Erected for the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America, this archway was illuminated by gas and electricity. In the background is the City Hall being built in old Washington Park.
The three-story building that has stood at the southeast corner of Grand boulevard and Olive street for almost sixty years is being torn down to make way for a new two or three story structure.
The steel work of the East St. Louis approaches to the Poplar Street Bridge forms an intricate pattern on the bridge when viewed from the ground level of the concrete supports.
will have the capacity to brew 1,500,000 barrels of beer annually. It will employ about 400 people. Products to be produced at the plant include Budweiser and Michelob."