The Mayor wants to take you to Prison! Anyone?? Well I took the City Council there on Monday night, June 12, 2017 during a Work Session. Join us on a "virtual tour" of the historic Missouri State Penitentiary (MSP) as we explore the possibilities and potential for redevelopment of this amazing property. The City seeks to develop a portion of the site, in cooperation with the State of Missouri, and other partners including the County, Chamber and CVB. Let's take a look!
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Map of MSP, area of proposed transfer to the city is outlined in red,
bordered by the historic prison tour area.
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Follow the new Lafayette Interchange to the historic Missouri State
Penitentiary (MSP)
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Housing Unit 1 is on the right, this is where Prison Tours originate.
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Chestnut Street, the future MSP Parkway shown on the Master Plan,
is the eastern border of the area of the City's conveyance request.
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Currently a parking lot, this is part of the area of proposed conveyance
to the City. The historic tour area is on the left.
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The restricted area leads to the historic prison area.
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Housing Unit 4 shown as you approach the historic prison area.
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MSP Upper Yard, the area where "Inside the Walls" concert is held.
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Housing Unit 3
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The east end of the Upper Yard, the stage area for "Concert Inside the
Walls."
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Upper Yard
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Housing Unit 4, also known as A-Hall.
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Leaving the Upper Yard, turning around and leaving the same way we
came in.
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Housing Unit 2 is the red building, Housing Unit 3 shown on the left,
Housing Unit 1 on the right.
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| The impressive architecture of Housing Unit 3 borders the Upper Yard. |
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Leaving the historic prison area, this is the western border of the area of
proposed conveyance.
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Current parking lot, proposed conveyance area.
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Looking north at the area of proposed conveyance, bordered by Capitol
Avenue on the south, the river on the north, the historic prison area
on the west, and Chestnut Street on the east.
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Lewis & Clark DNR Building, notice the wall remaining from the women's
prison, dated 1932.
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View from DNR, looking towards the prison to the west, you can see in
the distance if you look at the light pole.
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Lewis & Clark DNR Building, on the eastern edge of the MSP property,
near Riverside Park.
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View from the DNR Building, looking west towards the historic prison
buildings. Note the Potato House in the foreground on the right.
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State Health Lab, note how the architecture mirrors the look of the prison
buildings.
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Chestnut Street, restricted area, heading towards the Missouri River.
Chestnut is the eastern edge of the proposed area of conveyance.
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Followed Chestnut Street until it ends at the railroad/Missouri River.
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The northern edge of the area of proposed conveyance, the Missouri River
visible in between the train cars.
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Turning around at the railroad/river you have a clear view of the Prison
Shoe Factory at the northern edge of the prison, overlooking the Missouri
River, and the only building included in the area of proposed conveyance
for redevelopment.
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Back on Chestnut Street, towards Capitol Avenue. The historic wall is
on the eastern edge of the proposed area of conveyance.
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The office of the Convention & Visitors Bureau, which houses the
Prison Museum.
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Lafayette Street at Capitol Avenue, the HW 50/Lafayette Interchange is
visible on the right.
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