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From KETC, Living St. Louis Producer Kate Shaw attends a reunion for former employees of the now defunct Ozark Airlines. Despite great success in the 1950s and 60s, the airline was bought out by TWA in 1986. The Silver Swallows, as they are known, reunite every year to commemorate the airline and discuss the special camaraderie and service that Ozark had to offer.

From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Patrick Murphy looks at the history of Interstate 64/Highway 40 and the construction in its future. Beginning in 2007, more than 12 miles of this heavily traveled highway will be revamped.

From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Patrick Murphy recounts the "Great St. Louis Bank Robbery" of 1953 at Southwest Bank. While it was in progress, the robbery drew a crowd of thousands of people. A movie was later made about the robbery, in which police officer Mel Stein played himself.

From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Anne-Marie Berger takes a look at the history of Sears homes, ready-to-assemble houses available nearly 100 years ago in the Sears Roebuck catalogue. In 1908, these kit homes were offered in 370 styles and ranged in price from $50 to $5000. Families who selected a Sears home.... more

From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Patrick Murphy tours the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City. By 1935, it was the largest prison in the United States with 5,000 inmates. The penitentiary closed its doors in 2004.

From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Patrick Murphy goes deep into the Channel 9 archives to find footage from the show, The City Around Us, which aired in 1959. The show toured the Corvette production plant in downtown St. Louis to see how these classic cars were made. Murphy also highlights a recent gathering of the.... more

From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Jim Kirchherr takes a look back at the history of the development of the St. Louis riverfront that would eventually lead to the construction of the Gateway Arch. As the 40th anniversary of its completion approaches, learn more about the importance of this national monument that remains the tallest in the country.

From KETC, Living St. Louis Producer Jim Kirchherr looks back at the ethnic, political and social conflicts taking place in East St. Louis in the early 1900s. These tensions erupted into violence on July 1, 1917, after police officers were shot.

From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Patrick Murphy takes a look back at the history and the construction of Gateway Arch—a monument built as a symbol of the westward expansion. The Arch's designer, Eero Saarinen, died at the age of 51 before he saw the finished sculpture completed. Laborers and ironworkers recall.... more

From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Jim Kirchherr explores the possibility of having streetcars return to St. Louis. Today, two vintage streetcars are on display—one at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park and the other in the University City loop. A group of people wants to bring them back to St. Louis to.... more