NiNi Harris

Author Nini Harris has identified the places and things that can make a case for being the oldest in the metro area. Her new book from Reedy Press, “Oldest St. Louis,” explores the history of everything from that Spanish soldier’s house in Florissant to the region’s oldest McDonald’s (9915 Watson Road dates back to 1958, she writes).

When NiNi Harris isn’t busy writing, she’s most likely reading – old documents such as city directories, that is.“It sounds like I have a pretty boring…

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