I knew that Carter Carburetor had been marked for Brown Field clearance, but I didn’t realize they had started. Due to contamination, I know that much of the interior probably has to be remediated first,…
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Irving School, Hyde Park
Documented by the Preservation Research Office back in 2005, I was surprised to see that the building has been renovated into apartments, which are well-maintained and occupied. After the demolition of Hodgen School last year…
St. Louis Shot Tower Company
Photo from the Missouri Historical Society, ca. 1850. St. Louis, like many major cities in America, had its own company that produced bullets, or “shot.” Produced by dropping molten lead through a screen high at…
Victor Iron Works, Polar Wave, Soulard
I was surprised to find a large, abandoned industrial site in the thriving Soulard neighborhood. It is the former Victor Iron Works, which at some point at least fabricated cast iron store fronts. Starting in…
Granite City Steel, From State Street
State Street, what appears to have been the second of two major commercial streets along with Niedringhaus Avenue, is basically 100% vacant. There are some stores converted to apartments. But what is truly interesting about…
Magic Chef Factory
Image courtesy of Jason Gray. We learned from the owner of the giant building on South Kingshighway on The Hill that the huge edifice was once the Magic Chef Factory. Above is what was originally…
Krey’s Packing Plant, Hyde Park
Not all meat packing and processing occurred across the river in National City; Hyde Park was known as a packing district well into the 1970′s, when Krey’s closed in 1978. The building has really fallen…
Armour Meat Packing Plant, The Slaughterhouse
The beef slaughter house at Armour, labeled clearly on the Sanborn map, is fairly well preserved. I was surprised that it was on the top floor of the slaughterhouse building, but in retrospect, it makes…
Armour Meat Packing Plant, Hides and Supply Building Ruins
Another building, which was interestingly enough not nearly as tall as the nearby slaughterhouse at Armour, was an auxiliary building that seemed to hold the hides of slaughtered animals. Wrapping around the building was the…
Armour Meat Packing Plant, The De La Vergne Engine
The massive De La Vergne engine, once one of the smaller steam engines in the refrigeration plant at Armour, is now the largest, as its larger counterparts are long gone. First you can see photos…
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