FERGUSON, MISSOURI
THE WORST NIGHT OF VIOLENCE WITH LOOTING, BURNING OF POLICE
CARS, TORCHING OF 12 BUILDINGS, ETC. HAD TAKEN PLACE ON MONDAY.
AFTER FRED ARRIVED AT THE ST. LOUIS AIRPORT
THE NEXT DAY (TUESDAY). HE WENT DIRECTLY TO FERGUSON.
ALREADY THE BURNED OUT FRAMES OF CARS HAD BEEN REMOVED
AND THE BROKEN WINDOWS WERE COVERED WITH PLYWOOD. THE CITY
WAS PRETTY MUCH DESERTED.
THE PROTESTERS WERE TAKING A BREAK.
THE MEDIA WAS STILL WORKING THE STORY
CREW CLEANING UP
STRIPS OF RIBBONS WERE HUNG ON A FENCE
IN HONOR OF THE "VICTIM" MARTYR MIKE BROWN
ONLY FIVE MILES AWAY. FRED'S SISTER MARGARET
VISITED OTIS WOODARD WHOM SHE WORKED WITH
TO THE FEED THE HOMELESS
PEACE PARK ESTABLISHED BY OTIS
TO HELP THE HOMELESS
THE HOME OF OTIS USED AS A WAREHOUSE FOR DONATIONS
AND NURSERY FOR HOMELESS BABIES.
OTIS PLACED BLANKETS ON HIS AUTOMOBILE
FOR THOSE NEEDING WARMTH FROM THE COLD.
NEARBY HISTORIC TOWER ON COLLEGE HILL.
ANHEUSER BUSCH WALKING TOUR
ENTRANCE (WINTRY DAY)
BEER WAGONS ON DISPLAY
OUR GUIDE JEAN PRETTO
3RD GENERATION WORKER FOR THE A-B BREWERY
HER FATHER WAS A BREWER FOR FORTY YEARS.
BOTH OF HER GRANDFATHERS WORKED HERE.
FIRST STOP AT THE HISTORIC BREW HOUSE
HISTORY PRESENTATION
FREE BEER UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYE OF MR BUSCH
ELEVATOR UP THREE FLOORS TO THE MASH TANKS
ON THE FLOOR BELOW WERE THE BREW KETTLES
ABOVE US WERE LIGHT FIXTURES
FROM THE 1904 WORLD FAIR IN ST. LOUIS
TO REACH THE GROUND LEVEL
WE WALKED DOWN FLIGHTS OF STAIRS
BUILDING IN BACKGROUND DATES TO 1891
OUR WALKING TOUR LED US TO THE CARRIAGE HOUSE
BEAUTIFUL PAINTING OF FAMOUS CLYDESDALE HORSES
SITUATED BY THE ENTRANCE
THEN ON TO THE BIERGARTEN
WHICH OFFERED A GREAT VARIETY OF BEERS
WHERE COULD REDEEM OUR TOKEN FOR ANOTHER BEER
THANKSGIVING WITH BETH OHLMANN
(MARGARET'S DAUGHTER)
AND REV. TODD OHLMANN
GUEST FROM NEPAL (SEMINARIAN) WHO WROTE
"HAPPY THANKSGIVING" IN NEPALESE
MARGARET'S SON STEPHEN AND HIS LOVELY DAUGHTERS
DICK MAGINNIS, STEPHEN AND BETH'S FATHER
GRANDSON TODD OHLMANN AND GIRLFRIEND
GRANDDAUGHTER HANNAH OHLMANN
GRANDSON NOAH OHLMANN
GRANDSON CALEB OHLMANN
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDENS TOUR
JAPANESE GARDENS (WINTRY WEATHER)
GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER
CARVER GARDENS
FAREWELL BREAKFAST FOR FRED
(EN ROUTE TO AIRPORT)
