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Title
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Thomas Hart Benton Memorial
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Description
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Full frontal view; located at St. John and Benton Boulevard.
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Date
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1989
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Benton Circle: The Early Days
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Description
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Postcard image (ca. 1925-30) of the Benton Circle intersection located at St. John Avenue and Benton and Gladstone boulevards. The accompanying article includes information about a monument and plaque at the site honoring former Missouri senator, Thomas Hart Benton.
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Date
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2009-08-12
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Smoother Circle at Benton Ahead
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Description
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Article discusses the Benton Circle improvements which are a part of the St. John Corridor Infrastructure and Land Use Plan. "About a year ago, residents, business owners and others from the community approved 'option c' from a set of possible plans for making the intersection of Benton and Gladstone boulevards (including St. John Avenue) safer for pedestrians and easier for motorists to navigate the right-of-way. Plans also call for enhancement of the Sen. Thomas Hart Benton memorial stone and plaque at the center of the existing traffic circle." Includes a picture of the Benton memorial and diagram of the intersection.
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Date
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2007-03-21
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
