Summer In The City

You don't usually see people walking on Market Street dressed like this. But it's July, the town is boiling hot and any relief is welcome. My approach is usually to stay indoors in the AC, but, for the sake of photojournalism, I hit the street with a long lens. People enjoyed themselves.

The family in the third picture asked me to take their photo. I gave them my card and asked them to email me. Haven't heard so if they see this please get in touch.       

Slip Sliding Away

There seems to be a growing number of for-profit street events that travel from city to city. The latest one is Slide The City. The organizers put up a four-block long water slide down Market Street and sold tickets for a fair amount of money. A tube or inflatable slide was required. It you bought a three-slide ticket they threw one into the deal.

Downtown St. Louis doesn't have much slope so no one got up a lot of speed. Still, people seemed to be having fun. Lots more where these pictures came from.