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Sculpture Hall, Saint Louis Art Museum

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Chris Naffziger
Central Beaux-Arts, Forest Park, historic museums
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Saint Louis Art Museum

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Chris Naffziger
Central Beaux-Arts, Forest Park, historic museums
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The Long and Winding Road, Forest Park

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Chris Naffziger
Central Forest Park
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Four Trees, Golf Course, Forest Park

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Chris Naffziger
Central Forest Park, historic parks
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Overgrowth, Kennedy Forest, Forest Park

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Chris Naffziger
Central Forest Park
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Orphan Commemorative Rock

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Chris Naffziger

What was once clearly in Forest Park, this rock now sits in a traffic island just to the south.

Central Forest Park, historic monuments
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Ornamental Details, Missouri History Museum

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Chris Naffziger

The use of the ornamental terracotta on the interior is interesting; perhaps the reason is that the entryway was originally open to the elements.

Central Beaux-Arts, Forest Park, historic museums
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Forest Park Parkway

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Chris Naffziger

Once described as an old-fashioned interstate, Forest Park Parkway seems almost an afterthought after the construction of Interstate Highway System. Its curves cut through Forest Park, before ending unceremoniously at I-170. The century old bridges that carry surface streets over… Continue Reading →

Central Forest Park, Forest Park North and West, historic roads
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Jewish American Memorial, Forest Park

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Chris Naffziger

Completed in 1956 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the arrival of members of the Jewish faith in New Amsterdam, the Jewish Tercentenary Monument by Kurt Perisee.  The various figures represent the “Four Freedoms,” which are freedoms of speech and… Continue Reading →

Central Forest Park, historic monuments, Modernism
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Frank P. Blair Memorial, Forest Park

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Chris Naffziger

Frank Preston Blair worked with Nathaniel Lyon to secure the arms at the Arsenal in 1861, and went on to a successful career fighting for the Union in the Civil War.  He also was a statesman, and I find it… Continue Reading →

Central Forest Park, historic monuments

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