Memorial Plaza and Civil Courts Building, St. Louis, MO, 1937
- Card type
- Linen
- Date
- c. 1937 (Linen)
About this postcard
The view looks across Memorial Plaza in St. Louis, where the statue of Pierre Laclede, the city's founder, stands on a tall pedestal in a circular flower bed. The Civil Courts Building rises behind it, its stepped tower capped by a pyramidal roof modeled on the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. From left to right, the scene also takes in the Southwestern Bell Telephone Building, part of the new Federal Building, and City Hall. Memorial Plaza was laid out in the 1920s as a formal mall along Market Street between the Civil Courts Building and the Soldiers' Memorial. It remains one of downtown St. Louis's principal civic spaces.
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Postcard record
| Publisher | Blackwell Wielandy |
|---|---|
| Series | 105 7A-H315 |
| Condition | Very good |
| Place depicted | Memorial Plaza, St. Louis, MO |
| Publisher | Blackwell Wielandy, St. Louis, MO |
| Notes | Linen-texture stock with a white border; Curt Teich production code 7A-H315 printed at lower right. Unused linen-era postcard back; no postmark, address, or message. Divided back with vertical divider, printed caption and publisher imprint. Front shows white border and linen texture; light soiling/toning on the back. |
Cite this card
Memorial Plaza and Civil Courts Building, St. Louis, MO, 1937, postcard, c. 1937. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/memorial-plaza-and-civil-courts-building-st-louis-mo-1937. Accessed November 2, 2026.