The elusive Mainlander in St Louis/Clayton Missouri: Some Leads - General Tiki

T tikijackalope Tiki Socialite KS/MO Joined: Oct 23, 2003 Posts: 835	T tikijackalope Posted posted on Tue, Oct 19, 2004 8:40 PM Also, county property tax rolls might be useful. You might be able to look up the tax valuation for 7700 Bonhomme Avenue over a number of years; these sometimes list the property owner. If you correlate this with the span of years that Huki-Lau/Mainlander operated (based on other data), then a change in ownership during that span may imply the time the name changed, assuming a new owner changed the name. Of course, none of that is as cool as finding someone who worked there, but cold data can be the framework upon which anecdotes are hung.

Also, county property tax rolls might be useful. You might be able to look up the tax valuation for 7700 Bonhomme Avenue over a number of years; these sometimes list the property owner. If you correlate this with the span of years that Huki-Lau/Mainlander operated (based on other data), then a change in ownership during that span may imply the time the name changed, assuming a new owner changed the name.
Of course, none of that is as cool as finding someone who worked there, but cold data can be the framework upon which anecdotes are hung.

Post #120484 by tikijackalope on Tue, Oct 19, 2004 8:40 PM