Mini-Floods
Mini-Flood 87: Fort de Chartres State Historic Site
photo by Mark McKeown Site of the original French Colonial fort and later occupied by the British, Fort de Chartres is today a faithful recreation of what European life in the Mississippi Valley was really like. photo by Sue Rakers
Mini-Flood 86: August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area
photo by Jim Harter August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area is a nearly 7,000-acre wildlife and recreation area that includes more than two dozen lakes/ponds, a firearm and archery range, miles of hiking trails and more. During World War II, some of the area was used by the military...
Mini-Flood 85: Paint Louis
Photo by Mike Matney As a celebration of graffiti art and hip-hop, Paint Louis is an annual event along the floodwall just south of the Gateway Arch. It is free and open to the public. With its humble beginnings of local artists wanting a space to express themselves, it...
Photo Floods
Photo Flood 126: Collinsville
Photographer Mike Matney Home to the world’s largest ketchup bottle, Collinsville straddles Madison and St. Clair counties in Illinois; Belleville lies to the south, Edwardsville to the north, and is only 15 miles from downtown St. Louis. The city has a population of 24,366 according to the last census....
Photo Flood 125: Granite City
photo by Jason Gray Granite City is the third largest city in Southern Illinois, and an important former company town responsible (in part) for the region’s and the nation’s industrial growth. photo by Mike Matney
Photo Flood 124: St. Louis Hills
Photographer Jim Harter St. Louis Hills is located in southwestern St. Louis. The first time Photo Flood STL visited the neighborhood was in August 2014. The boundaries are Chippewa Street to the north and northwest, Gravois Avenue to the southeast, and the St. Louis county border to the southwest....