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.

Viaduct Court aerial

Posted Friday, March 6, 2015, at 12:00 AM

The Viaduct Court, so named because of a nearby bridge across the Diversion Channel, had it all -- cottages, a service station, a dining room, steam heat, showers and garages for tourists' cars. It was a self-contained haven for travelers located at Highways 61 and 74 south of Cape Girardeau. At the top of the photo is the new Highway 61 with cloverleaf to Highway 74 that was built 8 to 12 feet higher than the existing highway south to Scott County. (G.D. Fronabarger photo)

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