The new bridge over the Mississippi, opening as the Stan Musial Veterans’s Bridge six months shy of the 140th anniversary of the Eads Bridge, is probably the most spectacular bridge since its first counterpart in…
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New Big Mound Memorial
I went to check on the progress of the new bridge, and discovered the new La Grange de Terre memorial was completed. It’s in a much better location than the old memorial in that the…
Aubin Fire Insurance Maps, 1874
C.T. Aubin also published an early fire insurance map for the downtown area of St. Louis; the city had already spread outside of the area shown, but what is show is probably close to 99%…
Great River Bridge, Burlington, Iowa
Playing Around With My New Camera
I finally have my new camera, to which many of you generously donated money, up and running with a wide angle lens. I thought I should drive around and take some pictures of long or…
New Mississippi River Bridge Connected
I’m curious to see how the new bridge affects the Near North Riverfront; will it bring new development? What does it mean for the remaining historic structures in the area?
South Kingshighway Viaduct
Most people have traveled up and over the crumbling South Kingshighway Viaduct, but unless you’re taking the bizarre detour for Shaw Avenue, there is little reason to go down there. Built in 1936, supposedly by…
Kingshighway Viaduct, Wabash Railroad
Normally, when driving down Kingshighway, you’re just trying to pay attention to the traffic, and you miss the hidden corners of the city, often right in the open. The old Wabash Railroad tunnel, which now…
Firth of Forth Bridge, Scotland
The Nineteenth Century, in the midst of the Industrial Revolution, created some of the most iconic and innovative bridges of Western Civilization. While St. Louis pioneered the use of structural steel tubing in the construction…
Sherman/St. Paul, Revisited
I returned to photograph the small hamlet of Sherman, or sometimes known as St. Paul, or even Jedburgh. I think Sherman is the most prevalent name. I was concerned to see the beautiful farmhouse above…
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