St. Louis County

The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts in St. Louis, Missouri opened in 2001 with a building designed by internationally renowned architect, Tadao... Ando. The Pulitzer is located at 3716 Washington Boulevard . The Pulitzer, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando, opened in October 2001. Commissioned for the building and on permanent view are Ellsworth Kelly's wall sculpture Blue Black, located in the Main Gallery, and Richard Serra’s torqued spiral sculpture Joe, located in the courtyard. Exhibitions at the Pulitzer rotate approximately every six months. The Pulitzer engages in a variety of programming that directly relates to the exhibition on view. This includes symposia, panel discussions, and a variety of student initiatives and events. Additionally, the Pulitzer is engaged in an ongoing collaborative chamber concert series with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. Concert programs are chosen based on their relationship to the artworks exhibited.
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The Southwestern Bell Building is a 28-story building that was built to be the headquarters of Southwestern Bell Telephone in Downtown St. Louis,... Missouri. At the time of its construction it was Missouri's tallest building. The building, which was one of the first in St. Louis to use setbacks, has 17 individual roofs. Its architect was Mauran, Russell & Crowell, who also designed the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis and the Railway Exchange Building . I.R. Timlin, Southwestern Bell's company architect, was associate architect on the project.
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Cupples House is an historic mansion in St. Louis, Missouri, constructed from 1888 to 1890 by Samuel Cupples, a wealthy businessman. It is now a... museum on the campus of Saint Louis University. The house is designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque architectural style.
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The McKinley Bridge is a steel truss bridge across the Mississippi River. It connects northern portions of the city of St. Louis, Missouri with... Venice, Illinois. It opened in 1910 and was taken out of service on October 30, 2001. The bridge was reopened for pedestrian and bicyclists on November 17, 2007 with a grand re-opening celebration. Since December 2007, McKinley has been open to vechicular traffic as well. It is accessible from Illinois State Route 3 in Illinois and from the intersection of Salisbury and North 9th Street in the City of St. Louis. The bridge carried both railroad and vehicular traffic across the Mississippi River for decades. By 1978, the railroad line over the span was closed, and an additional set of lanes was opened for vehicles in the inner roadway. The McKinley Bridge was the last alignment of U.S. Route 66 across the Mississippi. It is commonly assumed that the bridge was named for President William McKinley; but in reality, it was named for the builder, William B. McKinley, chief executive of the Illinois Traction System interurban electric railway, which accessed St. Louis via the bridge.
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Born in Clarksville, Missouri Duke DuVall is a Television host for the program "Conquering Your Giants" on The Christian Television Network affiliate... in Quincy,IL. He is also an author,Professional speaker, corporate consultant, and international businessman. In the TV season 2010 during season number 4 of "Outreach Connection" with Dr. Debra Peppers, Duke Co-Hosted the program for three episodes. In 2006 he hosted a radio program at KJSL during the afternoon drive time hours. Duke DuVall is the founder of Light of the World Ministries. He brings a Biblically based message to influencers in business, education, and the arts and entertainment industries. DuVall earned a degree in communication at the University of Alabama and completed postgraduate coursework at Covenant Theological Seminary and the University of Missouri. He resides in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Patrick Day is an actor.