Marty Cooper and William Parkhurst of Accurate Construction Company prepare the base of the 60-foot Douglas Fir Christmas tree that was placed in front of the Bevo at Anheuser-Busch.
Headquarters building of the Arsenal, from which Gen. Lyon planned his raid on Camp Jackson, is now the residence of Capt. William Peters of the St. Louis Medical Depot. The big, six-room, thick-walled structure was also erected in 1830.
In 1922 the post, which was established to make death-dealing weapons of war, was turned over to te Medical Department. Facilities are used to store medicines and as schools for dental technicians and medical equipment repairmen.
This building, originally erected as a barracks 162 years ago today, has been used for various purposes, including warehouse for muskets, cannon and medical supplies.
Another old building bites the dust as a headache ball batters down the old Battery A Armoy at Grand avenue Rutger street to make way for the new David P. Wohl Health Institute.
Volunteers in West St. Louis County unload one of several trucks filled with products donated to flood victims by Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. and some of its subsidiaries Wednesday.
St. Louis got into the spirit as Eberhard Anheuser of Anheuser-Busch, right, hands a case of Budweiser beer destined for President Roosevelt to an airline pilot.