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Floating Theater Goldenrod Guards a River Past in St Louis
In St Louis a surviving showboat the Goldenrod moored near Locust Street carries on as a nightly floating theater. Captain Bil Menke 81 years old and his brothers built a river showboat empire once common on the Mississippi. The Goldenrod built 1909 seated 1400 remains the last of its kind as modern rivercraft encroaches.
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Mississippi River
Richard W. Lay
ST. Louis, Mo
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the Mississippi
St. Louis
Menke
Mississippi
Ohio
Pittsburgh
New Orleans
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Jersey City
Moreongahela
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Hollywood
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