This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: P_Freudenthal Surnames: Swain, Boyle, Glaesy, Freudenthal, Rodrigues, Vix, McDonald, Hammond Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.stlouis/10365/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My great grandfather lived and worked in Forest Park in 1880. I'm guessing a former farm house was converted to a restaurant. The owner and staff lived in the house. Does anyone have information, location, name, or photos for this restaurant? The owner was Charles Swain. --------- 1880 census, 1 Jun 1880, Independent City of St. Louis, Missouri, Supervisor's District #1, Enumeration District #165 Forest Park Charles E. Swain restaurant keeper (born 1838 in New York, parents born Wales, Wales) Katie E. Swain (wife) housekeeper (b. 1855 in Missouri, parents born Ireland, Ireland) John W. Swain (son) (b. 1875 in Missouri) William M. Boyle, restaurant manager (b. 1844 in New York) John B. Glaesy, cook (b. 1853in Prussia) Charles Freudenthal, waiter (b. 1851 in Belgium, parents born England, England) A. E. Rodrigues, waiter (b. 1854 in England) August Vix, 2nd cook/blacksmith (b. 1848 in France) Charles McDonald, hostler/barber (b. 1861 in Missouri) Edward Hammond, porter (b. 1862 in Kentucky) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.