A sign on an old commercial building, visible from a major highway. The smaller lettering in the middle reads "Start Up - Stand Out - Stay." It's like, hey, be an entrepreneur, do something great, but baby please don't go. I don't think it's motivated anyone.
Today is the last day of Hanukkah. For the first time this year, our main downtown square has a large menorah. There has been a Christmas tree, put up by the Salvation Army, in the same area for decades. Of course, this is particularly poignant in these times, but the horrors on all sides leave me feeling particularly bleak.
Sure, there was a picture a couple of days ago with the Arch in it, but this one is all about architecture and geometry. The building shows a pediment on the south wing of the Old Courthouse.
We don't have very big buildings, unless you count the Arch (630 feet / 192 meters). So what do we have here? A law firm, a bar/restaurant/music club/ a hotel, an accounting firm and a poopy baby. Just your standard urban stuff. For locals, the view is looking north from the White Castle parking lot, between Broadway and 4th Street.
The intersection of Broadway and Chestnut in downtown St. Louis, looking east toward the Arch. There is a junction of several major highways, leading to several bewildering signposts like the one on the right. Think fast!
The historic building on the center and right is known as the Old Courthouse. It is part of the national park that includes the Arch (it's America's smallest). There is a complete restoration in progress.
