Roundhouse, Hall Street

I went and visited the roundhouse on North Hall Street; there is very little left, but there is clear evidence of such a structure existing up this way.

Far North Riverfront

While the Near North Riverfront gets more attention because it's easier to see from downtown, the Far North Riverfront holds some interesting surprises as well.Above, this very cool building anchors the Bissell Point Waterworks, or Waste Treatment Center, not sure which one. I like its curving lines.Unbeknownst to a lot of people, the City of St. Louis burns much of its trash in two incinerators, such as this one. Talk about a huge, hulking building.Finally, the massive approaches to the Merchants' Bridge rise north of the McKinley Bridge. Perhaps the most difficult bridge to photograph due to its isolation, the Merchants' looks very similar to the McKinley, its southern neighbor.

Water Intakes, Chain of Rocks

I'm not sure if they're still in use, and at one point two dykes coming out from the shores connected them to the shore, but the historic water intake towers at the Chain of Rocks are very cool.The first one is a Palladian, Italianate design, and is much closer to the bridge and easier to see.I love the detailing on the tower, which I imagine is very hard to reach nowadays.Smaller, and harder to see, is the Romanesque Revival tower further downstream.

Old Chain of Rocks Bridge

The Chain of Rocks Bridge is amazing; arching across the Mississippi River in the far north of St. Louis.Read more about the bridge and its significance here.It is really, really windy out in the middle of the bridge, not surprisingly, perhaps.The juxtaposition of positive and negative space makes for some interesting photographs.

Last Remnants of a Neighborhood, North Riverfront

I don't know much about this neighborhood, other than when it was constructed it wasn't bound by the strict brick only regulations of the City, for some reason.Regardless, people who have followed this neighborhood for years say it is rapidly disappearing.Sandwiched between the interstate and the riverfront, it isn't perhaps the most desirable neighborhood.It was at one point however, and it's sad to see that the desirability of the area was stripped away by external forces.

Chain of Rocks Bridge