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an exhibitionPhotos: Scenes from Day 2 of LouFestST. LOUIS As World War I
slogged through its final year and fighting between Americans and
Germans headed toward a conclusion, St. Louisans committed one last act
of patriotism.They renamed the streets.Kaiser Street became Gresham
Avenue. Hapsburger Avenue took the name of a British statesman and
became Cecil Place. Von Verson Avenue became Enright Avenue, to honor
one of the first Americans killed in the war. And Berlin Avenue became
Pershing Avenue as a salute to General John "Black Jack" Pershing, the
man who commanded the American troops at war.In recent weeks, some city
residents have sought to reclaim Berlin Avenue by having that name
appear as an honorary moniker alongside the official Pershing Avenue in
the city's Skinker/DeBaliviere neighborhood. The proposition, pushed
largely by residents of German heritage, has failed to garner much
interest from those who live there. But it nonetheless has exposed a
slice of St. Louis' ethnic history. Louis' German heritage, said in an
interview last week. "We just want to remind people that there was
something before Pershing."Merkel said his goal was to educate area
residents of the "anti German hysteria of World War I," when the city
changed the name of its streets and re labeled German foods for example,
calling sauerkraut "liberty cabbage." To that aim he enlisted the help
of the German American Heritage Society of St. Louis replica breitling Bentley 6.75
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which voted last month to support the idea and fund any street signage
or plaque commemorating Pershing's days as Berlin.In the early part of
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city Alderman William Tamme announced that the city would rename
streets "only at the instance of property owners and residents on
thoroughfares which bear objectionable German names." In 1918 fake Emporio Armani
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St. Louis Mayor Henry Kiel signed a bill that stripped Berlin Avenue of
its name. Residents considered renaming it Woodrow, after President
Woodrow Wilson, before settling on Pershing, who was born in Missouri
and was the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces. The Berlin
Hotel, at Taylor and Berlin avenues replica Breitling Transocean Chronograph
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was even rechristened the "Bonair."St. Louis wasn't alone. Cincinnati
replaced its German and Berlin streets with the names English and
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was renamed "Marne," honoring those who died in a battle in France.
Such pursuits were championed by leaders such as former President
Theodore Roosevelt, who advocated a harsh line against the German
nation.In the Metro East, residents took things one step further. Robert
Prager, a German coal miner suspected by locals of being a spy, was
killed by a lynch mob in Collinsville.St. Louis had a massive German
immigrant population. And today, Census figures show it is still the
city's most common ancestry.Berlin Avenue first appeared in 1871 and
spanned Taylor and Kingshighway, before being expanded to the city
limit."Our board of directors decided to support this financially, as
well as morally," said Lansing Hecker, president of the society and
honorary German Consul for Missouri and Southern Illinois. He said an
honorary designation would fit well with educating residents during this
year's celebration of St. Louis' 250th birthday.Ward 28 Alderman Lyda
Krewson agreed to sponsor a bill for the honorary designation if there
was support in the community. But residents living along the street
appeared unwilling to support the idea. City ordinances require that 60
percent of the registered voters or business owners in the area sign a
petition in support before such a move is made.Given the realities,
Merkel has conceded defeat. "If they don't want it to be there, we won't
be there," he said.Merkel said he would try for an honorary street
designation someplace else in the city, but he isn't sure where.Still,
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president of the DeBaliviere Place Association, said his organization
was open to supporting a plaque on the street if it was "accurate and
sensitive to all." Merkel said he was open to that proposition and would
meet with the DeBaliviere association this month.The city created
honorary street designations in 2001. So far, such distinctions have
been bestowed on politicians, musicians and athletes. A stretch of
Delmar Boulevard is now known as "Barack Obama Boulevard." The 5400
block of Elizabeth Avenue is known as "Hall of Fame Place," marking the
place where baseball greats Yogi Berra and Joe Garagiola grew up.Jaffe
said his group had a conference call about the issue on Thursday but
hadn't taken an official position. He said the group was generally
against honorary street signage because it can be confusing to
passersby. Sometimes the honorary street signage is nicer than the
official signage, making it hard for people to know where they are."This
wasn't a German section of town," Jaffe said. And, he said, there may
be other reasons against honoring Berlin with a sign: "We've got
Holocaust survivors who live in the neighborhood."
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