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South Riverfront, Revisited

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Chris Naffziger

The near south riverfront, just below the Arch grounds on the Mississippi, is still a fascinating place. This giant crane, for example, is a mystery to me; what was it used for? Then there’s this giant railroad trestle, which slowly… Continue Reading →

South historic buildings, historic warehouses, power plants, South Riverfront
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New Stacks at Ashley Street Power Plant

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Chris Naffziger

I wonder what that crane is doing, I asked one weekend. A week or two later, I received my answer. The massive smoke stacks of the Ashley Street Power Plant are being replaced, and these rusty remnants are the old… Continue Reading →

North Beaux-Arts, Near North Riverfront, power plants, rehabilitation
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The Old Power Plant, East St. Louis

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Chris Naffziger

I don’t think anyone has every really figured out what the story is about this towering power plant buried in the thick undergrowth on the south side of East St. Louis. It looks to be made out of reinforced concrete,… Continue Reading →

Metro East abandoned buildings, East St. Louis, Illinois, power plants
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St. Louis Transit Company Power Plant, Revisited

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Chris Naffziger

I love this power plant, once used for streetcars, built in 1903. It’s a Beaux-Arts style edifice, and I can’t imagine why this couldn’t be adapted for some use. It has such great little details in its facade.

Central, Downtown abandoned buildings, Beaux-Arts, historic buildings, power plants
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Some More Shots of the Near North Riverfront

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Chris Naffziger

Update: See the area again in October of 2018.

North abandoned buildings, Beaux-Arts, Egyptian Revival, historic warehouses, Near North Riverfront, power plants, Romanesque Revival
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Ashley Street Power Plant, Revisited Again

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Chris Naffziger

The Ashley Street Power Plant is still one of the most striking buildings in the entire region, and I returned to photograph it again.  

North Beaux-Arts, Near North Riverfront, power plants
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Lacelede Power Company, Later Lewis Street Power Station, Revisited

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Chris Naffziger

The irony of the 1901 Laclede Power Company and its famous sign that fronts the river is that it was bought by Laclede Power and Light in 1907. It apparently had five smokestacks 120 feet tall that have long since… Continue Reading →

North abandoned buildings, Beaux-Arts, Near North Riverfront, power plants
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St. Louis Refrigeration and Cold Storage Power Plant

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Chris Naffziger

The St. Louis Refrigeration and Cold Storage Company has lost most of its warehouses to demolition (this one, with the same crenelations, still stands to the south), but its power plant is still left. Its once 160 foot smokestack was… Continue Reading →

North Near North Riverfront, power plants, Romanesque Revival
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Near North Riverfront Vignettes, October 2015

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Chris Naffziger
North abandoned buildings, Egyptian Revival, historic factories, historic warehouses, Near North Riverfront, power plants, Romanesque Revival, ruins, vacant lots
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Power Substation, Bartonville

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Chris Naffziger

What is this station? It seems to be a power substation that serves the factories still lining the river in Bartonville.

Afield Beaux-Arts, Central Illinois, historic buildings, Illinois, Peoria, power plants

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