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.

River floodwall 1960

Posted Monday, August 24, 2015, at 12:00 AM

Feb. 27, 1960 Southeast Missourian

The floodwall along the Cape Girardeau riverfront is seen from the traffic bridge to above the foot of Broadway. The flood control project was completed in 1964. (G.D. Fronabarger photo)

[The Frisco Railroad freight depot at Aquamsi and Good Hope streets was demolished in 1965.]

Previous blogs with links to more floodwall photos:

Floodwall construction at shoe factory

Floodwall dedication 1964

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