Decades: 1940-1950 | Living St. Louis

This episode of Decades covers St. Louis during WWII, and after the war. Watch and learn more about St. Louis war heroes like Butch O'Hare, baseball during wartime, Cardinal Glennon, and more.
0:00 Intro
01:40 Harry Dallas
02:41 The End of the Great Depression
03:59 World War II: Bonds, Butch O'Hare, Glider Crash
06:42 World Series
07:47 Rosie the Riveter
09:18 Black Employment and Segregation
11:26 Admitting Black Students
14:24 Cardinal Glennon
15:26 Joseph Ritter
16:00 Virginia Irwin
17:50 End of the War
18:44 Veteran Life Post-War
20:13 Housing and Segregation
22:35 Supply and Demand
24:53 New Technology
25:42 Outro

[@Lizerator]

I am really enjoying these videos. I was born in Saint Louis in 1943, not leaving until January 1960. Thanks so much for sharing them.

[@dianahohimer1107]

Thank you for putting these videos up. I was born in Ferguson ,Florissant , and lived there until 79. A wonderful place to grow up in then.

[@superbug1977]

Excellent content. What a great resource this Nine PBS video archive is.

[@CharlesSilver-ew3ju]

My parents were born on St.Louis. Born in the ,20's. They met at Arthur Murray studios and my father was an instructor, my mother went as a pupil. She was a fashion illustrator for Famous & Barr and Stixx Baer Fuller. Moved to NJ in 69. I never felt like an easterner.

[@jakeduffin4626]

Excellent video! Thank you for sharing!

[@allenkranawetter9482]

Have you done any features on the cafeterias that were at the old St Louis and Michigan plant on Goodfellow. And I-70 . My father worked at one of them I think they were like 13 in total