Update: I discovered the final location of Bridge’s stove factory in October of 2018. If anyone has memories of this factory, especially former employees, please let me know.
A Blog detailing the beauty of St. Louis architecture and the buildup of residue-or character-that accumulates over the course of time.
Update: I discovered the final location of Bridge’s stove factory in October of 2018. If anyone has memories of this factory, especially former employees, please let me know.
From WashU page: “1871: Stove manufacturer and railroad president Hudson Bridge gave $100,000 in gold securities to endow the chancellorship, which was renamed the “Hudson E. Bridge Chancellorship.”
Interesting link from the arch Museum , with stove photo: http://www.nps.gov/jeff/blogs/Pearl-Cast-Iron-Parlor-Stove.htm
A fascinating bio, including a drawing of him and a view of the HUGE stove works of Mr. Bridge: http://stovehistory.blogspot.com/2015_01_01_archive.html
It is actually an interesting history of stove companies in st. Louis – there were some immense complexes. I wonder if any of these buildings survive or, being near the riverfront, disappeared in the razing back around 1940 +/-?