tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006035116970579216.post6514857625390444448..comments2024-03-01T08:24:29.983-06:00Comments on Vanishing STL: Three CORTEX Buildings up for National Register Nomination!Vanishing STLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08798287914185180625noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006035116970579216.post-10572953063794739522011-04-18T09:48:43.494-05:002011-04-18T09:48:43.494-05:00i was working at the tilt-up building while they w...i was working at the tilt-up building while they were razing the Shoe Company building - it broke my heart to see that building go... imaging how it would have looked with all new massive windows! anyway, when they removed the paneling they also revealed a beautiful stone(?) ornamental sign reading "City Department" or something of that nature - i have a picture somewhere on my hard drive. it was at the opposite end of the building from an identically-styled sign reading "O. Morse Shoe Co.". apparently it was a dual purpose building. i wonder if any of the cornice or lion medallions were salvaged...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com