
Wandering around aimlessly, my crew and I found the partially demolished Hunter Meatpacking Plant in East St. Louis.  I mused that maybe the reason they stopped demolition was that they realized what an architecturally interesting building the plant was.  OK, I admit that there is 98% chance that is not the reason why.

Nonetheless, the building displays some wonderful terracotta touches that make modern-day, bare bones industrial buildings look sad and plain.

The complex is absolutely gigantic, sitting not far for the National Stockyards.  See an aerial view of the plant 
here.
 
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