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Missouri Mid-Century Modern Buildings (page 3)

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former Stuckey's
Springfield, MO
The former Stuckey's was built in 1966. It has been vacant for many years. For more, see this website. [map]

former Katz Drug
Springfield, MO

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This Katz Drug store with its folded plate canopy was designed by Kivett & Myers & McCallum and built in 1961. It later became a Skaggs and then an Osco Drugs. In 2006, the store became a CVS/Pharmacy. It was the largest CVS store in the country until it closed in 2019. Since 2022, the building has housed Retro Discount City. There is another former Katz with the same canopy design in Topeka, KS. For more, see this website. [map]

Belt Alignment
& Frame
St. Joseph, MO
Belt Alignment & Frame features these towering swirls. They appear to be from the 1960s. [map]

McDonnell Planetarium
St. Louis, MO		 Restrooms
St. Louis, MO
The James S. McDonnell Planetarium is part of the St. Louis Science Center. It was designed by Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum and built in 1963. The concrete shell is shaped like a nuclear plant cooling tower. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4. [map]

This Restrooms building in Beckett Park was probably built in 1959 when the park was developed. [map]

AMF Strike 'N Spare Lanes [gone]
St. Louis, MO
The AMF Strike 'N Spare Lanes opened around 1961 and closed in 2011. The building was vacant when this photo was taken in 2012. It was demolished in 2013.

former Children's Palace
St. Louis, MO
This Children's Palace was part of a toy store chain that was built in the 1977 and closed in 1994. The building was then adapted for The Palace skating rink. It operated from 1977-2007 as the Treasure Island Skating Center. The building has been vacant since it closed. The building originally had two turrets and a crenellated roofline like this. [map]

Lambert-St. Louis Airport
St. Louis, MO
Lambert-St. Louis Airport was designed in 1956 by Minoru Yamasaki. There were three domes with a fourth built a few years later. The buildings bear a strong resemblance to Saarinen's Kresge Auditorium of 1954 in Cambridge, MA. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Gateway Arch
St. Louis, MO
The Gateway Arch was designed by Eero Saarinen. Although it won a 1947 design competition, construction did not start until 1961. It was completed in 1965 and opened to the public in 1967. Trams contained in both legs of the Arch take visitors to an observation area on top of the structure. The Arch is 630 feet tall and is sheathed in stainless steel. It cost $13 million to build. For more, see this website. [map]

Gateway Arch
Wentzville, MO
This smaller Gateway Arch is installed in front of this General Motors Assembly Center. The plant was built in 1983 and the Arch was probably installed then. [map]

More Gateway Arch Inspired Structures:
Vandalia, IL
Mt. Vernon, IL
Peoria, IL
Lincoln, NE
Warren, PA
Warren, PA

Lewis & Clark Branch Library [gone]
St. Louis, MO
The Lewis & Clark Branch Library was designed by Frederick Dunn and built in 1963. The building was demolished in 2015. Three of the windows were saved and installed in the new library. For more, see this website.

former Lindell Bank & Trust
St. Louis, MO
This Lindell Bank & Trust motor bank has been closed for decades. It appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s. [map]

former Buder Library
St. Louis, MO
The former Buder Library was designed by Joseph H. Senne and built from 1961-1962. Since 1999, the building has housed the Record Exchange. For more, see this library. [map]

More St. Louis:
Climatron: 1, 2 [map]
Mark Twain Theatre
former Phillips 66 station

Books
Modern Architecture in St. Louis, Eric Mumford, 2004