St. Louis Then and Now is a captivating chronicle of history and change. It pairs photographs over a century old with specially commissioned views of the same scenes as they exist today to show the evolution of St. Louis from the pioneers' "Gateway to the West" to a thriving and dynamic city of the 21st century. Established by French fur-trader Pierre Laclede in 1764 and named in honor of the patron saint of France, St. Louis was...