Brentwood

The mail coaches and prairie schooners traveling west in the late 1800s on the Manchester Trail would have stopped in what is today known as Brentwood. Maddenville, as the area was then called, was named after a prominent businessman who owned a grocery store, barbershop, rock quarry, and blacksmith shop. While some travelers took respite in Porta's Tavern and pressed westward, others never left the community that later grew, along with the railroad, into a bustling community just outside St. Louis. This collection of words and images by the Brentwood Historical Society brings to life the small-town values and humble history of "The City of Warmth."

In this book, more than 200 historic photographs portray the days when the Brentwood Dinky streetcar ran from St. Louis, Link's Chicken Farm became infamous, and Louis J. "Pat" Bompart, grandson of Brentwood's founder, bought tavern patrons round after round of drinks. Pictured here are the schools, churches, businesses, and festivals that have endeared residents to Brentwood since its earliest days as a whistle stop.

Author: Brentwood Historical Society
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 10/09/2002
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.76h x 6.10w x 0.37d
ISBN: 9780738520216

About the Author
The Brentwood Historical Society: - For almost 20 years, the Brentwood Historical Society has been compiling vintage pictures, oral histories, and other memorabilia to preserve nearly 200 years of Brentwood's history for past and future generations.