St. Louis in your home

moorlander · PostOct 29, 2019#12019-10-29T17:57+00:00

Got St. Louis photos, paintings, Stickers, or other swag in your home? Post it up here.

I’m quite fond of this watercolor of the Landing from the 1960’s.

What you got?

framer · PostOct 30, 2019#22019-10-30T17:55+00:00

I have a few:

The last of the Big Mound, just north of Downtown. Photo reprint from Mo History Museum:

Grand Avenue at night. Photo reprint from Mo History Museum:

The old World's Fair wall along Forest Park Parkway. Photo by Michael Eastman:

Somewhere in STL. Photo by Michael Eastman:

Somewhere in North County. Digital photo collage by Jamie Kreher:

Game 7, 1982 World Series, with my ticket stub (row 7, behind the Brewer's bullpen):

These next two are just cut-outs from magazines. I also have a very cool night-time photo of Eads Bridge, with the decorative lighting, but it must be stashed away in a closet somewhere:

bwcrow1s · PostOct 31, 2019#32019-10-31T02:14+00:00

^ Love that gas meter shot.

sc4mayor · PostOct 31, 2019#42019-10-31T17:41+00:00

This is a fun thread. I have lots so sorry for all the pictures lol.
My favorite is this 1904 map of St. Louis City and East St. Louis. Not only does it show every streetcar line in operation at the time, but also the World's Fair which was ongoing:

Speaking of the World's Fair:

This is a copy of the ad that ran in Paris and France advertising the World's Fair...I also propped up my original Kiel Center opening night ticket for good measure:

Speaking of the Blues...this is a photo of fans lined up for one of the very first Stanley Cup games in St. Louis against Montreal at the old barn:

Old Busch:

The PGA Bellerive poster:

A painting I picked up in Lafayette Square one day:

No St. Louisan's home would be complete without a few John Pills works:

These next 5 canvases were actually taken by me:

Stanley Cup Champs...along with a cool little cup that showcases Missouri attractions:

And a cool collectable Jim Beam bottle:

And lastly, a cool panting of NYC I just like to show people lol:

Sorry for so many pics lol! I could have taken more haha.

framer · PostOct 31, 2019#52019-10-31T18:01+00:00

Good stuff!

I've never seen a full-size map of the World's Fair in context with the rest of the city. Really gives a sense of the scale of some of those exhibition halls.

stlgasm · PostOct 31, 2019#62019-10-31T21:56+00:00

Great idea for a thread! Loving all the posts so far. Here are some of my favorite obscure posters (some of these are displayed at our shop, and some are on my walls at home). We have MANY MANY more that aren't pictured here, so if you haven't been to our shop, I invite you to come and check out our museum of rare and obscure St. Louis stuff...

STL-Style greyscale City of St. Louis Neighborhoods screenprinted poster:

Don't even remember where we got this etched art piece:

Stan Gelman prints (1970s):

Ozark Airlines silver metallic poster (1980s):

Retro poster from the city development corporation (1970s):

Original prototype TWA commemorative ad from the '82 World Series (my uncle was the creative director for this campaign at Ogilvy & Mather in NYC- coincidentally TWA was his account. He also happens to be a huge Cardinals fan):

STL-Style/Nate Jones Design/Sleepy Kitty original Cherokee Street screenprinted poster:

Some of my favorite instagrams, on canvas:

Not sure where we got this, but I could stare at this for hours (1978):

Forgot where this one came from, but it's a treasure (1970s):

Found this beauty at TFA a few years ago- I don't think I have to tell you what decade this is from:

Love this one (1980s):

Another early '80s masterpiece:

Laclede's Landing 1983:

...and so much more. I'll post others when I have a chance.

symphonicpoet · PostNov 01, 2019#72019-11-01T04:09+00:00

framer wrote: ↑
Oct 31, 2019
Good stuff!

I've never seen a full-size map of the World's Fair in context with the rest of the city. Really gives a sense of the scale of some of those exhibition halls.

True that. Some of those things are every bit the size of Union Station. Or even larger. That is indeed something.

framer · PostNov 01, 2019#82019-11-01T17:57+00:00

A friend of mine owns a vintage toy shop here in STL, and just shared this photo of a vintage ashtray in his collection. Doesn't get much cooler than this:

BuilditSTL · PostNov 02, 2019#92019-11-02T14:40+00:00

Can you send another pic of this without the lampshade in the way? The bottom of the poster shows the years and how large each World's Fair was in hectares. I'm curious to see how big St. Louis' was.

stlgasm · PostNov 02, 2019#102019-11-02T14:57+00:00

BuilditSTL wrote: ↑
Nov 02, 2019

Can you send another pic of this without the lampshade in the way? The bottom of the poster shows the years and how large each World's Fair was in hectares. I'm curious to see how big St. Louis' was.

Just Google ‘St. Louis World’s Fair poster’ and you’ll find a ton of images- it’s the most famous St. Louis World’s Fair art poster around. I can’t post a pic from my phone now, but here’s the info you’re asking about:

Philadelphia (1876) - 95 hectacres
Paris (1900) - 135 hectacres
Chicago (1893) - 240 hectacres
St. Louis (1904) - 500 hectacres

BuilditSTL · PostNov 02, 2019#112019-11-02T14:59+00:00

^ Thanks, wow St. Louis' was huge!

framer · PostNov 02, 2019#122019-11-02T17:25+00:00

I just scored this complete Pictorial St. Louis this morning at an estate sale. It's the 1971 reprint (I can't afford the original, of course), but it's a must-have for every St. Louis library.

symphonicpoet · PostNov 03, 2019#132019-11-03T05:47+00:00

^Sweet Jesus! In print!

Well found, sir.

framer · PostNov 08, 2019#142019-11-08T22:36+00:00

Check it out: This painting of the old ammunition plant along Interstate 70 (I think) is available at an estate sale this weekend. More info here:

https://www.estatesales.net/MO/Richmond ... eload=true

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wabash · PostNov 11, 2019#152019-11-11T05:27+00:00

I'm not 100% on the date, but it's probably from somewhere between 1969 (when construction of the Spanish Pavilion and Laclede Gas Building was completed) and early 1973, when the Spanish Pavilion was sold to a hotelier with construction of the now Ballpark Hilton starting in '73 or '74. The most likely date is '70-'71.

The Planetarium opened in '63, The Arch was completed in '65 and the Stan Musial sculpture was dedicated in '68. I can't quite pin down the date of the monkey on the tricycle....

framer · PostNov 14, 2019#162019-11-14T18:54+00:00

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urbanitas · PostNov 15, 2019#172019-11-15T00:26+00:00

wabash wrote: ↑
Nov 11, 2019
I'm not 100% on the date, but it's probably from somewhere between 1969 (when construction of the Spanish Pavilion and Laclede Gas Building was completed) and early 1973, when the Spanish Pavilion was sold to a hotelier with construction of the now Ballpark Hilton starting in '73 or '74. The most likely date is '70-'71.

The Planetarium opened in '63, The Arch was completed in '65 and the Stan Musial sculpture was dedicated in '68. I can't quite pin down the date of the monkey on the tricycle....

Don't know which chimp star that is supposed to be, but the Chimp Show ran in a 2000-seat covered amphitheater for decades until 1982 when Charlie Hoessle shut down most of the animal acts. This is a good coffee table book on St. Louis Zoo history by the way --> Animals Always: 100 Years at the Saint Louis Zoo

sc4mayor · PostDec 17, 2020#182020-12-17T00:17+00:00

Been a little while since we saw any action in this thread. I don't have this up in my home yet (still need to get it framed) but eventually it'll be up on my living room wall and I figured there were probably a few members here that would be interested in this piece. It is an old map of the St. Louis City/County park, parkways and boulevard plan from (I think) around 1907. This print is 33.5" x 20".

You'll have to excuse the image quality here, I took a shot of it at the gallery with my iPhone and then made some vertical adjustments so it was easier to see on a screen. I also wanted to share this here so I could say thanks to @framer. He pointed me to Bullivant Gallery who was able to use their History Museum connections to find a high-res file of the map. I originally saw this in a History Museum blog post back in February and the file I had was just a low res screenshot, seen here:

Anyway, thanks Framer! And if anyone is looking for high-quality printing and framing, Bullivant Gallery (on Washington Blvd. in Grand Center) does the job well.

framer · PostDec 17, 2020#192020-12-17T02:04+00:00

Looks great. Glad it worked out.

bwcrow1s · PostDec 18, 2020#202020-12-18T15:35+00:00

I have a roughly 6' x 6' City/County map from what I believe to be the 30's on my wall on a roller. Most of the County was still in township format with a handful of municipalities. Would love to be able to find more big ass vintage maps. Any ideas?

sc4mayor · PostDec 18, 2020#212020-12-18T17:08+00:00

bwcrow1s wrote: ↑
Dec 18, 2020
I have a roughly 6' x 6' City/County map from what I believe to be the 30's on my wall on a roller. Most of the County was still in township format with a handful of municipalities. Would love to be able to find more big ass vintage maps. Any ideas?

I would definitely love to see this vintage roller map...
This place has tons of great, high-quality prints from cities around the world (not 6' x 6' tho lol). They have a few from STL, this is where I got the 1904 map of St. Louis car lines and the World's Fair grounds:
https://www.vintage-maps-prints.com/sea ... m=st+louis

The History Museum probably has tons of old, large maps of St. Louis that you could have re-printed like I did with the one above. Most all of them are public domain now.

kipfilet · PostDec 19, 2020#222020-12-19T15:35+00:00

Wow only noticed this thread now. I collect old maps and bought this one at an antique store in Maine back in 2014, before I moved to St. Louis. Fun story is that I originally bought a map of Kansas City in a cheap plastic frame. When I went to remove it from the frame, I realized there was a map of St. Louis on the other side! Based on street names and patterns, I have guessed this is from around 1890.

quincunx · PostDec 19, 2020#232020-12-19T15:47+00:00

Rand, McNally & Co. 1895, 1906, 1915

PostDec 19, 2020#242020-12-19T15:54+00:00

One of these
https://nextstl.com/2016/09/australian- ... october-7/

bwcrow1s · PostDec 20, 2020#252020-12-20T18:40+00:00

sc4mayor wrote: ↑
Dec 18, 2020
bwcrow1s wrote: ↑
Dec 18, 2020
I have a roughly 6' x 6' City/County map from what I believe to be the 30's on my wall on a roller. Most of the County was still in township format with a handful of municipalities. Would love to be able to find more big ass vintage maps. Any ideas?
I would definitely love to see this vintage roller map...

Roughly 5.5' by 5.5'. My correction. I couldn't find the roller 'mechanism' anywhere, so thus it is pinched by two pony clamps. Probably not the best preservation technique. Plan is to eventually get it framed/glazed. Moving soon though so I don't want to risk breaking a gigantic piece of glass.