Join life-time St. Louisan Patrick John Kleaver in this UPDATED AND EXPANDED version of his book GROWING UP IN OLD NORTH ST. LOUIS. He reminisces about the good and the bad in the first nineteen years of his life when he lived in that historic St. Louis neighborhood from its heyday in the mid-1950s to its decline in the 1970s. From a detailed description of his house to the neighborhood shopping district (with stops at various neighbors and churches along the way), you'll feel like you're entering his life and walking with him on a personally guided tour! In this SECOND EDITION, (even FURTHER updated AND expanded in December 2020) he includes MORE anecdotes, a MORE detailed history of Old North St. Louis and its historic Catholic churches, MORE photographs (including rarely seen historic ones of streetscapes and church interiors), a MORE DETAILED quick side trip to two other neighborhoods bordering his, and totally UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION about the status of the people and buildings he mentions. (In adding a few MORE last minute updates after the December 2020 updated version went to press, it was necessary to use a different font in a few places on a few pages, resulting in a couple of lines being slightly misaligned (but still fully readable). Also, the bottom half of one page and the top of the page following it may have slightly faded (although still very much readable) print. The author apologizes for these uncorrectable imperfections.) DEAR READERS: This book is legitimately available ONLY as a printed paperback. ELECTRONIC VERSIONS ARE PIRATED COPIES FOR WHICH THE AUTHOR RECEIVES NO ROYALTIES AND MAY CONTAIN CONTENT NOT AUTHORED BY HIM. Please buy your copy ONLY as a paperback from Amazon or other reputable websites (or for libraries and schools, only from recognized institutional distributors). Thank you!