A Former Radiologist Is Building an Online Archive of Lost St. Louis Restaurants — Here’s How It’s Bringing People Together

Harley Hammerman created Lost Tables, an archival collection of former restaurants of St. Louis featuring family histories, menus and more

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  • Harley Hammerman has created an archive of about 135 lost restaurants in St. Louis using menus, photographs, newspaper archives and family histories
  • His Lost Tables Facebook group has attracted more than 20,000 members sharing memories of favorite meals and spots
  • In addition to restaurant articles, the project includes recipes, daily trivia and a podcast

A retired radiologist is mapping the lost restaurants of St. Louis.

Harley Hammerman has created Lost Tables, an archival collection of the lost restaurants of the Missouri city, featuring a website and a Facebook group with over 20,000 members…

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