Turning the lens a little farther to the right from yesterday’s view. This is the back of an old steam-powered electric plant. It is well-described by St. Louis historian, preservationist and photographer, Chris Naffziger: Just north of the Ashley Street is the old Laclede Power Station, which along Lewis Street takes on the form of a massive Italian Renaissance loggia, complete with giant, arched portals. But instead of being filled with famous sculpture like the Loggia dei Lancei in Florence, this building housed rows of boilers, now long gone. The power plant, made of red brick and terracotta, also sported five iron smokestacks. On the river side, a giant white glazed brick sign advertises the power plant’s name.
