Nini Harris

Life-Long St. Louis City resident, NiNi Harris has researched and written 18 books on St. Louis history, ethnic groups, and architecture. In her books, she has chronicled the history of the Carondelet and Holly Hills neighborhoods and the remarkable evolution of Downtown St. Louis. She has explored the stories and documented the history of the Polish immigrants to St. Louis, the immigrants who built Bohemian Hill, and the 18th and 19th century history of Black St. Louisans. Harris has been...See more

Life-Long St. Louis City resident, NiNi Harris has researched and written 18 books on St. Louis history, ethnic groups, and architecture. In her books, she has chronicled the history of the Carondelet and Holly Hills neighborhoods and the remarkable evolution of Downtown St. Louis. She has explored the stories and documented the history of the Polish immigrants to St. Louis, the immigrants who built Bohemian Hill, and the 18th and 19th century history of Black St. Louisans. Harris has been studying and giving walking tours of St. Louis Hills history and architecture for four decades. See less