THE WRITERS OF MARYLAND PLAZA: T. S. ELIOT

 

Maryland Plaza is a major intersection in The Lou’s trendy Central West End neighborhood. Each of the four corners has a bust of a famous native writer or, in one case, an author with major ties here. This is Thomas Stearns Eliot. His image is that of the consummate English intellectual, High Church Anglican and all that. Well, not quite. He was born and raised in St. Louis, living here he went to school in Massachusetts at age 16. He’s the one who told us that the world ends not with a bang but a whimper. Got my doubts about that.                     

JUST UPSTREAM

 

Same bridge as in yesterday’s post with the lens backed up. It’s part of the complex system of waterways in Forest Park. Note, though, the stump at right canter. It is what remains of one of the trees knocked over in last year’s tornado.                      

STEPPING STONES

     

Down the road a bit in Forest Park. A couple and their dog avoid the high road and take the low road across one of the waterways. The structure in the back is part of the amphitheater we call the Muni, for Municipal Opera, that presents Broadway shows and the like during the summer.                           

WINTER IN FOREST PARK 2

 

A membrane of ice here, some open water there. Temperatures fluctuating a lot in recent weeks. There used to be more big trees on the horizon before last June’s tornado.                     

WINTER IN FOREST PARK

As I am always happy to point out, Forest Park is the largest urban park in the U.S., just a bit bigger than Central or Golden Gate Parks. It has plenty of variety for images.