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.

Wedekind Roadside Park

Posted Friday, March 29, 2013, at 12:00 AM

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This photo of Wedekind Park was taken in June 1961 by G.D. Fronabarger.

Highway 61 runs past it north of Cape Girardeau.

The park was located near the present Missouri Veterans Home.

Previous blogs:

Dennis Scivally Park 1936

Cape Rock Park

Twin Trees Park 1949

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Doggett Park, Mount Tabor Park and Wedekind Park are prime examples of how Cape County lets parks get away from them.

http://www.capecentralhigh.com/cape-photos/parks/doggett-and-mount-tabor-parks/

-- Posted by ksteinhoff on Fri, Mar 29, 2013, at 12:26 AM
Watermelon lane; not a park, but a good place to "park." (50 years ago)

-- Posted by Astowick on Thu, Feb 11, 2016, at 1:13 PM

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