Hotel Saint Louis: A Walk-Through of an 1893 Union Trust Building
Louis Sullivan's Union Trust Building of 1893, converted to a hotel, with the terracotta ornament and structural expression that made Sullivan's reputation.
The Moonrise Hotel: A Season-by-Season Guide
A boutique hotel on the Delmar Loop in St. Louis, space-themed, with a rooftop terrace and bar and a large rotating moon sculpture on the roof.
The Gateway Arch: Field Notes on Photographing 630 Feet of Steel
Eero Saarinen's catenary arch, completed 1965, standing 630 feet above the Mississippi riverfront in a national park with redesigned grounds.
The Saint Louis Zoo: A Photographer Answers Your Questions
In Forest Park, with the 1904 World's Fair Flight Cage among its structures. Free to enter, heavily visited, and unlike any other kind of venue.
The Angad Arts Hotel: Who This Colour-Themed Venue Suits
An arts hotel in the Grand Center district of St. Louis, where guest rooms are themed by saturated single colours and guests choose a room by mood.
The Old Courthouse: Reading the Light Under a Cast-Iron Dome
Built between 1828 and 1862 in Greek Revival style, with a cast-iron dome and painted rotunda, standing between downtown St. Louis and the Gateway Arch.
The Saint Louis Art Museum: Building the Shot List
The 1904 World's Fair Palace of Fine Arts on Art Hill in Forest Park, with a 2013 David Chipperfield East Building — Beaux-Arts and contemporary side by side.
The Union Station Hotel: Photographing a Barrel-Vaulted Grand Hall
Opened 1894 as a railway terminal, now a hotel, with a Grand Hall under a 65-foot barrel vault carrying mosaic, gold leaf and a projected light show.
The Chase Park Plaza: A Walk-Through of a 1920s Grand Hotel
Opened 1922 in the Central West End, a grand hotel with the ornate Khorassan Ballroom, a rooftop, and Forest Park directly across the street.
The City Museum: Field Notes on the Strangest Venue in St. Louis
A converted shoe warehouse in downtown St. Louis filled with salvaged architectural fragments, caves, tunnels, a ten-storey slide and a rooftop.
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