More St. Louis Photographs 1968-1971

Only a selection of photos could be included in the post on the Dead's first St. Louis shows: 

http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-grateful-dead-in-st-louis-1968-1971.html 

Here are the rest of the photos from those shows we were able to find!

5/24/68 

Photos by Craig Petty

Members of Public Service peeking out from behind the backdrop:

5/25/68 photo by Tom Tussey (cropped version) 

Craig Petty & Garcia; photo by Mike Dixon: 

2/6/69 

Unknown photographer. 

4/17/69 

Photos by Craig Petty. 

4/17/69 

Photos by Jim Laverty. 

2/2/70 

Photos by Craig Petty. 

2/2/70 Globe-Democrat photos 

5/13/70 

Photos by Steve Reed. 

5/14/70 

Photo by Steve Reed. 

3/17/71 

Photos by Steve Deibel. 

 

  

Garcia playing a Les Paul:

3/17/71 photos by unknown photographer: 

 

 

 

 

AT SCOTTY'S

12/9/71 Garcia tries out a store guitar: 

 

12/8/71 w/ Tony Dwyer:

Buddy Cage at Scotty's: 

  

VENUES 

THE ARMORY

(I couldn't find good recent interior shots of the Armory since it's been abandoned and gutted.) 

KIEL AUDITORIUM 

(For a little history see http://scottymoore.net/stlouis.html )

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY QUADRANGLE

 

The pit:

FOX THEATRE 

(There are lots of photos online of the Fox in its newly restored condition; see this drone tour of the Fox.) 

 

MERAMEC COMMUNITY COLLEGE GYM 

(The only vintage photos of the gym interior we found had a game going on....) 

KIEL OPERA HOUSE