Admiral

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Annie Amantea Blum Remembers The Admiral

Mary Edwards

The Streckfus family’s Admiral riverboat served as a mecca for social gatherings for generations of St. Louisans. Gracing the St. Louis riverfront from…

The S.S. Admiral is towed down the Mississippi River under the Eads Bridge toward Columbia, Ill. on July 19, 2011. The long-time St. Louis fixture will be further broken down in Columbia.

Arts

Admiral riverboat says farewell to St. Louis

The S. S. Admiral, built in 1907 and a long-time fixture of the Mississippi riverfront in St. Louis, was towed away Tuesday to be dismantled.Columbia,…

The S.S. Admiral riverboat, which is now being dismantled for scrap.

Arts

Century-old St. Louis riverboat, the S.S. Admiral, being scrapped

A century-old riverboat-turned-casino that folded under withering competition from the St. Louis region's growing array of gambling sites is headed to a…

Government, Politics & Issues

Admiral lands on scrap heap, sails into memory

Jo Mannies

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 3, 2011 - The quiet demolition this month of the former S.S. Admiral -- once hailed as a…

St. Louis firefighters try to determine the origin of smoke coming from the top of the Admiral riverboat in St. Louis on Jan. 22, 2011. Workers using cutting torches may have ignited old grease from a kitchen vent (UPI/Bill Greenblatt)

Admiral riverboat fire under control quickly

The Admiral riverboat was the site of a two-alarm fire today which was quickly brought under control by firefighters.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports…