Workers unload books for the Book Fair at Famous Barr's parking lot in Clayton as Betty Klein, executive vice chairman, left, and Mary Jane Pieroni, Chairman, oversee the population. More than 1 million books, magazines and records will be offered at the 1985 Book Fair, the annual sale opens Friday for six days. Experts on rare books and records will be at the fair to appraise items.
Photograph of a parking garage where a 23-year-old St. Louis man was charged with sexually assaulting a Clayton office worker. He has been allowed to continue on probation after pleading guilty to a felony committed while on probation for an earlier crime. Michael M. Meeks was arrested Monday after burglarising and assaulting a woman in her apartment before he attacked the office worker. The office worker was accosted as she left an underground parking garage one block north of the County Government Center. Both victims identified Meeks.
The Sevens Building at 7777 Bonhomme Ave. in Clayton sports a new look. Since Grosvenor International bought the office tower two years ago, a three-dimensional "space frame" was added outside and trees, benches and waste cans were replaced. The changes are part of a $1 million renovation of the common areas of the 13-year-old building to help it compete for tenants with newer Clayton offices.
Going up: Construction has started on Boatmen's Bank Building at 7800 Forsyth Blvd. in Clayton. The building will house the main offices of Boatmen's Bank of St. Louis County (formerly Metro Bank/Clayton), and Boatmen's Trust Co. (formerly Metro Trust Co.). Boatmen's will occupy the first four floors or about one-half of the building which is being developed by Bakewell Corp.
Photograph outside of the Pierre Laclede Building of people holding a banner with the text, "General Dynamics + Trident = Death" and underneath it, it says "Choose Life". On the ground, are several people laying down wearing tags that say "Trident Victim".
Photograph looking through the window from inside the living room window onto the front porch. Those attending the auction described it as an "upbeat" and "high theater" event.
St. Louis County Executive Gene McNary and Third District Councilwoman Ellen Conant hammer a bill of rights on the wall in the new crime victims waiting room dedicating it this morning. Left is Karen Levy, chairwoman of the Victim Service Council.
Photograph looking West into a parking garage from North Central in Clayton, MO. Over the parking garage is a sign that says, "Doctors Parking Clayton Professional BLDG".
A lighted, gray-glas and space-frame canopy will highlight some of the changes planned for the Clayton Inn, which is undergoing a multimillion-dollar renovation. The hotel, which has 212 rooms and the Clayton Inn Restaurant are being refurnished. The hotel is at 7750 Carondelet Ave., Clayton.
Party-goers find impromptu seating to relax and enjoy the appetizing hors d'oeuvres, wine and beer at the Clayton Chamber of Commerce "Parties in the Park." The parties will be held in Shaw Park in Clayton on September 5, 12 and 19 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Under construction: Construction has started on the Clayton Executive Center at the intersection of Clayton Road and the Inner Belt Highway 725. The Thiemann-Stinnett-Weinhaus partnership is building the $12 million complex in two phases, the first of a four-story office building and the second a five-story building. The complex was designed by the architectural firm of Robert L. Boland Inc. and
Residents of Old Town Clayton oppose a proposal to raze the house and build condominium units on the land at 139 N. Central Ave. They contend multi-family dwellings would downgrade the neighborhood, comprising many homes valued at more than $100,000.
Everyone could not fit inside the living room for the auction of the house at 136 Linden (Clayton) some found it easier to peer through the window and front door on porch. Rather than try to fit into the living room, some at the real-estate auction choose to peer through the window and front door on the porch.
Workers unload books for the Book Fair at Famous Barr's parking lot in Clayton as Betty Klein, executive vice chairman, left, and Mary Jane Pieroni, Chairman, oversee the population. More than 1 million books, magazines and records will be offered at the 1985 Book Fair, the annual sale opens Friday for six days. Experts on rare books and records will be at the fair to appraise items.
Workers unload books for the Book Fair at Famous Barr's parking lot in Clayton as Betty Klein, executive vice chairman, left, and Mary Jane Pieroni, Chairman, oversee the population. More than 1 million books, magazines and records will be offered at the 1985 Book Fair, the annual sale opens Friday for six days. Experts on rare books and records will be at the fair to appraise items.