Photograph of St. Louis from the top of the courthouse looking to the northeast. The Chamber of Commerce building takes up the center of the view with Eads Bridge and the Mississippi River beyond that.
"A group of city officials and civic leaders were at the preview of the Globe-Democrat Safety Lane yesterday morning. They were photographed in the Safety Lane just before the first car was officially tested. They include Thomas N. Dysart, president, St. Louis Chamber of Commerce; Walter Ziegenbein, Bendix Products Corporation; Edwin A. Kayser, president, St. Louis Safety Council; R. E. Matthews, manager of the road service department, Automobile Club of Missouri; Capt. Loepker, commanding officer of the Traffic Division of the Police Department; E. Lansing Ray, president of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat; T. E. Doll, Borbein-Young & Co.; Milton B. Strauss, president of the Greater St. Louis Automotive Association Inc.; Fire Chief John J. O'Boyle; George Niekamp of Beck & Corbitt; Joseph A. Schlecht, secretary and manager of the Greater St. Louis Automotive Association, Inc.; Alfred Jordan of Hadley Vocational School; Joseph Feuchter, charge of vehicles, Streets and Sewers Division; A. W. Tilley, Bendix Products Corporation; City Judge Joseph Simpson; F. J. Jeffrey, assistant superintendent, Board of Education, and Joe Haenny of the Bendix Products Corporation." The officials are standing behind and around a sign that reads, "Globe-Democrat Safety Lane Free Automobile Safety Inspection".
"The Commerce Building at Broadway and Olive street will look like this when remodeling work in preparation for the Chamber of Commerce, which has leased quarters in the structure, is completed next spring. The sketch is by Frederick Dunn, the architect. The chamber will occupy the street-level floor and additional space on a lower level."
"Commerce Building at the southeast corner of Broadway and Olive street was sold by Jacob M. Wittels and Associates to Louis J. Glickman, a New York investor."
