Walks, Tours, Programs, Lectures and Book Signings
presented by author/historian NiNi Harris.
More book signings and book programs
are scheduled throughout the year.
Check back here for additions and updates.
NiNi Harris’s walking tours, talks, bus tours and programs are based on her original, primary source research.
All content under copyright.
Announcing –
Spring Talks
by NiNi Harris
Books by NiNi Harris about St. Louis History and Architecture will be available for sale
following each talk.
Sale is by cash or check only.
Talks
Introducing NiNi Harris's latest book,
St. Louis Hills, A Walk Through History
Released by Reedy Press.
AVAILABLE NOW.
St. Louis Hills – its history and architecture
A talk exploring the unique development of the City's enchanting St. Louis Hills neighborhood – from the beginnings of Francis Park, its jewel-like centerpiece, through its charming Tudor Revival cottages, its distinctive Art Deco apartments, and its sprawling Mid-Century Modern ranch houses.
The program is based on Harris's original research for her latest book, St. Louis Hills: A Walk Through History.
Wednesday, April 23
6:00 p.m.
St. Louis Landmark's Association
1805 S. 9th Street, 63104
314-421-6474
Books available for sale. Cash or check only.
St. Louis Parks
Harris will discuss the history and development of the City's phenomenal parks
Based on her research for her new book, St. Louis Parks, published SOON by Reedy Press
Saturday, June 14
11:00 a.m.
Carondelet Historical Society
6303 Michigan Avenue 63111
314-752-2304
Books by NiNi Harris will be available for sale following the talk. Cash or check only.
Walking Tours
May Tours
These customized tours will have a limited number of participants.
Each tour will be offered multiple times, allowing for small group interactions. All the tours are based on
NiNi Harris's original research.
More dates for these tours will be added, plus tours of other neighborhoods. This is an ongoing, seasonal series.
For more information, starting places and to make reservations
Call: NiNi Harris, 314-752-2304.
Lafayette Terrace
This extraordinary mix of turn-of-the-century houses – featuring classic St. Louis brickwork and stonework – mixed in with wildly contemporary houses creates a one-of-a-kind neighborhood. The story of the old, as well as the creation of the new, will be explored on this walking tour of this unique neighborhood linking Lafayette Square and Compton Heights.
Thursday May 1
10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, May 6
10:30 a.m.
Compton Heights
The German business giants of South St. Louis built miniature castles of stone, terra cotta and slate, with turrets and towers, and ornamental ironwork along the enchanting streets of Compton Heights. On this walking tour,
NiNi Harris will highlight the history of the German immigrant entrepreneurs and their Germanic inspired architecture that gives South St. Louis its unique character.
Author/Historian NiNi Harris, will trace the history of these near South Side communities from the days of the French commonfields, through the building boom a century ago, to the present.
Wednesday, May 21
10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, May 28
10:30 a.m.
Bus Tours
through Cornerstone Journeys
Harris will be offering events and day-long bus tours of St. Louis with Cornerstone Journeys.
To learn more about Harris's day-long trips and excursions exploring the St. Louis region year-round, visit: www.cornerstonejourneys.com for details.
Or call: 314-287-5333
Please
visit this site regularly for additional
dates and offerings.
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Featured Book
NiNi Harris
Author, Historian,
Your guide through the history of the Gateway City.
NiNi Harris
To order books by NiNi Harris
please call her at
314-752-2304
Additionally:
Sheila Harris
(who worked with her sister NiNi on many projects)
is well-known for her paintings and batiks of St. Louis architecture. Her acrylics and batiks were inspired by her travels in both this country and overseas.
Building entryways in places like Dublin are admired, immortalized on small cards and then sent through the post the world over, but the thresholds of our humble-yet-gorgeous city structures are barely noticed, as long as they allow us to move from one side of a wall to the other. To raise our local portal perception, St. Louis artist Sheila M. Harris has painted images of the doors of our historic homes, storefronts and factories, and she has put these watercolor works on display for all to enjoy. Harris’ Historic Doors of St. Louis was recently hanging at Washington Avenue Post
(1312 Washington Avenue).
