“You’re the first human being I’ve danced with all evening. It’s our last dance in St. Louis. I feel like I’m going to cry.”
—Judy Garland as Esther Smith in Meet Me in St. Louis
MPB SECRETS
- The Gateway City is known for odd edibles—toasted ravioli, Imo's thin-crust pizza, gooey butter cake, Ted Drewes frozen custard, Provel cheese—come on, give them a try.
- The Mighty Mississippi is not for swimming.
- When someone asks you where you went to school, he or she is most likely referring to high school.
- The ice cream cone was invented at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904.
- Highway 64 is also called Highway 40. Lindbergh Boulevard has a similar alias, Kirkwood Road.






