Okay, I'll bite. How do you pronounce Gravois? Georgia In Michigan Bill and Lisa Kemp wrote: > I've always heard GRAT-ee-ot...but then I used to say grav-WAH for Gravois. > > But I DO know how to say Tchoupitulous, Lafayette and Burgundy in > New Orleans! Had a crash course last year... > > Lisa > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Jims505@aol.com> > To: <MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 4:38 PM > Subject: [StL-Metro] How Do You Pronounce > > > I am a foreigner in my own land and need help with pronunciation. > > > > How do you pronounce: "Gratiot Street?" > > A. Gra- toyt? > > B. Grat-chut? > > C. Gra-tote? > > I was involved in a spirited discussion with a family member and need > help. > > > > Also, Map Quest shows there are three streets directly south of the tracks > > that go under Fourteenth Street just north of Chouteau. I only remember > Papin > > Street running into Fourteenth St. Do all three streets now run into > Fourteenth? > > (Gratiot, Singleton and Papin Streets.) > > > > And finally, Where was 415 south Fourteenth Street in 1885? Was there a > > viaduct over Fourteenth Street that year?----Jim > > > > > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > > If you are researching the Irish in St. Louis, you might want to have a > look at Diane Shaw's websites: http://members.gtw.net/~seamus/Irshnstl.htm > and http://members.gtw.net/~seamus/KerryPatch.htm > > > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > To ask for a lookup or volunteer to do acts of genealogical kindess, visit Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at http://www.RAOGK.org.