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11
Nov
Hope Springs Eternal, 1905

Hope Springs Eternal, 1905

As Baltimore rebuilt, it turned to sports to take its mind off the daunting task at hand. The city had
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07
Nov
A City in Ruins, and Rebuilding

A City in Ruins, and Rebuilding

Moving east from St. Louis along Route 70 today, your road would eventually terminate on the western edge of Baltimore
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25
Oct
A Fair's Demise and a Year’s End

A Fair's Demise and a Year’s End

The World's Fair officially ended on December 1, 1904, and in that last month of a year now
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18
Oct
Olympic Football, c. 1904

Olympic Football, c. 1904

American football was—debatably—a demonstration sport at the 1904 Summer Olympics. Washington University in St. Louis ("WashU"
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17
Oct
A Nearby Olympiad, 1904

A Nearby Olympiad, 1904

An easy mile walk west of the Grand Basin leads to Washington University in St. Louis's Francis Olympic
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14
Oct
The 1904 World's Fair

The 1904 World's Fair

Returning to the site of the last post, St. Louis's Forest Park hosted the World's Fair—
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07
Oct
Lore is underway

Lore is underway

Located on Pagoda Circle in St. Louis, the Nathan Frank Bandstand sits on the site of the 1904 World'