Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Festus, for the rest 'o us!

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Just past the only Catholic High School in the county, within earshot of a major highway junction. Across the way is the regional medical center. Just more highway.

Crystal City

A view of the Mississippi from Crystal City...




An interesting mini-documentary type video on the factory presence and a new prospective plant..



And a local environmental investigation piece...


Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Just North of Crystal City, MO

Some days there aren't any pictures, streetview, or wikipedia articles to make an interesting post. This is one of them.

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Herculaneum, Missouri


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It's not the prettiest area, with a large Lead Smelting plant in town (breaking news: it's being shut down). Rain. But not freezing.

66°F | °C
Current: Sunny
Wind: W at 17 mph
Humidity: 38%
Tue
Scattered Thunderstorms
70°F | 41°F