Spivey Building - Wikipedia
The Spivey Building is a 12-story skyscraper located at 417 Missouri Avenue in East St. Louis, Illinois. Built in 1927 by newspaper owner Allen Spivey, the building is the only skyscraper …
The Spivey Building: East St. Louis' First and Only Skyscraper
Apr 16, 2014 · On Missouri Avenue, A.T. Spivey purchased the East St. Louis Journal in 1915; in the coming decades, he would reap huge profits from the newspaper. But in boisterous (and …
Abandoned Spivey Building, East St. Louis IL
The Spivey building is the only skyscraper in East St. Louis, IL. A vanity project of A.T. Spivey, editor of the Journal (the smaller, neighboring structure), it was hoped that the building would …
Metro East - Built St. Louis
Spivey Building 417 Missouri Avenue Built by one A.T. Spivey, editor of East St. Louis's newspaper the Journal, this is the tallest building in southern Illinois, and helps mark out one …
The Spivey Building: Death of a Dream? - Preservation Research
Apr 16, 2005 · Instead of trying to live in the shadow of Mr. Spivey’s long forgotten dream, it may be better for the current residents of the city to use those tax dollars to build a new symbol for …
Exploring the Abandoned Spivey Building | East St Louis
Today I'm back urban exploring again in East St Louis Illinois at the abandoned Spivey Building! The Spivey Building is an abandoned skyscraper that was built in 1927 and has been...
Forgotten Buildings–The Spivey Buidling – Amanda Markel
Oct 20, 2014 · The 12-story Spivey building in East St. Louis is the tallest building and only skyscraper in southern Illinois. The former editor of the Journal , A.T. Spivey, had it built next …
Spivey Building - Wikiwand
The Spivey Building is a 12-story skyscraper located at 417 Missouri Avenue in East St. Louis, Illinois. Built in 1927 by newspaper owner Allen Spivey, the building is the only skyscraper …
Fate of dangerous East St Louis IL Spivey Building debated
Mar 15, 2018 · A year ago, bricks, mortar and other debris was falling from the Spivey building in East St. Louis, putting motorists, citizens and property in harm's way. And the problem still …
Spivey Building in East St. Louis | American Urbex
On the road the most notable structure in East St. Louis is a lone 13-story building towering over all the rest. This is the Spivey Building, which in many ways embodies the history of East St. …