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Photo Flood 135: Carondelet Park

Photo Flood 135: Carondelet Park

photo by RJ Wilner Carondelet Park is the main recreational focal point for those neighborhoods located in the far south of St. Louis City, principally Bevo Mill, Holly Hills, Carondelet, The Patch, and Boulevard Heights. On our last visit (for Photo Flood 9), improvements to the Park were underway thanks...

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Photo Flood 134: Washington, Missouri

Photo Flood 134: Washington, Missouri

photo by Caren Libby Washington is a quaint, Missouri River town in Missouri’s wine region that has been on the rise in recent years. Its downtown is well preserved, and full of activity. photo by Maureen Minich

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Mini-Flood 90: Eads Bridge

Mini-Flood 90: Eads Bridge

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...

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Photo Flood 132: Clifton Heights

Photo Flood 132: Clifton Heights

Photograph by Joe Rakers The neighborhood of Clifton Heights was first visited by Photo Flood STL nine years ago in July 2015. Clifton Heights is located in southwest St. Louis. Surrounding neighborhoods are the Hill, Ellendale, Dogtown, and Lindenwood Park. The article for the first visit is http://www.photofloodstl.org/photo-flood-36-clifton-heights/ Photograph by...

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Photo Flood 131: Covenant Blu/Grand Center

Photo Flood 131: Covenant Blu/Grand Center

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...

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Photo Flood 130: Tower Grove East

Photo Flood 130: Tower Grove East

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

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Mini-Flood 88: Old Chain of Rocks Bridge

Mini-Flood 88: Old Chain of Rocks Bridge

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...

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Photo Flood 128: Downtown West

Photo Flood 128: Downtown West

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...

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Photo Flood 127: The Patch

Photo Flood 127: The Patch

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’...

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Mini-Flood 87: Fort de Chartres State Historic Site

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

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