A long time ago, Kingshighway went straight north, and then doglegged right in front of Barnes Hospital, before turning right in front of Forest Park (did you know technically there are a couple of acres of Forest Park east of the current curved alignment to this day?). When Highway 40 was built, that giant cloverleaf…
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Sculpture Hall, Saint Louis Art Museum
See one of the ancient Roman inspirations for this building, the Basilica of Constantine and Maxentius, in this post from September 2018.
Saint Louis Art Museum
Update: See more extensive photos of the museum here.
Orphan Commemorative Rock
What was once clearly in Forest Park, this rock now sits in a traffic island just to the south.
Ornamental Details, Missouri History Museum
The use of the ornamental terracotta on the interior is interesting; perhaps the reason is that the entryway was originally open to the elements.
Forest Park Parkway
Once described as an old-fashioned interstate, Forest Park Parkway seems almost an afterthought after the construction of Interstate Highway System. Its curves cut through Forest Park, before ending unceremoniously at I-170. The century old bridges that carry surface streets over it are coming to the end of their lives.
Jewish American Memorial, Forest Park
Update: The Jewish Memorial was blocked off by barricades by the fall of 2019. Completed in 1956 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the arrival of members of the Jewish faith in New Amsterdam, the Jewish Tercentenary Monument by Kurt Perisee. The various figures represent the “Four Freedoms,” which are freedoms of speech and religion,…