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Buildings are just piles of boards and bricks without the stories
that are attached to them. During November 1912, St. Louis Police
Officer Arthur Huddleston was killed by paroled murderer Albert
Whitefield. Whitefield had surprised his common-law wife, who was
entertaining another gentleman caller. Whitefield attempted to kill
her before two St. Louis Police Officers responded to her cries for
help. Eventually Whitefield would shoot Officer Huddleston with
another St. Louis Police Officer's gun. The murder occurred at 2912
Washington Avenue (Building 65 on the front cover), the former home
of Dr. Leete, a prominent member of St. Louis society. By the early
1900s, the once fashionable mansions were converted to rooming
houses. Many St. Louis neighborhoods such as the Lucas Place
neighborhood in Downtown have suffered similar fates as the tip of
the "Golden Triangle" has continued to move westward. Two buildings
would occupy the site before the second building was torn down in
the 1980s or 1990s. The last building on the block was condemned as
wrecked in 1995. The south side of the 2900 block of Washington
Avenue is one long vacant lot today. 2912 Washington Avenue had
many residents and tenants during its histories. I have captured as
much of that history as possible to give the reader a complete
perspective on St. Louis building and police history.
In 1938, a North St. Louis resident named Gilbert Ellis married a
South St. Louis resident named Alvina Mosblech uniting two
families. For the next 50 plus years, they would live and love
while overseeing the birth of a large family. Written by their
grandson, this genealogy traces the family back to the mid-1800s in
Germany and answers several questions. Who was Caroline Johannpeter
and how did she end up managing a St. Louis factory in 1919? Why
did Gustave Mosblech leave Wuppertal in Germany to come to St.
Louis in 1881? Why Alvina's father did not want her to marry
Gilbert and it's affect on their relationship? The family history
is deeply intertwined with St. Louis, MO, the city both families
called home.
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