Rung For Women, Expansion

It’s hard to believe that just six years ago I was documenting the old warehouses and buildings of the Fox Brothers Company, some of which were too far gone to be preserved (last three photos).

Fox Brothers was a huge company that produced millwork for the area; the park that bears its name nearby was actually where lumber was stored before processing.

Dorrill Studio, Fox Brothers Manufacturing Company building, 2717 Sidney Street. October 1952, Missouri History Museum, P0243-11915-01-8a

It’s great to see something good come from what had been a severely underutilized block (or two).

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