Accession Number: | SC 19:44 |
Location: | RB-M Photo |
Dates: | 1977 |
Size: | 2 slide boxes; 0.4 cubic feet |
Creator/Collector: | Susan Mattison |
Acquisition info: | Donated to SLPL by Susan Mattison, August 2019 |
Accruals: | No accruals expected |
Custodial history: | Pictures taken by Susan Mattison before being donated to SLPL |
Language: | English |
Processed by: | Melissa Miller, September 2019 |
Conservation notes: | Slides removed from cardboard cases |
Scope and Content: | The collection contains color slides of the Benton Park area of St. Louis used in an academic paper. |
Arrangement: | Kept in original box order |
Restrictions: | No restrictions |
Remarks: | Permission required to reproduce images |
Benton Park Slides
1977
2 slide boxes; 0.4 cubic feet
Box/Folder | Description |
1/1 | Finding Aid |
1) Benton Park Neighborhood Residences/Pontiac Park/Fremont School (1977)
-Arsenal St. (looking north) -DeMenil Mansion, front view -DeMenil Pl., brick sidewalk and gas lamps (looking south) -Fremont School new addition -Fremont School (looking north) -Fremont School yard (looking north) -Illinois Ave. house, across from Benton Park -Illinois Ave. residence, across from Benton Park (looking east) -Lemp Ave. residences, across from Falstaff Brewery (looking north) -Lynch St. (looking west) -Pontiac Central ball field (looking east) -Pontiac Central ball field, towards Salena St. (looking east) -Pontiac Central details -Pontiac Central, from Salena St. (looking south) -Pontiac Central, towards Salena St. (looking east) -Pontiac Central, towards Lynch St. (looking north) -Pontiac Central, no [vegetation] (looking northwest) -Pontiac Central, off Wisconsin Ave. -Pontiac Central planting beds -Pontiac Central playground -Pontiac Central playground equipment (looking north) -Salena St., in front of Fremont School (looking south) -Sidney St. unique residence, across from Senate St. -Victor St., sidewalk along Falstaff Brewery (looking east) -Wisconsin Ave., towards Pontiac Central (looking north) -Wisconsin Ave., from circle drive (looking south) |
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2) Benton Park District/Cherokee Street/Playground (1977)
-Anheuser-Busch Brewery, from Cherokee Playground -Carnegie Pl. drinking fountain -Carnegie Pl. sand pit (looking east) -Cherokee Playground -Cherokee Playground (looking northwest) -Cherokee Playground (looking southeast) -Cherokee Playground, along Wyoming St. -Cherokee Playground entrance -Cherokee Playground, from corner of Utah St. & DeMenil Pl. -Cherokee Playground, from corner of Wyoming St. & Lemp Ave. -Cherokee St. (looking northeast) -Cherokee St. (looking west) (2) -Cherokee St. & Jefferson Ave. intersection -Cherokee St. & Lemp Ave. commercial corner (looking south) -Cherokee & Salena Sts. (looking west) -Cherokee & Salena Sts. commercial corner (looking west) -Cherokee St., at corner of Wisconsin Ave. & Cherokee St. (looking west) -Cherokee St., from Utah St. (looking west) -Commercial Corner -Jefferson Ave. & Cherokee St. (looking east) -Jefferson Ave. & Cherokee St. (looking west) -Wisconsin Ave. & Cherokee St. (looking east) -Wisconsin Ave., off of Cherokee St. (looking north) |
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3) Benton Park District/Anheuser-Busch Brewery/I-55 (1977)
-18th St. & Benton Park, from across I-55 -Anheuser-Busch Brewery from Cherokee Playground (2) -Central Business District & I-55, view from Lami St. (looking northeast) -DeMenil Mansion pavilion -DeMenil Mansion, rear view off of Wisconsin Ave. -DeMenil Mansion topiary work -DeMenil Pl. brick sidewalk -DeMenil Pl. concrete wall detail -DeMenil Pl. Gate Detail -I-55 (looking east) -I-55, from Cherokee Playground -I-55, from Utah St. & DeMenil Pl. (looking north) -I-55, from Wyoming St. -I-55, in front of DeMenil Pl. -Lemp Ave. (looking north) -Lemp Ave. sidewalk, wall, and fence detail -Lemp Mansion, next to DeMenil Pl. -McNair Ave. -McNair Ave., from Arsenal St. (looking north) -Sidney St. & Jefferson Ave. sidewalk view (looking east) -Sidney St. railroad ties used at entrance -South Side street view (looking north) -Utah St. sidewalk -Wyoming St. & Lemp Ave. stone wall detail -Unlabeled slide |
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4) Benton Park District/Streets adjacent to Falstaff Brewery (1977)
-Alley between James & Victor Sts., needs widening (looking south) -Courtyard behind Lami St., restored units -Cushing St., from Falstaff Brewery parking lot (looking west) -Falstaff Brewery, looking down Lemp Ave. -Falstaff Brewery parking -Falstaff Brewery parking, looking down James St. (looking east) -Falstaff Brewery parking lot, from Salena St. (looking north) -Falstaff Brewery plant on Lemp Ave. (looking north) -Falstaff Brewery store yards, from Salena St. (looking north) -Falstaff Brewery store yards, Victor St. (looking west) -Falstaff Brewery truck entrance, from Gravois Ave. -James St. or Cushing St. behind Falstaff Brewery (looking west) -James St. residences, behind Falstaff parking (looking west) -James St. sidewalk view (looking east) -Lami St. residence (looking north) -Lemp Ave. street view, from Falstaff Brewery (looking north) -Roadway from Lami St. -Roadway from Lami St. to I-55 -Salena & Victor Sts. residence, across from Falstaff Brewery (looking northwest) -Victor St. residences (looking south) (2) -Victor St. residences, color incoordination (looking south) |
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5) Benton Park District/Lemp Brewery/St. Agnes School/Jefferson Avenue (1977)
-Arsenal St. & Jefferson Ave. -Arsenal St., south side (looking east) -Benton Park, from across I-55 -Cherokee St., from Jefferson Ave. (looking east) -DeMenil Mansion walkway (looking south) -Jefferson & Gravois Aves. bank -Jefferson Ave. commercial structures -Jefferson Ave., down Sidney St. (looking east) -Jefferson National Parking (looking east) -Lemp Brewery/Shoe Factory -Missouri Ave. & Crittenden St. commercial corner -Pine Tree in front of Sidney St. residence (looking north) -St. Agnes School on Sidney St. -Sidney St. (looking east) -Sidney St. commercial market -Sidney St., from Jefferson Ave. (looking east) -Utah St. & Jefferson Ave. (looking east) -Vacant commercial corner -Wyoming St. & Lemp Ave. commercial corner (2) |
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6) Benton Park Residential Streetscapes (1977)
-Arsenal St., looking down Indiana Ave. (looking north) -Arsenal St., north side (looking east) -Brick Alley (looking east) -Brick Alley, off of Lemp Ave. (looking west) -Crittenden St. (looking east) -Incompatible [Structures], side by side -Lemp Brewery, from DeMenil Pl. (looking southwest) -McNair Ave., from Arsenal St. -McNair or Missouri Ave. typical residences -Missouri Ave. (looking north) -Missouri Ave. sidewalk detail -Newer residences, different types from the 1950s -Sidney St. brick sidewalk (looking west) -Sidney St., housing types don’t fit together (looking northwest) -Sidney St. residential view (looking north) -Sidney St. sidewalk view (looking west) -Utah or Wyoming St. (looking east) -Wisconsin Ave. & Utah St. commercial corner (looking west) -Wisconsin Ave. residences (looking north) -Wyoming St. residences (looking east) -Unlabeled slides (2) |
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7) Benton Park District/Arsenal Street/Wyoming Street
-Arsenal St. (looking north) -Arsenal St. and Benton Park -Arsenal St., past Benton Park (looking east) -Arsenal St., past McNair Ave. intersection (looking north) -Illinois Ave. residence, across from Benton Park -Senate & Salena Sts. vacant lot (looking northeast) -Wyoming St. residences (looking south) -Wyoming St. & Illinois Ave. residences, across from Benton Park (looking south) -Wyoming St. & Missouri Ave. residences, across from Benton Park (looking south) -Wyoming St. residences, near Indiana Ave. intersection (looking south) -Wyoming St. sidewalk, east side (looking north) |
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8) Benton Park Residential Streetscapes (1977)
-Arsenal St., north side (looking east) -Carnegie Pl. (looking south) -Compton & Gravois Aves. area housing -Crittenden St. (looking east) -Crittenden St., narrowed street (looking west) -Crittenden St., past Jefferson Ave. (looking west) -DeMenil Pl. housing (looking west) -Different Scale Residences (looking north) -Indiana Ave. (looking west) -Indiana Ave., from Arsenal St. (looking north) -Lemp Ave. (looking north) -Lemp Ave. residence (looking west) -Lemp Ave. sidewalk view (looking south) -Lemp Mansion on DeMenil Pl. (looking east) -Missouri Ave., more contemporary structure -Mixture of Residences -Pestalozzi St. & Wisconsin Ave. (looking west) -Residences across from Carnegie Pl. (looking southwest) -Salena St. (looking south) -Salena St. or Lemp Ave. (looking south) -Salena St. or Lemp Ave., dwelling unit being fixed -Salena St. Residence, across from Pontiac Central (looking east) -Sidney St. (looking north) -Small group of people walking towards Community Center -Southside Street -Utah St. sidewalk view (looking east) -Victor St., decaying roof or residence (looking east) -Victor St. residences -Wisconsin Ave., towards Fremont School & Pontiac Central (looking north) -Wyoming St. (looking east) -Wyoming St. (looking west) -Wyoming St. & Lemp Ave. -Wyoming St. vacant structure (looking north) -Unlabeled slides (3) |
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9) Benton Park District/Miscellaneous Streets/Alleys (1977)
-Alley -Brick alley -Congress St. (looking east) -Congress St. houses (looking north) -Crittenden St. alley (looking west) -Salena & Lynch Sts. from Pontiac Central (looking northeast) -Victor St. alley (looking south) |
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10) Benton Park District/Jefferson Avenue Adjacent Streets (1977) -Arsenal St. (looking east) -Arsenal St. & Missouri Ave. buildings (looking north) -Benton Park adult sitting area (looking south) -Benton Park, across I-55 -Carnegie Park, kids playing at sand pit -Indiana Ave. residences (looking south) -Jefferson Ave. -Jefferson Ave. & Arsenal St., towards fast food joint (looking southwest) -Jefferson & Gravois Aves. -Jefferson Ave. traffic volume -Lynch St., vacant lot between Salena St. & Lemp Ave. (looking north) -Missouri or Indiana Ave. (looking west) -Residence -Residences, treatment -Trucking Firm, 330-block of Wisconsin Ave., bad land use -Typical residential sidewalk -Utah St. & Missouri Ave. commercial corner (looking east) -Wyoming St. & Lemp Ave. stone wall detail |
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11) Benton Park/Carnegie Place (1977)
-Benton Park, from Indiana Ave. (looking north) -Benton Park, towards shelter playground (looking east) -Benton Park walkway, from Jefferson Ave. -Carnegie Pl. (looking north) (2) -Carnegie Pl. (looking northeast) (2) -Carnegie Pl. & Indiana Ave. sidewalk (looking north) -Carnegie Pl. entrance, from Indiana Ave. & Utah St. (looking northeast) -Carnegie Pl., turtle in distance (looking north) -Indiana Ave. from Benton Park, towards Carnegie Pl. (looking south) -Lighting around circular pond -Sidewalk across from Carnegie Pl. -Unlabeled slide |
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12) Lemp Avenue/Cherokee Street/Wyoming Street/Arsenal Street/Benton Park (1977)
-Alley -Arsenal St. (looking north) -Cherokee playground view (looking southeast) -Cherokee St. (looking north) -Cherokee St. bus traffic (looking west) -Indiana Ave. & Arsenal St. building (looking north) -Indiana Ave. & Pestalozzi St. vacant lot -Lami St. restored residences (looking east) -Lemp Brewery, along Cherokee playground (looking south) -McNair Ave. residences -Residence -Senate St. homes, nice/typical -Sidney St. residences (looking north) -Sidney St. residence (looking northwest) -Vacant lot -Victor St. residences (looking north) -Wyoming St. residences (looking south) |
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13) Benton Park (1977)
-Arsenal St. (looking north) (5) -Arsenal St. building, across from Illinois Ave. -Benton Park lagoon (looking south) -Benton Park, west side (looking north) -Congress St., backs of houses (looking south) (2) -Congress St. residences and vacant lot (looking north) -DeMenil Mansion -DeMenil Pl. residence -Illinois Ave. & Wyoming St. residence -Illinois Ave. residence (looking east) -Illinois Ave. residences, across from Benton Park -Indiana Ave. residence, not typical (looking west) -Lami St. brick sidewalk, in front of restored residences (looking east) -Lami St. residence courtyard, wrought-iron and lamppost -Lemp Ave. (looking north) (2) -Lemp Ave. row houses (looking north) -Lynch St. row houses, bad condition -Missouri Ave. residences, new and inharmonious (looking northeast) -Residence -Row Houses in varying condition and partly repaired -Senate St., dead end street -Sidney St. residence (looking north) -Sidney St. row houses (looking east) -Sidney St., south side entrance to residence (looking east) -Utah St. & Illinois Ave. commercial corner -Utah & Salena Sts. (looking west) -Wisconsin Ave. (looking north) -Wyoming St. residences (looking southwest) -Wyoming St. residences, across from Benton Park (looking east) -Wyoming St. residence, across from Benton Park (looking south) -Wyoming St. residences, across from Benton Park (looking south) -Wyoming St. residences, across from Community Center (looking southwest) -Unlabeled slide |
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14) Benton Park District Key Views (1977)
-Anheuser-Busch Brewery, from 18th St. -Benton Park pond (looking southwest) -Blighted residence -Carnegie Pl. entrance (looking east) -Commercial corner -Community Center (looking southwest) -DeMenil Mansion pavilion -DeMenil Pl. & Utah St. structure -Epiphany Church, McNair Ave. -Falstaff Brewery on Lemp Ave. (looking north) -Falstaff Brewery truck parking, Salena St. (looking north) -Fremont School, off of Wisconsin Ave. -Illinois Ave. residence, across from Benton Park -Indiana Ave., house being torn down -Jefferson Ave. boarding house, Utah St. & Jefferson Ave. -Lami St. residence, wrought iron gate -Lami St. restored residences (looking east) -Lynch St. derelict buildings, across from Pontiac Central -Lynch St. row houses, bad condition (looking north) -Pontiac Central, across from Salena S. (looking south) -Pontiac Central and circle drive (looking north) -Residence -Senate St. sidewalk (looking east) -Sidney St. brick sidewalk (looking east) -Sidney St. residences (looking north) -Sidney St. residences (looking northwest) -Sidney & Salena Sts. church (looking northwest) -Sidney & Salena Sts. restaurant (looking west) -Wyoming St. & Lemp Ave. commercial corner -Wyoming St. residences and sidewalk (looking north) |
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15) Lafayette Square/Soulard (1977)
-Compton & Gravois Aves. area residences, north of Benton Park (2) -Compton & Gravois Aves. area street -Indiana Ave. commercial structure -Indiana Ave. & Pestalozzi St. vacant lot -Lafayette Park, east side (looking west) -Lafayette Park view (looking west) -Lafayette Park residences, east side -Lafayette Park, east side sidewalk view (looking west) -Lemp Ave. vacant lot (looking east) -Missouri Ave. street view (looking north) -Park Ave. light standards -Park Ave. residences/mansions (2) -Park Ave. residence -Soulard boarded-up residence -Soulard residences (5) -Soulard street, commercial and residential -Soulard vacant lot and dilapidated structures -Utah or Wyoming St. vacant lot (looking north) |
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16) Benton Park Views (1977)
-Arsenal St. from Benton Park (looking north) -Benton Park (looking west) -Benton Park bridge -Benton Park bridge (looking west) -Benton Park from Indiana Ave. (looking north) -Benton Park from Jefferson Ave. -Benton Park from Missouri Ave. (looking east) -Benton Park looking across lagoon (looking north) -Benton Park near lagoon (looking north) -Benton Park path around to center (looking northwest) -Circular pond and terrain from high point (looking southwest) -Circular pool and facility center -Circular pool from high point (looking west) -Community Center and view down path to Jefferson Ave. (looking north) -Drinking fountain -Facility building (looking east) -Facility building from Jefferson Ave. (looking east) -Indiana Ave. from Carnegie Pl. (looking north) -Jefferson Ave. from open-air structure site -Lagoon (looking southwest) -Lagoon and rolling terrain from high point (looking northeast) -Monument (looking north) -Monument (looking west) -Obelisk -Park entrance across from McNair Ave. -Path on southern edge (looking north) -Path, seats, lights, trees around circular pond (looking northeast) -Playground (looking north) -Pond from open-air structure site (looking east) -Seating around lagoon -View down walk which goes around lagoon (looking northeast) -View from open-air structure site towards building (looking east) -Walkway across from Illinois Ave. (looking northeast) -Walkway from Wyoming St. (looking northwest) -Walkway into Benton Park from Wyoming St. (looking northwest) -Wyoming St. along Benton Park (looking west) |