Verbal Postcard from ST. LOUIS
Verbal Postcard from ST. LOUIS
by Ellen Miz Ellen
The Mississippi River is always the most dramatic point
of my daily commute. Last spring, the river rose, swallowing a street
on the St. Louis side and bringing the barges on the River uncomfortably
close to the MetroLink track. Now the water is reaching a 10-year
record low. Old broken bricks have emerged below the usual cobbles and
yesterday, the Casino Queen gambling boat went aground while tied at her
usual dock. This morning, she had cast off from the river bank, and with
all her neon lights still ablaze was floating in the middle of the river.
On the return trip, she was still in mid-channel while her usual berth
on the Illinois side is being dredged out.
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