Skyline photograph of downtown Clayton - The frequently photographed Clayton skyline contrasts sharply with a row of one-story shops on the fringe of the business district along Maryland Avenue. Clayton business was booming and becoming a center for regional and national headquarters of large corporations.
Aerial photograph of downtown Clayton, Missouri. A highway runs from the bottom left of the photo up into the middle ground. Several office buildings protrude from the middle and background, and there's a residential area in the lower righthand corner.
Proposed DeMun Neighborhood Park in Clayton that would include a walk-over, walk-through, shelter with an observation deck, as well as a tot lot playground for small children, a playground for older children and an adult recreation area. In the foreground is DeMun avenue, while on the left is Rosebury Park and DeMun Park bond issue on June 22.
Ridgway Advertising Agency, St. Louis, has moved into its own building at 889 S. Brentwood bl. in suburban Clayton. The new Ridgway Building is an authentic Williamsburg-style building which was purchased and remodeled to accommodate the agency's expanding business, Casper S. Yost, Ridgway president said.
Barclay House, one of the newest levels in Clayton's crown, is 17 stories of solid luxury living for apartment dwellers. When it opens this summer, it will bring the flavor of Miami Beach's plus hostelries to Brentwood boulevard with a heated swimming pool shaped in a "B" for Barclay - and 30 Florida-type cabanas. Ninety apartments will be rented on lease basis from $160 a month for studio to
John J. Powers, president of the St. Louis Club, which will occupy the top three floors of the Pierre Laclede Building in Clayton, raises a flag atop a model of the structure as a larger flag is raised on the newly completed core of the building. The steel concrete core was completed in 17 working days by the Fruin-Colnon Construction Company, rising at the rate of 15 feet a day. The building
Clayton Police, Firemen Promoted: Promotion of seven Clayton police and fire department members was announce this week by City Manager Clifford R. James (left). Under the Clayton charter, the city manager makes promotions in the municipal departments upon the recommendation of department heads.
Shell Building in Clayton will be occupied tomorrow, Shell's Division Manager R. S. Mitchell, at center in foreground, discusses the move with J. R. Brady Jr., left, and J. H. Hawke, district manager of Shell Chemical Corporation, which will occupy one floor of the building.
Petunias and geraniums in bloom cluster around the flag pole on the lawn of Clayton City Hall, 10 North Bemiston ave. City officials are planting flowers in public areas to encourage similar voluntary efforts by merchants to beautify the Clayton business district.
Copper and concrete, fountains, trees and shrubs have now provided a new look for the entrance to the Seven-Up Co.'s international headquarters building. The new spherical dome over the entrance and the curved stairwell at lower left, provide contrast with the long, vertical lines of the high-rise building.
Commercial property that has not been reassessed recently would face the largest increase under the proposed legislation. For instance, the Home Builders say, this building at 7730 Forsyth Blvd. in Clayton would be hit by a 618 percent increase. Taxes would jump from $1,250.11 a year to $9, 690.
The conversions of two more apartment buildings to condominiums were approved Tuesday by the Clayton Board of Aldermen. At left is a three-unit condominium at 6304 S. Rosebury Ave. At right is a two-unit condominium at 6456-56 San Bonita Ave.
County courts building Clayton, Missouri. People were put in jail and adopted children in this building and under the jurisidiction of the various courts.