Uncommon attention is drawn to a "common boa" during Camera Day at the St. Louis Zoo. Zeroing in, from left, are Hank Gellegos of St. Louis, Dick Hurd of Hazelwood, Ann Penny of Maplewood and Bill Henderson of Florissant.
"Dizzy" Dean laughingly tells the New York Yankees' Yogi Berra, one of the top hitters of present day baseball, that he's glad to be emceeing "Baseball Preview" every Saturday afternoon over the CBS Television Network rather than facing the American League's most valuable player. Yogi likewise seems happy that the ex-Cardinal and Cub pitching great has retired to the broadcasting booth.
A flatbed trailer stacked with construction material waits for the Mississippi River to recede further Friday. This photograph was taken from the Illinois side of the river.
The project replaced four bridge structure and relocated Park Avenue to the intersection of Tower Grove and Vandeventer. The five million dollar structure was completed today.
The building's interior has been gutted, and construction crews are busily working to meet the May 10 opening date of what is called St. Louis' first downtown rehabbed loft apartment project.