Moving away from the riverfront in Carondelet, we now move to the former Phelan-Faust Paint Manufacturing Company. It was acquired by Valspar Paints of Minnesota in 1973. Francis Phelan, the founder, was born in 1854 and founded the Phelan-Faust Company in 1902 in East St. Louis, where there was another plant.
It matches up perfectly that the 25th annual sales meeting would be held in 1927, and the proud members of the team stand out in front of the plant, presumably in Carondelet.
The company maintained a sales office downtown.
As most St, Louisans know, the plant at 932 Loughborough was demolished in the early 21st Century for Loughborough Commons, which includes a Schnuck’s and Lowe’s, where Valspar Paint is sold.
