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Marquette Building, Revisited

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Chris Naffziger

Wow, it’s been a really long time since I looked at the Marquette Building, one of the first major historic office buildings rehabbed in downtown St. Louis. The last time I was there, it was still under construction, and the… Continue Reading →

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Marquette Building

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Chris Naffziger

It’s amazing the transformation that the Marquette Building has taken over the last few years from the first time I photographed it several years ago. The television antenna, once rather sadly the tallest point in the St. Louis skyline, has… Continue Reading →

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