This collection of glass plate negatives depicts scenes of St. Louis at the turn of the 20th century including the construction of the 1904 World’s Fair in Forest Park, the newly built Compton Hill Water Tower, the Cathedral Basilica, the St. Louis School and Museum of Fine Arts and Brookings Hall at Washington University, a variety of farm houses and homes around the city, steamboats along the
Photograph of three people in a company care parked by the river. Two women are sat in the back of the car, and a man is standing next to the car; all smiling. The car windshield has the words "The Artesian Valley Industrial Co." at the top. In the background beyond the river is a tree line of leafless trees.
"Gateway One On The Mall, as seen through the lens of aerial photographer, Robert Srenco. Gateway One, the 15-story, granite and glass downtown office building, heeralds the start of the $250 million Gateway Mall project. Situatied on the city block bounded by Seventh Righth, Chestnut and Market Streets, Gateway One hurtles ever faster towards a summer shell completion."
"Construction continues on Gateway One at Market and 8th streets. Gateway One will be the first office building to open in the Gateway Mall development." The building at this point was primarily simply a structure without as much substance, and an empty patch beneath it.
Roof-top photo highlighting the location of the Gateway One Tower Building among the city's buildings. The streets below are busy with cars and the Arch is visible in the background.