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Abe Block		01-Dec-2017 04:20
Mr. Siedel liked to have lunch at the five and dime store on Collinsville.

BILL NUNES		08-Aug-2017 03:52
I AM A 1957 EAST SIDE GRAD. ABSOLUTELY LOVED GROWING UP IN WASHINGTON PARK AND E ST. LOUIS. I HAVE A NEW 400 PAGE BOOK - BIG BOOK OF E ST. LOUIS NOSTALGIA - WITH HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF ORIGINAL PICS AND TONS OF NARRATIVE. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. E-MAIL ME FOR INFO bnunesbook@aol.com

Cathy Guitart		06-Mar-2017 01:03
Siedels.. my mother Ruth Hattle worked there for 52 yrs.. good friends with Martin and M Siedels.. I and my brother worked there during the summers.. Holy Angels, then Assumption high.. I started work at Siedels when I was 14.. my mother would bring me to the store to sit and draw cause she didn't have a babysitter.. good times.. remembering Woolworths where they had the counter to have lunch at.. the 5 and dime store.. Majestic across the street was a beautiful place before it went down the tubes.. sad.

ELamp		21-Dec-2014 18:17
Born and raised in this great city love all the memories i have of growing up there wish i could change the mind set of the younger generation to help rebuild and keep a great city growing

Guest		22-Mar-2013 14:48
I'm originally from East St. Louis and I grew up in Washington Park. I attended Manners Elementary,Lansdowne Jr high and East Side.I come home once a year and I ride throughout the city with a look of dismay. How could such a beautiful place fall so short. I wonder should I have stayed and what could we have done to make it a better place is it our fault or is it someone else's. I agree with a lot of people who has spoke on this conversation once a East St Louisian is always a East Saint Louisan that will never change.

dgal		17-Apr-2012 06:47
I was raised in East St. Louis from the age of 6 years old to 12 years old. I attended John Robinson Elementary School, but continued my education across the River in St. Louis County, Berkeley. My memories of East St. Louis are rather vague, but I remember our Christmases as a family, our Easter Sundays, going to church with my mother and father, my little school concerts! I had a lot of fun as a child and don't have many bad memories of East St. Louis, but it breaks my heart to see what it's become. It's just rather sad.

Guest		05-Aug-2011 01:12
I grew up and East St. Louis, and never am I ashame to tell anyone I'm from East St. Louis. I know that the city is in need of improvement oon many levels.. Our educators, our politicians, our police, mayors and parents also. But it's not the only city that has these problems. it's only widely broadcasted because it is a city of mainly blacks, so we let the media sterotype us and feed off of it. This is a valuable city, and they want it but they first must have everyone vacate it. so they can do what they have always planned. make a profit. I too have left the city, but it is to protect my children from all the violent at the schools and nobody caring to educate our children. But I do still visit frequently and do plenty of business in my city

Guest		25-Apr-2011 13:15
yes i grew up on 54th st about 4 block from e.side my brother an cousins when there i left when i was at george rogers clark in the 9th grade

H.Awaller		07-Jan-2010 21:03
you can never win a war unless you inter the battelfeild you must ingage ther must be apoint when we move beyound our emotions beyound just pointing and blaming but changing through building,plaining not negative speaking but by inpowering through your words of hope what about those who are still here that east st louis is all we have or our children that read these horror story,s and may feel hopless enough about the bad the ugly we need those that will stand with us and say we can be better and to you my friend that say e.st. louis should be crush like our youth dreams its bigger than you perpose. God speed

darockkb		20-Aug-2008 07:05
I can't wait to come home again after 28 years living in California. Some of the things still looks the same since I'd left a long time ago, the schools except Clark (formally was Jr high when I was there 30 yrs ago), ESL High, Lincoln. The neighborhood where I'd use to grew up in are gone, but I've still have alot of family and friends....can't wait to see them all soon. If they want to show what have East St. Louis done now, they should show the redevelopment of Washington and St. Clair counties.

musicman		12-Aug-2008 03:28
I grew up and E.ST.LOUIS born and raised their went to jefferson school lansdown school and grauted from E.SIDE SR.HIGH.just had my 20 year class reunion thier East St.louis will alway's be home to me .I love it when i was their you can never forget where you can from it's where you're going in life that matter.class of (88)we still rock even if all have went our seperated way's we still come home and we love our city no matter what people may say ..If you havent live her you cant say a word.the news can lie about a city all day long if the people will belive every thing they here lot's of love for E.ST.LOUIS.....