Forest Park Southeast is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. It is bordered by Interstate 64 to the north, Vandeventer Avenue to the east, Interstate 44 to the south, and Kingshighway Boulevard and Forest Park to the west. Photo Flood 32 Photo Flood 136
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Carondelet Park
photo by Sue Rakers Located in far south St. Louis, Carondelet Park is the third largest park in the city, and dates back to 1875. The green space is hilly and tree filled, with several bodies of water and unique architectural features (including the Lyle House, the 1842...
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...
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...
Clifton-Heights
The Clifton Heights neighborhood is located in southwest St. Louis. Photo Flood 36, July 25th 2015 Photo Flood 132, August 24th, 2024
Covenant Blu / Grand Center
photo by Hank Wiseman This neighborhood, a transition between St. Louis’ Downtown and the Central West End, is also an important gateway between north St. Louis and south St. Louis. What’s more, it is a transition between a vibrant past and a hopeful future. Covenant Blu/Grand Center was...
Tower Grove East
photo by Mike Matney Situated just east of Henry Shaw’s Tower Grove Park, the neighborhood of Tower Grove East is home to stunning architecture, the South Grand shopping and dining district, and a multicultural community. Most of what’s tangible dates back to the early 1900’s when German immigrants, following...
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
Mini-Flood 89: Illinois Caverns State Natural Area
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...
Clayton
photo by Diana Linsley Clayton, the administrative and economic center of St. Louis County, shares a relationship with St. Louis that is both symbiotic and affronting. In 1876, residents of the city grew tired of seeing their tax contributions distributed to what was then a small population spread across...
