Aloe Memorial Plaza Scrapbooks

Collection

Identifier: A0024

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Two volumes of scrapbooks titled "A History of Aloe Memorial Plaza, 1929-1940," containing typescript correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs relating to Aloe Memorial Plaza and the Milles Fountain in St. Louis.

Dates

1929-1940

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

For permission to publish, quote from, or reproduce material in this collection, please contact the Archives Reference Desk at archives@mohistory.org. Copyright restrictions may apply. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright.

Historical Sketch

Aloe Memorial Plaza was named in honor of Louis P. Aloe (1867-1929), a local businessman and president of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen. His wife Edith Rosenblatt Aloe (1875-1956) dedicated the plaza to his memory upon its opening in 1940. The plaza is located in front of Union Station, between Market, Chestnut, 18th, and 20th Streets. The Milles Fountain, titled “The Meeting of the Waters,” was designed by Swedish sculptor Carl Milles (1875-1955). It represents the meeting of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, and was considered controversial at opening because of the nudity of the male and female figures representing the rivers.