File ID	f249p1575
Date.Digital	2002-06-28
Date.Original	1909-11-26
Description	Edward Gardner Lewis was an inventor, and one of the things he hoped to perfect was a bottle stopper made from paper trimmings from his printing plants. For several years his Development and Investment Company worked in a building in St. Louis City. In 1909, Lewis hired architects Helfensteller, Hirsch and Watson, to design a new building to be built in University City. It was built on 2.5 acres north of the Art Academy, next to the Creve Coeur Streetcar tracks (now Kingsland and Vernon Avenues). In this photograph, taken on November 26, 1909, the exterior of the building appears to be complete, although there are still construction materials on the ground.
Source	Photograph, 9.62" by 7.47"
Subject	University City (Mo.)--Pictorial Works
Subject	Creve Coeur Streetcar
Subject	Helfensteller, Hirsch and Watson (firm)
Subject	U. S. Fibre Stopper Company (University City, Mo.)
Subject.Keyword	Horses
Subject.Keyword	Buildings--Missouri--University City
Title	U. S. Fibre Stopper Company building under construction - View 3