Needing a railroad bridge crossing the Mississippi River at St. Louis, St. Louis bankers hired engineer James Eads to build the world’s first steel-truss bridge. Construction began in 1867 and it was dedicated in 1874. Giant granite piers support three arches and two decks. The top deck is the roadway and the bottom deck wasContinue reading “Eads Bridge”
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Gateway Arch National Park
Founded by the National Park Service in 1935 to commemorate Thomas Jefferson’s vision of a transcontinental United States, the Gateway Arch National Park (formerly known as the “Jefferson National Expansion Memorial”) stretches from the Old Courthouse to the steps overlooking the Mississippi River. In between, the Gateway Arch rises high, a bold monument to theContinue reading “Gateway Arch National Park”
Power Station
Recently one of our riverfront bridges was closed to automobile traffic allowing pedestrian traffic and spectaular views. Here we a looking north from the MLK Bridge on the St. Louis Riverfront. In the forground is the old Union Electric Power Plant and the Stan Musial Bridge, spanning the Mississippi River. Click on photo to fullContinue reading “Power Station”
Shaking it off
The ducks and geese in Forest Park were vey active recently. Walking by one of the streams I noticed the ducks were busy diving for dinner. I knew that eventually they would want to dry off by flapping their wings so I waited and got this photo of a duck shaking off the water. InContinue reading “Shaking it off”
Egrets in Forest Park in St. Louis
Forest Park is a great place to see wild ducks and egrets. They hang out just east of the Grand Basin. See more photos of Forest Park from this visit and and others: Click Here.
Neodymium Reeds
I do not know what Neodymium Reeds are but they make an interesting subject for a Chihuly display. This display was created by Dale Chihuly for the Missouri Botanical Garden. Chihuly says that his art is blown glass, “moving it into the realm of large-scale sculpture.” These displays are spread around the Garden making itContinue reading “Neodymium Reeds”
Niijima Foats with Float Boat
Chihuly in the Garden is the latest of our Missouri Botanical Garden’s events. I took advantage of an unpublicized “photographer’s night” and was able to wander around the grounds to see the displays both in daylight and after dark. This is one of the displays in the Climatron. I have processed most of my photosContinue reading “Niijima Foats with Float Boat”
Missouri River
View of the Missouri River from above bluffs. The Missouri River is the longest river in the United States. Rising in the Rocky Mountains of the Eastern Centennial Mountains of Southwestern Montana, the Missouri flows east and south for 2,341 miles before entering the Mississippi River north of St. Louis, Missouri.
Lone Elk Park Resident
A fun place to visit in St. Louis is Lone Elk Park. The park is a wildlife management area, with bison, wild turkey, waterfowl, elk and deer. The park acreage was once part of the Tyson Valley Powder Plant used for the testing and storage of ammunition during WWII. After the War, the area servedContinue reading “Lone Elk Park Resident”
Village Church
While exploring the Augusta wine country I drove through the little village of Femme Osage and spotted this church. There is a creek that runs in front of the church so to get there you have to cross an old narrow bridge or cross a low water bridge. The little church was so inviting thatContinue reading “Village Church”
Great Rivers Imaging 