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Soldiers Memorial

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Mother and Child Dioscuri, Soldiers’ Memorial

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Chris Naffziger

Update: The Soldiers’ Memorial underwent a dramatic renovation and reopened under the management of the Missouri History Museum in 2018. Read my article about the completed renovations here. I just realized that the dioscuri on the north side of the Soldiers’ Memorial… Continue Reading →

Downtown Art-Deco, Beaux-Arts, Monuments, Museums, Soldiers Memorial
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Newly Built Soldiers’ Memorial, Civic Center

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Chris Naffziger

Image Source: Photograph by W.C. Persons, May 16, 1940, Missouri History Museum, N39148 Update: The Soldiers’ Memorial underwent a dramatic renovation and reopened under the management of the Missouri History Museum in 2018. Read my article about the completed renovations here. Just… Continue Reading →

Downtown Art-Deco, Beaux-Arts, Monuments, Redevelopment, Soldiers Memorial
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World War II Veterans’ Memorial

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Chris Naffziger

Update: The proposed additions were superseded by the successful renovation of the Soldiers Memorial by the Missouri History Museum, which reopened to the public on Veterans’ Day 2018. Read my article about the completed renovations here. The renovations included the completion… Continue Reading →

Downtown Art-Deco, Beaux-Arts, Gateway Mall, Monuments, Soldiers Memorial
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World War II Memorial

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Chris Naffziger

Update: This is indeed the World War II Memorial, and it was renovate along with the Soldiers’ Memorial, reopening under the management of the Missouri History Museum in 2018. Read my article about the completed renovations here. I think this is the… Continue Reading →

Downtown Art-Deco, Monuments, Parks, Soldiers Memorial
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Soldiers’ Memorial Details

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Chris Naffziger

Update: The Soldiers’ Memorial underwent a dramatic renovation and reopened under the management of the Missouri History Museum in 2018. Read my article about the completed renovations here. The Soldiers’ Memorial downtown is hard to photograph, so I provide some of the… Continue Reading →

Downtown Art-Deco, Beaux-Arts, Monuments, Soldiers Memorial
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Dioscuri and the Soldiers’ Memorial

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Chris Naffziger

Update: The Soldiers’ Memorial underwent an extensive renovation and reopened in 2018 under the management of the Missouri History Museum. Read my article about the completed renovations here. I realized recently that the two horsemen out front of the Soldiers’ Memorial are… Continue Reading →

Afield, Downtown Art-Deco, Beaux-Arts, Italy, Monuments, Rome, Soldiers Memorial
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Changing of the Guard, Soldiers’ Memorial During Marine Week

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Chris Naffziger

Update: The Soldiers’ Memorial underwent a dramatic renovation and reopened under the management of the Missouri History Museum in 2018. Read my article about the completed renovations here. Something that I am more familiar with at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier… Continue Reading →

Downtown Americana, Art-Deco, Monuments, Soldiers Memorial

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