Sigel School Building with Fallout Shelter Sign

Wide view of the front and side of the Sigel School building.
View of a fallout shelter sign near an entryway to the Sigel School building.
View of the front of the Sigel School building.
Item sets
Cold War St. Louis
Title
Sigel School Building with Fallout Shelter Sign
Description
Three images show the Sigel school with faded shelter sign still attached in modern day. An additional sign hangs at another entryway but is not documented in these images.
Creator
Photographs by Molly McMurphy
Building by architect William Ittner
Semester
Spring 2026
Subject
Cold War
Fallout Shelter
Nuclear Fallout
Schools
Architecture
Temporal Coverage
1950 – 1989
Spatial Coverage
St. Louis
McKinley Heights
Language
English
Medium
Building
Format
jpg
Date
March 21, 2026
Explanation of Omeka Map Location
This is the location of the building.
Media
Wide view of the front and side of the Sigel School building.Sigel School 1.jpg
View of a fallout shelter sign near an entryway to the Sigel School building.Sigel School 2.jpg
View of the front of the Sigel School building.Sigel School 3.jpg