When Missouri Life magazine debuted in 1973, the first issue featured a photo essay entitled “Quiet Places.” We revisited that idea for our 50th anniversary with another “Quiet Places” photo essay in our March/April 2023 issue. Here’s the 1973 feature that inspired us.
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May 26, 1973
On this date in Missouri history, Worlds of Fun amusement park opens.
My Missouri Life
Missouri Life magazine's new editor-in-chief, Sandy Selby, greets readers through the My Missouri Life column.
I popped up from my nest of pillows and books in the back of the family station wagon and announced, “I’m going to live in Missouri when I grow up.” I made that declaration at age nine as my family traveled from our home in northeastern Oklahoma to Branson for a vacation.
December 19, 1973
One of the worst traffic jams in St. Louis history was caused by a blizzard and the last minute Christmas shoppers.