Gateway Magazine: Spring 2026

For more than 30 years, Gateway has given Missouri Historical Society (MHS) members a forum to reflect on the historical, cultural, and social issues affecting St. Louis and Missouri. With beautifully illustrated articles on preservation and architecture, folk culture and oral history, music and theater traditions, and civil rights and African American history, Gateway revels in regional diversity. Essays on individual Missourians and the histories of St. Louis communities, organizations, and movements illuminate the known and unknown, while interviews and photo essays contribute personal viewpoints.

Volume 46, Number 1 features the following articles:

• The Great Divorce: St. Louis City and County's Dividing Line by Andrew Wanko 
• Haunted By History: McDowell's College, Gratiot Street Prison, and St. Louis Memory by Kendyl M. Schmidt
• Lost, Found, Rescued: A World's Fair Mystery by Rodney Wilson