Mississippi River Bridge Construction
Construction continues on the new Mississippi river bridge. The towers have reached a height of about 200 feet they will eventually reach a height of 400 feet. A good view of the bridge construction can be found from the Mullanphy Pump House, renovated in May of 2011. The location is located just north of the Landing at the end of Mullanphy street in St. Louis. photos by Derik Holtmann
Mississippi River Bridge Construction
Construction continues on the new Mississippi River Bridge. Tuesday 112911 sunset silhouettes the bridge.
Photos by Derik Holtmann
Marine Week
Marines trained and prepared for their demonstration of Special Purpose Insert/Extraction (SPIE) Rigging demonstrations during Marine Week in St. Louis. The group trained on the grounds of Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park in East St. Louis on Wednesday. The techniques they will demonstrate for shows this week are designed for inserting and extracting a team from a landing zone that a helicopter could not normally fly into, such as a heavily wooded area. During their presentation they will be extracting and inserting on the helicopter barge on the St. Louis Riverfront. The group will perform on the St. Louis Riverfront near the Arch at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m on 6/23, 4 p.m. on 6/24 and 2 p.m. on 6/25.
Photos by Derik Holtmann
3.6.11: Blackmon’s Plaza liquor hearing
After a riot that left a security guard shot, the East St. Louis liquor commission decided on an 18-day license suspension and $1,000 fine for the owners of Blackmon’s Plaza. The rap show by Weebie turned into a brawl between patrons and security at 4:30 a.m. Saturday. Photos by Tim Vizer
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