Fred Lynch retired in 2018 after capturing images for the Southeast Missourian since 1975, in that time moving from black-and-white to color, from film to digital and to video. The blog title is a nod to an earlier era of news photography and the 4x5 Speed Graphic: It's more important to be there for the shot than to worry about technical details.

The old rock crushing plant

Posted Monday, March 4, 2013, at 12:00 AM

The old rock crushing plant on South Sprigg Street that stood for nearly 75 years is seen April 27, 1977.

The plant was built in the early 1900s by the Edward L. Hely Stone Co. and was last operated by Southeast Missouri Stone Co., which stopped using the crusher in February 1976. The building was torn down to make room for the widening and reconstruction of Sprigg. (Fred Lynch photo)

Previous South Sprigg Street blogs:

Hely Stone Co.

They Call It Smelterville!

Blue Hole Garden

Round Barn with Tree House

Marquette Natatorium

Kelley's Market

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For Fred Lynch, I am trying to find the blog about a Log Cabin at 818 N. Fountain St.

Anyway I am trying to save this property from demolition, and move the Cabin somewhere in Cape.

-- Posted by jimb7641 on Wed, Apr 24, 2013, at 12:33 PM

Fred Lynch
See James Baughn's blog:

http://www.semissourian.com/blogs/pavementends/entry/52245

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