RETURN OF THE THURSDAY ARCH SERIES

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.           

SHUCKERS, BUDS AND BLUES

Broadway Oyster Bar on the south edge of downtown. It's something of an institution, although the nearest source of oysters is a long way away (ain't none in the Mississippi). The beverage of choice, of course, is Budweiser and the music is way too loud for me.                  

WINTERFEST

This is an event that has been going on in our central downtown plaza for several years. There is a small portable ice rink that has not seemed busy when I've been by this season. In other years there was a big tent with a Christmas market, not present this time around. Note the sign for the Igloo Experience, which I mentioned in a recent post. They are plastic transparent domes with seating for four and a central heater, $200 for 90 minutes. One of six was occupied on my last visit. At least some downtown boosters are trying.               

GOAL POSTS

St. Louis has a long, graffiti-permitted section of the Mississippi River floodwall. There are some industrial facilities behind it. It faces west and can simply glow in the late afternoon of a clear winter day.               

HOME MADE

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.