Small Tunnel In Downtown

As you travel west on Kellogg Avenue, just as you approach River Center, you can veer left to a small tunnel that will take you to the bottom of the parking garage or the lower Mississippi River.

Old Seventh Street

If I recall correctly, prior to some point in the 1980's, this was 7th Street in downtown St Paul. I believe it is now called Old Seventh Street. Today, 7th Street has moved about one block to the north and has taken all of the vehicle traffic with it. At one time in this streets history, it was the place to go if you wanted to go to the theater for a night of entertainment.

Into Downtown St Paul

The view as you make your way into downtown St Paul via the Wabasha Street Bridge.

This Ain't The Cash Cab

I took several photos of this cab, I tried to compensate for the glare off the window, but I couldn't get a clean shot. Is this a situation where a polarizing filter would have worked better to get rid of the glare or did I need to have the lighting different?

Signs, Signs, Everywhere A Sign

I'm not sure which sign was stranger to see:

A. "No Loitering" Because if I'm going to loiter, this certainly looks like the best place on earth to hang around.

B. "No Pets" Considering where I took this photo, downtown St Paul, I didn't recall seeing a park nearby.

Strolling Down The Street

Ummmm, yeah, I can't really think of anything clever to say....what's the first thing that came to your mind when you saw today's photo?

Minnesota Vikings Victory

After a quarterback change after week two, the Vikings finally earn their first win of the season. This photo I took during the Republican National Convention of a jolly Vikings fan kept coming to mind. I'm not sure why he was dressed this way, or if he was there to protest. He even blew his conch shell that he carried with him and made the trademark Vikings call.

Beechwood Aged, Saint Louis, Missouri

Anheuser-Busch has a 50% market share in the United States of all beers sold. Their headquarters is located in St Louis, Missouri. Our last stop before we left Saint Louis was the beer king headquarters. We toured the plant and learned a great deal about the process they use for making their product. Plus we got to sample a couple of their brews at the end of the tour.

Saint Louis, Missouri - Old Court House

From my St Louis, Missouri trip, a few captures of the Historic Old Court House. It sits directly to the west of the Gateway Arch. What I found fascinating about the build was, it was build completely over the original court house, which has become one of the wings of the front entrance. They had a scaled down, plexiglas model of the original court house with the old court house and how it was built into one building. The insides of the building are amazing. The entire dome ceiling has murals, all the way up to the top! The woodworking, the columns, the colors, it was a sight to see for this out of towner.

  

Saint Louis, Missouri - Busch Stadium

Another shot from inside the Gateway Arch during my recent visit to St Louis, Missouri. One can easily see Busch Stadium from the sky. It's a fairly new stadium that hosted the 2007 World Series which the St Louis Cardinal's were the victors. The round building in the lower left corner was the hotel we stayed at. We were easily with in walking distance of the Arch and we could see Busch Stadium from our window. Unfortunately the Cardinals were playing 'away' games during our stay so we were unable to see the stadium lit up at night.