This week on HOTLWS, Sue is joined by local historian and author Joe Sonderman who takes us through the history of the SS Admiral. It was a fixture on the St. Louis riverfront for decades...where did it come from and where did it go? Next, Andrew Wanko, Public Historian for the Missouri Historical Society introduces us to a man who thought St. Louis should be the capitol of the U.S., and talks about Bloody Island, where St. Louisans used to go to DUEL. That's right...we had a specific place for that!

Welcome to the History of the Lou with Sue! Sue Thomas welcomes Andrew Colligan, Head of the Archives at the Missouri Botanical Garden, and Amanda Doyle, author of "Tower Grove Park: Common Ground and Grateful Shade", to learn about the surprising connection between the Missouri Botanical Garden & Tower Grove Park!

Welcome to the History of the Lou with Sue! Sue Thomas welcomes Adam Kloppe, Public Historian at the Missouri History Museum to discuss the 120th anniversary of the Fair. Did you know there was a fancy hotel in Forest Park during the fair? That almost 20 MILLION people came from across the country (before we all had cars) to St. Louis to see it? Was the ice cream cone invented there? We'll find out! This weekend is the grand opening of a huge new exhibit at the history museum that folks have been working on for years, so we're all about the World's Fair. For more info on the exhibit, go to www.mohistory.org.