Looking for something to do this afternoon? I?m offering the tour my walking tour of South Side breweries and owners’ homes October 19, 2013 at 2:00 PM. As before we will start at the entrance to the parking lot of the Anheuser-Busch Brewery. Sites on the walking tour include the Busch Brewery, the Lemp Mansion…
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Historic Southside Breweries Walking Tour, October 19, 2:00 PM
Due to popular demand, I’m offering the tour my walking tour of South Side breweries and owners’ homes October 19, 2013 at 2:00 PM. As before we will start at the entrance to the parking lot of the Anheuser-Busch Brewery. Sites on the walking tour include the Busch Brewery, the Lemp Mansion and Brewery, the…
Reminder: Walking Tour of South St. Louis Breweries Today at 2:00 PM
The tour will pass by the four major historic breweries in the Benton Park and Soulard neighborhoods. Meet at the entrance to the Anheuser-Busch Brewery parking lot.
Announcing Tour of South St. Louis Breweries
Among my many projects, I am going to be giving a walking tour of four current and former historic breweries, along with several of their beer barons’ houses in the Benton Park vicinity on May 11 at 2:00 PM, beginning at the Anheuser-Busch Brewery. The link to the tour information page is here; please join…
Cherokee Cave Map
I have no idea where I found this, but looking around on my computer one day I found this fascinating map of Cherokee Cave, which was a tourist attraction up until the 1950’s when its public entrance was demolished for the construction of I-55.
Benton Park, Sunset
I never get tired of the intact, well-maintained streets of Benton Park, with its narrow tree lined streets and renovated housing stock. And everywhere you look, the breweries which made this neighborhood are in sight.
Fixture Storage, Lemp Brewery
The fixture storage building at the Lemp Brewery is functional, but sparse. I was particularly drawn to the massive steel columns which hold up the floors.
Lemp Brewery, Revisited
I never get tired of the Lemp Brewery, and every time I look at it, I see a new angle. These photos were mainly taken while walk south down DeMenil Place.
Lemp Brewery, Corner of Cherokee and Lemp Streets
Labeled as the “Liquid Carbonic Co.” on early Sanborn Fire Insurance maps, the building served various functions, looking at the list of labels on the map. Carbonic acid would have presumably been added to the beer to increase its carbonation. I still can never get enough of the towering grain silos that sit right on…
Out of Lemp Photos
Sorry, I’m out of Lemp Brewery pictures. But I have a link to a great site that my coworker told me about; it has historic photos from around America. See it here.