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Merchants Exchange Building (St. Louis)

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The $ 2 million venue measured 235 by 187 ft (72 by 57 m) by 187 feet (57 m) and was actually two separate buildings. The second and third floors of the western half of the building had an iron truss system that supported the roof and created the largest open indoor space in the United
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It is the legitimate successor of the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce, organised in 1836, and incorporated January, 1837. It owns and occupies a magnificent building, occupying two-thirds of a square, fronting 239 feet on Third Street by a depth of 222 feet. In the western part of the building is
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States at the time of its construction (235 feet long and 98 feet (30 m) wide and 65 feet (20 m) tall), and thus was chosen for the 1876 Democratic National Convention, which was the first Democratic or Republican national convention held west of the Mississippi River.
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The Exchange made a last gasp in 2001 to conduct computerized trading of future trading of freight on the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. It has quietly ceased operation.
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The once-prestigious Mercantile Exchange of St. Louis was reborn last week as a fully electronic exchange in Chicago, offering future contracts
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located the grand hall, where the daily meetings of the exchange are held, and where business is transacted from 9.30 a.m. to 1.15 p.m.
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The building was designed by Francis Lee and Thomas Annan, who placed second in a competition for the structure (the winner was
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The Merchants Exchange founded in 1836 was the first commodity trading exchange in the United States—predating the
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The building was the second Merchants Exchange on the location. The first building was built in 1857. During the
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After vacating its downtown location, it was evicted in 1995 from its new location, under the doctrine of
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Interior of the Merchants Exchange Building during the 1876 Democratic National Convention, in which
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Merchants Exchange of St. Louis 1880s - Early Commodity market - Eads Bridge Vignette - scipophily
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Hotel was built in its location. In 2008, the Adams Mark announced plans to become a
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and articles about the 1876 Convention referred to it as the Chamber of Commerce.
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The building was torn down in 1957 to make way for the Gateway Arch. Part of the
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At the same time of its construction, the Merchants Exchange also built the
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Vol. 38, No. 2, American Produce Exchange Markets (Sep., 1911), pp. 222-226
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The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
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was a building at Third Street at Chestnut and Pine in
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The Annals of the American Academy of Policy Science
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Merchants Exchange of St. Louis
38°37′34″N 90°11′15″W / 38.62612°N 90.187379°W / 38.62612; -90.187379

Samuel J. Tilden
St. Louis, Missouri
1876 Democratic National Convention
George I. Barnett
American Civil War
Eads Bridge
Mississippi River
Adam's Mark
Grand Hyatt
Chicago Board of Trade
Chamber of Commerce
eminent domain
St. Louis Science Center



"Merchants' Exchange of St. Louis"
Merchants Exchange of St. Louis 1880s - Early Commodity market - Eads Bridge Vignette - scipophily


"Merchants' Exchange Tries to Make a Comeback"



"St Louis Exchange Faces Chicago Giants"
"Inside Finance: Bank Notes"
Merchants' Exchange of St Louis

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