Gardenville School Building with Fallout Shelter Sign

View of Gardenview School building behind a fence, showing main sign for Gateway Science Academy.
Exterior view of Gardenville School building and playground.
Close up view of fallout shelter sign by an entryway to the Gardenville School building.
Item sets
Cold War St. Louis
Title
Gardenville School Building with Fallout Shelter Sign
Description
Three images show the Gardenville building, currently housing the Gateway Science Academy, with faded shelter sign still attached in modern day. An additional sign is present 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
Princeton Heights
Boulevard Heights
Language
English
Medium
Building
Format
jpg
Date
March 28, 2026
Explanation of Omeka Map Location
This is the location of the building.
Media
View of Gardenview School building behind a fence, showing main sign for Gateway Science Academy.Gateway science 1.jpg
Exterior view of Gardenville School building and playground.Gateway science 2.jpg
Close up view of fallout shelter sign by an entryway to the Gardenville School building.Gateway science 3.jpg