Vacant Building Collapse - North 19th Street

Meyer, Ed
Saint Louis Globe-Democrat

1966-06-11
1966-06-10

picture

Building failures
Wrecking
Construction and demolition debris

Saint Louis (Mo.)

1960-1969

Two original captions. "This building collapsed Friday in the rear of 927 North Nineteenth st., partially burying two men with bricks and debree. They escaped serious injury." "Vacant Building Collapses on Two in Wrecking Crew: Two employes of a wrecking company were partially buried with bricks and debris in the the collapse of a vacant building they were tearing down at 927 North Nineteenth st. at 11:15 a.m. Friday, police reported."

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