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 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.
. All the factory and office areas will be air-conditioned except the warehouse and storage in the basement. Completion of the $2,000,000 expansion and modernization is scheduled for the spring of 1964. The Woermann Construction company has the general contract with Sodemann Heat and Power Company to install the heating and air-conditioning systems."