Fifteen Years Ago…
3/17/2009 - 21 Adar, 5769FIRE DESTROYS CAFE ON DELMAR IN WEST END
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
March 19, 1994
“A five-alarm fire early Friday destroyed three West End businesses, including the Wabash Triangle Cafe - a stop for poets and other artists.”
WABASH TRIANGLE CAFE: MOURNING LOSS OF EDIFICE WRECKED
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
March 24, 1994
“More was lost in a recent fire at the Wabash Triangle Cafe than the building itself. The cafe had become a haven for rare creatures who must now find another place to perform and hang out.”
Wabash Triangle Cafe - March 18, 1994
Photographer unknown
I’d like to give credit where it’s due, but I found the above image online in 2002, and didn’t write down the source. If anyone knows who took the above photograph, please let me know.