Source: The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency; “History of East St. Louis,” written in 1937 by Arthur Moore of the Federal Writer’s Project; “Illustrated History of East St. Louis” by Bill Nunes; “Made in USA: The Rise and Fall of an Industrial River Town” by Andrew Theising; “Never Been A Time” by Harper Barnes.

Credit: Compiled by Mary Leonard | St. Louis Public Radio; Timeline by Brent Jones | St. Louis Public Radio