Description

In the mid-1980s, fragments of history surfaced from a creek bank in Forest Park—remnants of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair! Over its seven-month run, the Fair welcomed 20 million visitors, generating an incredible amount of trash that had to go somewhere. Portions of Forest Park became landfills, but these weren’t just any ordinary dumps—they were filled with treasures!

Among the discoveries were souvenir ceramic pieces, fragments of plaster statues, architectural details, nails, a pot handle, glass bottles, buttons, stained glass fragments, and so much more. These artifacts offer a fascinating glimpse into the Fair’s construction, its massive waste production, and the fate of the site after the Fair ended. Join us to uncover the stories of this remarkable event and the remnants it left behind!