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Today, the Compton Hill Water Tower in South St. Louis was open to the public and I took full advantage of the rare opportunity. I'm not going to go into the history of this gorgeous water tower, you can read all about that by clicking on the link above.
$5.00 was the price of admission, and 198 steps later, I was soaring above Grand Avenue and taking in the view. The thing that struck me most was the amount of trees St. Louis has. Despite being in the middle of an urban city, at the top of the tower I almost felt like I was looking out on a provincial town in Europe. This picture illustrates my point:
Despite the dreary day, the fall color of the City was amazing, especially from above, and you could see for miles. Looking south, you took in Grand, the South Side National Bank, and beyond that the JB Bridge in South County, it was really beautiful.
I urge anyone thinking about taking a tour of the water tower to do it the next time they open it up, but even if it's not open, stop by the water tower & park. St. Louis is lucky to have 3 of these gorgeous water towers and they are all worth seeing in person.
I've posted more pictures of my excursion on my flickr site.
$5.00 was the price of admission, and 198 steps later, I was soaring above Grand Avenue and taking in the view. The thing that struck me most was the amount of trees St. Louis has. Despite being in the middle of an urban city, at the top of the tower I almost felt like I was looking out on a provincial town in Europe. This picture illustrates my point:
Despite the dreary day, the fall color of the City was amazing, especially from above, and you could see for miles. Looking south, you took in Grand, the South Side National Bank, and beyond that the JB Bridge in South County, it was really beautiful.
I urge anyone thinking about taking a tour of the water tower to do it the next time they open it up, but even if it's not open, stop by the water tower & park. St. Louis is lucky to have 3 of these gorgeous water towers and they are all worth seeing in person.
I've posted more pictures of my excursion on my flickr site.
1 comments:
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Nick Normal, at
1:00 AM
it's very refreshing to see 'st. louis blogs'! i grew up in Tower Grove East, but always looking to where i'm from. i never got the opportunity to go up in the Water Tower, but your pictures made me pretty happy! please, never stop blogging! cheers!