Valley Park Elevator

The historic Valley Park Elevator is the only remaining elevator in St. Louis County, and it even has its own website nowadays.

Meramec Valley Bank

I thought this bank building in Valley Park deserved mentioning, with its sleek lines and rock wall contrasts.

Frisco Hotel, Valley Park

Valley Park was just one of the many resorts that once lined the Meramec River in southwestern St. Louis County.The railroad dominates the area, and people would come out from the city and spend the weekend in the area. I wish it were still like that.But one wonderful remnant remains from that time period: the Frisco Hotel in downtown Valley Park. Read about it here.

Valley Park Train Trestle

Valley Park: Epicenter of Historic Preservation?

I just read in the Suburban Journals that the mayor of Valley Park is actually working to save an historic building in his city from the expansion of Carol House Furniture. Read the article here. After the complete demolition of historic Ballwin for "Olde Towne Ballwin Center," I had been fearing for the eventual loss of most of the historic, semi-rural fabric of West County. Let's hope they're successful in stopping the demolition of Donahue's.