Financially strapped St. Louis officials are scrambling for a potential windfall that may be dropped in their lap when the embattled Cemrel think tank goes out of business next month and leaves behind an expensive, century-old office building in South St. Louis.
Pictured is the tract of land the little town of Augusta in St. Charles County uses to keep the lid on its personal property tax. At work are Al Struckhoff who stands left, next to Craig Mallinkrodt.
"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.
"Award winners in front row are, from left, Scott; Representative Russell G. Brockfeld, R-Warrenton; Senator Joe H. Frappier, R-St. Charles; Senator Phillip H. Snowden, D-suburban Kansas City; and Representative James N. Riley, D-Richmond Heights. In back row, from left, are Bauman, and award winners Representative P. Wayne Goode, D-Normandy; Senator Edwin L. Dirck, D-St. Ann; and Representative Stephen F. Lampo, D-Neosho."
"The other four semifinalists in The Globe-Democrat Spelling Bee are, from left, Bob Stulac, 11, Flynn Park School, University City; Karen Bedard, 11, Highland School, Highland, Ill.; Kathy Mooney, 12, Assumption School, South St. Louis County; and Kara Schmidt, 14, St. Pius X School, Glasgow Village."
"Victor Morris sells Old Newsboys Editions at Ill. 159 and the Belt Line in Collinsville. Morris was selling for Schnuck's." Morris is holding a stack of newspapers in one hand, and is holding one out with the other.
"Joseph Bray and Ann Cuddy both of Schnuck stores stand in the middle of Washington at I-270 hawking [Old Newsboys Edition] papers." They're both wearing Seven-Up aprons and buttons as they hold up newspapers.
"Cedric Feazell, left, has gotten a lift from the 1985 Old Newsboys Day drive. A van wheelchair lift provided by the fund to the St. Louis Society for Crippled Children, 7925 Clayton Road, will help him get around. With him is Edward M. Frantel, Chairman of the 1985 drive."
"Marv Johnson stands in the exit ramp from I-270 and Washington in North County to sell [Old Newsboy] papers. Johnson is a member of American Legion Post 444." Johnson is wearing a Seven-Up apron and is holding out newspapers.
"Mary Heindrich, left, drills her grandson Tuan Heindrich for an upcoming spelling bee. Tuan won a spelling bee at his school and will compete in the Globe-Democrat contest."