Perhaps you are thinking of the battle at Lindell Grove, the present site of SLU.markofucity wrote:wasn't the armory the site of a civil war battle as well?
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^ bumping the thread cause I want to know if anyone has pics of the interior as well.
I was there at the Grateful Dead concert which I think was 1970 or 1971. Steppenwolf was also on the bill. Both were great, but the place was extremely smoky. I think there was a third band and it might have been a local group. I remember that there were no no seats. You either sat on the floor or stood throughout the concert. It was what was called a "happening". It was packed.
When I was at SLUH from 1998-2001, we had indoor football practices there every once in a while when the weather was very bad... or when there was a chance we would go the the state final in the dome (we lost to Mehlville in the semi's).
There is a large indoor field/arena with amazing architecture in there. This could be made into a great, unigue fitness complex. THis is a great building and hopefully someone rehabs it.
There is a large indoor field/arena with amazing architecture in there. This could be made into a great, unigue fitness complex. THis is a great building and hopefully someone rehabs it.
The building is a slam dunk for the National Register on multiple levels. You could easily argue architecture, association with labor unrest and factors that drove armory construction around the country in the early 20th century, and easily, easily, argue its significance to Tennis. Yes, Tennis. Jimmie Connors, Arthur Ash, Dwight Davis, etc were all highly associated with the building as young players when it housed one of the best and earliest indoor playing/training facilities in the country. Unfortunately, my understanding is that the owners have made their intention to block any nomination quite clear. What are you gonna do? No NR listing, no tax credits. No tax credits, almost certainly no rehab.
The Armory concerts were in 1968. About 100 people attended the first night, 250 the second. I can't find any record of Steppenwolf having been there. Best I can tell, the opening (and intermission) act was something called the Public Service Blues Band.
Even I'm too young to remember the Armory concert, but I do remember being able to hear the Dead from my nearby 'hood when they played the WashU quad in 1969.
1968 program/poster:
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Even I'm too young to remember the Armory concert, but I do remember being able to hear the Dead from my nearby 'hood when they played the WashU quad in 1969.
1968 program/poster:
