Here is a synopsis of news items I found of interest, plus a couple of book suggestions you might enjoy. In case you missed the announcement, The Chase Hotel is under contract to be sold to Boston-based Hospitality Properties Trust for $94 million. Read more in an article by reporter Jacob Barker in Thursday’s St….
Tag: Martin Schweig
What’s with all the crows – revisited
You can tell the time of day by the activity of the crows that live in the neighborhood. At dawn, you'll hear them cawing as they head out to the county to feed, and at dusk, they call out as they gather in the CWE for the night, see above. One evening when I was…
From the archives IV: The Muny
The photographs above and below are from the archives of photographer Martin Schweig (see previous archive posts here and here). These were taken by Martin's father and grandfather at The Municipal Theater (The Muny) in Forest Park in the 1920's. There is a fascinating history of The Muny on the website, including the fact that…