photo by Mike Matney The Village of Elsah was founded in 1853 when a local quarry operator incentivized the purchase of stones by giving away land. Since then, the Village has seen ups and downs in its population, but remains one of the best preserved collections of 19th Century...
photo by Sue Rakers St. Louis’ Eads Bridge is among the most iconic structures of the city. As the world’s first steel, arch bridge, Eads impresses in both form and function (though it was not first, it is now the oldest bridge across the Mississippi River). In 2024, the...
photo by Maureen Minich Covenant Blu/Grand Center is St. Louis’ self-described Theatre and Arts District. Home to The Fabulous Fox, the St. Louis Symphony, The Pulitzer Foundation, and Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (among others), there is always a lot going on in this neighborhood. We last flooded the...
photo by Lina Walz-Salvador A lot has changed since the last Photo Flood in Tower Grove East (over ten years ago). What exists, however, is a vibrant neighborhood, full of families and small businesses–all folded into one of the city’s more picturesque built environments. photo by Mike Matney
photo by Lina Walz-Salvador Illinois Caverns State Natural Area, formerly Burksville Cave, Mammoth Cave of Illinois, Egyptian Cave and Eckert’s Cave, is the largest cave in Illinois open for public tours. This showstopper was originally thought to be larger than Mammoth Cave in Kentucky and features a variety of...
photo by Caren Libby Lincoln had Douglas. Stalin had Trotsky. Schwarzenegger had Stallone. There have been a lot of great rivalries throughout history, but perhaps most important among them is the rivalry for which every St. Louisan (and adjacent) must choose a side: St. Louis City vs. St....
photo by Mark McKeown Among the more interesting and storied of St. Louis bridges, Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, with its characteristic 30-degree curve in the middle, was the entryway for Route 66 into Missouri. Today, this pedestrian-only bridge offers sweeping views of the Mississippi River, while at its...
photo by Joe Harrison Some will argue that Downtown West is more “Downtown” than Downtown, and they definitely have some good reasons why that may be, including that it is one of the fastest growing neighborhoods in St. Louis. In fact, a lot has changed since even our last...
photo by Diana Linsley In the very southern tip of the City of St. Louis, lays a neighborhood that many from the region either overlook or don’t even know exists. Unfortunate circumstances for a neighborhood that was central to so much river industry for many years, including St. Louis’...
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
Photo Flood Saint Louis has an enormous amount of pride for St. Louis. We are very interested in improving the perception of STL, which we do by emphasizing what makes each neighborhood that we photograph, and every organization that we partner with, special. The opportunity to share what we love about the city is what brings us together each month, when we invade parts of town to record it in a surge of imagery.
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