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Title: "Designed to Attract Pedestrians"
Date: 1985-04-26
Description: "The view in this rendering looks northwest from the intersection of Broadway and Pine into the Broadway front entrance of the planned Metropolitan Square development in downtown St. Louis. Plans for the luxury office tower were announced today by the developer, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. To encourage pedestrian traffic, a covered arcade will encircle the building's exterior, while a pedestrian plaza will front the length of the building along Broadway with seating areas and changing displays of flowers. The granite base will totally conceal approximately 1,000 parking spaces on seven levels, four of which will "wrap" around the lobby."

Title: Excavation at Chestnut and Broadway
Date: 1986-01-29
Description: "Heavy earth-moving equipment scours the construction site that will be Metropolitan Square, a $100 million executive office tower that Metropolitan Life Insurance Co."

Title: Metropolitan Life Building Going Up
Date: 1986-04-29
Description: "Construction of the largest high rise to be built in the city is underway. Bound from the blocks 6th street on left, Pine on bottom, Olive-top and Broadway on right. (Looking north)."

Title: Watching Hard Work
Date: 1986-05-15
Description: A pedestrian stops to watch the work being done on the metropolitan buildings at Broadway and Olive.

Title: "Missouri's Tallest Building"
Date: 1985-04-27
Description: "The 41-story Metropolitan Square, which will face Broadway at Olive Street, right, will top One Bell Center, Southwestern Bell Corp.'s headquarters, right background, as Missouri's tallest building. An arcade under a 100-foot tall atrium will connect the development's low-rise section below, with high-rise tower."

Title: Met Life Construction
Date: 1986-08-21
Description: "Tom Flynn (left) and John Kinsella (at right) peer through viewing windows along Broadway into construction area of MetLife building. McCarthy Bros. (contractor) cut holes in the concrete wall so passersby could sneak a peek at progress on the 42-story building."

Title: Bulldozing During Construction
Date: 1986-08-21
Description: "A little more than 30 feet below street level, bulldozer chugs along during work on Metropolitan Life 42-story building. Looking NW."

Title: Met Square Building
Date: 1986-09-12
Description: "View of Metropolitan Square construction from roof of Executive Office Building which is located across Olive from the new facility."

Title: Work on Metropolitan Building
Date: 1986-05-15
Description: "Work at the Metropolitan Building at Broadway and Olive."

Title: Met Square Vision
Date: 1985-11-20
Description: "Pictured above is an artist's rendering of what Metropolitan Square will look like when it is completed. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. broke ground Thursday for the 42-story luxury office toward that will be developed at Broadway and Olive Streets in Downtown St. Louis. When completed, Metropolitan Square will be Missouri's tallest building. The project is also the largest single phase investment project ever developed and financed by the life insurance company."

Title: Among Thousands
Date: 1961-09-14
Description: "Among thousands enjoying the Globe-Democrat fashion show are (from the left) Mrs. Thomas Fettinger of Godfrey, Ill,: Mrs. George S. Spence, Alton, Ill.; Mrs. Edward P. Kessler, 2038 North Geyer rd., Frontenac, and Mrs. W. D. Horn, 827 South Hanley rd., Clayton."

Title: Ashton Fashion Show
Date: 1961-09-14

Title: At Fashion Show
Date: 1961-02-23
Description: "Leading the audience in the singing of the National Anthem at the Globe-Democrat fashion show in Kiel Auditorium are St. Louis singers Jeannette Willy and Marty Bronson. Behind them is publisher Richard H. Amberg. Among those attending the evening permance were wives of St. Louis baseball figures. They are(from the left), front row, Mrs. Art Routzong, Mrs. Red Schoendienst, Mrs. Jim Toomey, Mrs. Amadee Wohlschlaeger and Mrs. Stan Musial; second row, Mrs. Ollie Vanek, Mrs. Joe Medwick, Mrs. Bill Sarni, Mrs. Bobby Hofman, Mrs. Don Lenhardt and Mrs. Jim Delsing; third row, Mrs. Mark Christman, Mrs. Joe Monahan, Mrs. Roy Sievers, Mrs. Del Wiber, Mrs. Jack Herman and Mrs. Bud Byerly. They are members of the Pinchhitters, who will stage a fashion show of their own at the Chase Hotel next October."

Title: At Globe Fashion Show
Date: 1967-02-15
Description: "East St. Louis women who enjoyed Wenesday's Globe Fashion Show at Kiel Auditorium included, from left, Mrs. Stanley Broztowski, Mrs. John Hassard and Mrs. Richard Rickmann."

Title: At Fashion Show
Date: 1961-02-22
Description: "Leading the audience in the singing of the National Anthem at the Globe-Democrat fashion show in Kiel Auditorium are St. Louis singers Jeannette Willy and Marty Bronson."

Title: Ashton Fashion Show
Date: 1961-09-13

Title: Ashton Fashion Show

Title: The Swirl of Silk Chiffon
Date: 1967-02-16
Description: "The swirl of silk chiffon takes over in Teal Traina's tent dress worn by Pris Burnett for Famous-Barr. Accordion pleated in an abstraction of fuchsia, yellow and teal green stripes, the dress boasts free-falling bell sleeves."

Title: Mrs. Wilson W. Condict, Mrs. Elzey M. Roberts Jr., and Miss Joan Nuetzel in the Fashion Show
Date: 1953-10-25
Description: "Mrs. Wilson W. Condict (seated), ball chairman, checks the styles to be modeled by Mrs. Elzey M. Roberts Jr. (center) and Miss Joan Nuetzel in the fashion show, sponsored by Stix, Baer & Fuller, to be held Nov. 11 at Hotel Chase."

Title: Final Plans for the Fashion Show Are Made
Date: 1954-10-31
Description: "Making final plans for the fashion show to be conducted by Stix, Baer & Fuller Co. at the Hospital Ball, Nov. 16, are Mrs. Frederick H. Deibel (left), a co-chairman, and Mrs. Robert A. Black, chairman of the Women's Organization of the Doctors' Medical Foundation."

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