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 Meet Me In St. Louis - St. Louis, Missouri Posted by:  BruceS
N 38° 38.374 W 090° 17.659
15S E 735493 N 4280253
Meet Me In St. Louis, Louis was published in 1904 and was the theme song of 1944 musical starring Judy Garland. The music was written to commemorate the 1904 St. Louis Worlds Fair.
Waymark Code: WM1QAW
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 06/23/2007
Views: 95
The song lyrics for "Meet Me In St. Louis" were written by Andrew B.
Sterling and the music by Frederick Allen "Kerry" Mills and was published in
1904 to coincide with the 1904 St. Louis Worlds Fair, which was held in St.
Louis's Forest Park.
The chorus of the song:
"Meet me in St. Louis, Louis,
Meet me at the fair,
Don't tell me the lights are shining
any place but there;
We will dance the Hoochee Koochee,
I will be your tootsie wootsie,
If you will meet in St. Louis, Louis,
Meet me at the fair."
The location for this waymark is the building which was the
Palace of Fine Arts for the Fair. The Palace of Fine Arts was the only
building constructed for the Fair which was intended to be a permanent building.
The other buildings were constructed of wood and ornamented with what was called
"staff", a mixture of lime plaster and cement which contained glycerin and
dextrose to which shredded hemp was added. The Palace of Fine Arts was designed
by architect Cass Gilbert in a Beaux-Arts style and is constructed of stone. The
construction cost of the building was $1,014,000, the most spent on any of the
the buildings. Today the building is home to the St. Louis Art
Museum.
Musician: Judy Garland among many
Name of Song: Meet Me in St. Louis
Relevant Verse:
"Meet me in St. Louis, Louis,
Meet me at the fair,
Don't tell me the lights are shining
any place but there;
We will dance the Hoochee Koochee,
I will be your tootsie wootsie,
If you will meet in St. Louis, Louis,
Meet me at the fair."
Location website: [Web Link]
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