Of the St. Louis American From the ghetto to the sewer doesn’t sound like much of a stretch in the right direction – unless the ghetto girl becomes a civil engineer designing sewer systems.

Jars of Freddie Lee's Ghetto Sauce, created by Freddie Lee James, Monday, March 15, 2021, in his production plant in St. Louis. Photo by Hillary Levin, [email protected] Hillary Levin ...

Freddie Lee James, creator of "Ghetto Sauce," next to his new 80-gallon cooker at the company's first headquarters at Second and Biddle Streets in downtown St. Louis (Photo by Joe Holleman) ...