Category: Places in Peril

Joplin VicinityJasper & Newton Counties The Shoal Creek Low Water Bridge connects Joplin in Jasper County to McIndoe Park in neighboring Newton County. It has been used for nearly a…Continue readingJackson Street Low Water Bridge & McIndoe Park

HannibalMarion County The 8th & Center Streets Baptist Church has had roots in Hannibal since the early 1800s. The church is the principal historical landmark of the African American population…Continue reading8th & Center Street Baptist Church

Kansas CityJackson County The Kansas City International (KCI) Airport at 1 International Circle in Kansas City was designed by the noted modernist architectural firm of Kivett and Myers and opened…Continue readingKansas City International Airport

Kansas CityJackson County The neighborhood we refer to here as “Nelsonhood” includes five houses surrounding the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. They include the Kirkwood Mansion at 4520…Continue reading“Nelsonhood”

St. Louis City The building historically known as the Buster Brown Blue Ribbon Shoe Factory was constructed in 1901 at the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Mullanphy Street on St.…Continue readingBuster Brown Blue Ribbon Shoe Factory