Celebrating the Louisiana Purchase

Climb the Tyrolean Alps

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    A village tucked within snow-capped Tyrolean Alps greeted fair-goers arriving on the Pike through the east entrance.

    The Tyrolean Alps attraction offered gorgeous scenery, tasty food and special entertainment. Alpine castles, gabled homes, and churches surrounded groups of peasants singing native songs. The hotel, the St. Louis Inn, was part of this attraction.

    The Luchow-Faust World Fair Restaurant, operated by Tony Faust of St. Louis and August Luchow of New York City, could seat 2,500. In addition to good food, diners enjoyed comedian Will Rogers or listened to one of the many fine concerts.

    Adolphus Busch purchased the attraction with the idea of opening a summer theatre following the Fair. That project was never completed.

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    Tyrolean Village

    This picture shows one of buildings in the Tyrolean Alps. Note the gables and towers that were found on many of these buildings. There was a hall where scenes from Oberammergau's Passion Play were shown. Other attractions included musicians and yodelers. The hotel, the St. Louis Inn, was a part of this exhibit. Here visitors could see comedian, Will Rogers.

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    Dining at Luchow-Faust Restaurant, Tyrolean Alps

    The Luchow-Faust World's Fair Restaurant in the Tyrolean Alps concession, operated by Tony Faust of St. Louis and August Luchow of New York City, could seat 2500.

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    Dining at Luchow-Faust Restaurant, Tyrolean Alps

    Snow-capped masses of the Ortler with the wild and jagged Zugspitze threw their cooling shadows over a verdant scene of Alpine life at the extreme eastern end of the Pike. Massive castles with gray towers and embattled walls; tiny houses, with arbors, gables and towerlets; a Tyrolese council hall with its verandas and terraces -- these sights received a deeper tone color from groups of peasants singing 'Zillerthat, Thous Art My Joy,' as they went about their tasks. In a mammoth cyclorama hidden beneath the mountain masses a remarkable trip was taken by tram car through Alpine scenery painted by Professor Josef Rummelspacher.

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    Flower girl of the Tyrolean Alps

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    Menu : Tyrolean Alps, St. Louis Day, September 15, 1904

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    Menu cover : Luchow-Faust World's Fair Restaurant Co., Tirolean Alps, St. Louis, 1904

    Perhaps the most elegant restaurant was the Luchow-Faust World's Fair Restaurant in the Tyrolean Alps. This restaurant was operated by Tony Faust of St. Louis and August Luchow of New York City. The menu included such delicacies as caviar for 75c and filet mignon for $1.25.

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    Menu page 2 : Luchow-Faust World's Fair Restaurant

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    Menu page 4 : Luchow-Faust World's Fair Restaurant

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    Souvenir German Tyrolean Alps, World's Fair St. Louis, 1904

    Castle in the German Tyrolean Alps.

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    Souvenir German Tyrolean Alps, World's Fair St. Louis, 1904

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    Ticket : German Tyrolean Alps Company, St. Louis, Mo.

    Ticket for Frederick M. Crunden, librarian, St. Louis Public Library.

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    Tyrolean Alps

    The Tyrolean Alps concession was located at the east entrance of the Pike. The presentation of the Passion Play of Oberamergau was a highlight in the alpine village.

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    Tyrolean Alps

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    Tyrolean Alps : Dining at Luchow Faust Restaurant

    The Luchow-Faust World's Fair Restaurant in the Tyrolean Alps concession, operated by Tony Faust of St. Louis and August Luchow of New York City, could seat 2500.

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    Tyrolean Alps : Dining at Luchow Faust Restaurant

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    Tyrolean Alps and Tyrolean singers

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    Tyrolean village under construction

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    Luchow-Faust Restaurant : Souvenir German Tyrolean Alps, World's Fair, St. Louis, 1904

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