre Soulard, gave 2 city blocks for use as a public market. Soulard Market stands there today.































































































































Friday, April 16, 2010

Soulard Restaurant Cooking Demo at Soulard Market

Chef Russ Byers will be demonstrating recipes from Soulard's Restaurant cookbook on the pavilion at Soulard Market. Starting April 17th - Oct 30th, every other Saturday at 11AM.
First up - Pork tenderloin with raspberry sauce

Lion Stolen from Co - Op Garden

The lion shown in the photo I took, as seen above, was stolen from our community garden. Flyers have started appearing around the neighborhood....its just so wrong.

Friday, April 9, 2010

ST. Louis Marathon Sunday

The StL Marathon will come right down Broadway, and turn at AB on Lynch - street closures for part of the morning. But a GREAT photo op - hope to get some shots.

Spring arrives







Sunday, April 4, 2010

Easter Sunday


Beautiful spring morning in Soulard and Lafayette Square





Historic Trinity Lutheran (exterior) and
Lafayette Park Methodist (interior)