World Wide Magazine

quincunx · PostApr 28, 2013#12013-04-28T18:11+00:00

Check out this blast from the past of St Louis on Youtube. A public access show called World Wide Magazine. Did anyone know these guys? Here are a few gems.

Aftermath of 1993 flooding on South Broadway

On historic preservation

A pleasant visit to St Louis Centre

A Lengthy Playlist [Moderator edit]
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL399E16EC24F107B6

Presbyterian · PostApr 28, 2013#22013-04-28T19:40+00:00

^Wow. This brings back memories. World Wide Magazine would put your average blue collar southsider into these incredibly awkward situations... on public access television. Those were the years when political correctness was in its heyday, and these guys were downright insensitive to all sorts of groups of people. But they gave a window into the biases and values of a world (blue collar St. Louis) that was quite foreign to me. I kind of miss them.

I don't miss St. Louis Centre. But this video is hilarious

stlgasm · PostApr 28, 2013#32013-04-28T19:49+00:00

I knew Pete- he was quite a character. Even though he was from New Jersey, he was soooooo South Side. My brother and I produced a TV show on Double Helix in the '90s called "XYZ" and Pete and Mad Russian were guests once. The Mad Russian (Vladamir Noskov) currently lives on Cherokee Street and is the editor of What's Up magazine. World Wide Magazine has rightfully earned its place in the annals of St. Louis history.

quincunx · PostApr 29, 2013#42013-04-29T00:39+00:00

Fred Willard visits. About minute 27 you see the remnants of Gas Light Square. I didn't realize any of the buildings had survived that long.

juiceinkirkwood · PostApr 29, 2013#52013-04-29T01:20+00:00

I love watching the old World Wide Magazine episodes. Pete Parisi was brilliant. I love the St Louis Centre episode where Pete keeps repeating that its the perfect family destination. My dad even got hooked on it, and he's never lived a day within 60 miles of St Louis.

quincunx · PostApr 29, 2013#62013-04-29T03:27+00:00

Downtown Maplewood has everything!

debaliviere · PostApr 29, 2013#72013-04-29T13:42+00:00

quincunx wrote:Downtown Maplewood has everything!

My favorite episode. I still sing that song whenever I'm in Maplewood. I love the shots of the old KMart, now the site of the Shop N Save.

"Why does Maplewood have so many beauty parlors? Because it has so many ugly people!"

quincunx · PostApr 30, 2013#82013-04-30T17:23+00:00

How long was the KMart there? Was there two levels of parking?

debaliviere · PostApr 30, 2013#92013-04-30T18:03+00:00

quincunx wrote:How long was the KMart there? Was there two levels of parking?

I'm not sure when it was built, but it was awful. The parking deck was right up against the sidewalk, IIRC, and the store was set back behind it. It was torn down in the 90s when Shop N Save moved from the building that currently houses Schlafly Bottleworks.

Before I could drive, I used to occasionally take the bus home from high school, and I remember passing by it all the time. Downtown Maplewood was a total dump back then (early 90s).

9ine Runner · PostApr 30, 2013#102013-04-30T20:31+00:00

I love the "Stand Up for St. Louis" song. I wonder what the lyrics would be if it were written today?

quincunx · PostSep 19, 2013#112013-09-19T02:25+00:00

Frontenac has a trailer park?! It looks like it's still there west of Spoede Rd south of I-64.

KerrytheKonstructor · PostSep 19, 2013#122013-09-19T10:46+00:00

Thanks for sharing. These are even better than I remember them from when they were current.

Northside Neighbor · PostSep 19, 2013#132013-09-19T16:27+00:00

The show was never squeamish about crossing societal norms. You'd never know what they come up with next.

My vote for best WWM scene ever was when Pete Parisi was interviewing the caretaker at the hilltop crematory next to the Sublette police station and asked, "Have you ever used the cremation chamber to bake bread?" The look on the caretaker's face was priceless.

quincunx · PostFeb 27, 2014#142014-02-27T21:20+00:00

World Wide Magazine goes to the City Museum. Gets a terrible review. That place will never make it.

rawest1 · PostFeb 28, 2014#152014-02-28T13:52+00:00

I posted this in the STL on TV/Cinema thread, but I thought I'd share it here too: there's a new show on our local ABC affiliate that airs, I think Saturday or Sunday nights, called Them Yo People. It seems like its format is similar to Worldwide Magazine, but more from a black St. Louisan standpoint. Check it out, some of it's pretty good stuff:

https://www.facebook.com/themyopeople

quincunx · PostMar 26, 2014#162014-03-26T18:54+00:00

The Pope comes to town. Wow.

teddykratch · PostMar 27, 2014#172014-03-27T00:56+00:00

Thank you so much for bringing this show to my attention. This is really amazing.

This reminds me a lot of some of the stuff on the campus tv station when I was in college. I love it.

quincunx · PostApr 19, 2014#182014-04-19T16:21+00:00

Pete and crew go to the VP Fair in 1987. Plus a short on riding the bus! Near the end there's a crumbling bridge.

PostApr 19, 2014#192014-04-19T19:21+00:00

An episode of the Hoosier Mooners and the Wonder Bra arrives at the Famous Bar at the Galleria. More PC violations that you can count!

PostApr 19, 2014#202014-04-19T19:33+00:00

Cable wars from 1991 featuring Larry Rice, holy comb over!

PostJul 07, 2015#212015-07-07T02:14+00:00

World Wide Magazine at The Crossroads of the World: Grand and Gravois (1994)

PostJul 07, 2015#222015-07-07T03:26+00:00

Maplewood and The Loop in and WUSTL WILD 1995.

At 43:35 there's a shot of Seminar Sam, a sometimes homeless man. He and his sister used to go to many talks at WashU. http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/27620.aspx

PostOct 07, 2015#232015-10-07T22:35+00:00

Grand Center in 1990. You catch a glimpse of what used to be a Grand and Lindell. The last segment is Gus's Fashions which used to be at 1201 Washington.

PostJun 29, 2016#242016-06-29T13:02+00:00

World Wide Magazine - Against Police Brutality in Granite City

PostJun 30, 2016#252016-06-30T03:21+00:00

Pete on gambling and tearing the city down for parking.

Eventually there'll be all these parking lots, but there won't be any reason to park.