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Kennedy Building has a tunnel that goes north to the Mid-Continent Tower and
west to to the huge bank vault in the 320 South Boston Building. The first part
of the Kennedy Building was constructed in 1915 by S. Gallais, a St. Louis real
estate developer. The original building was purchased by Dr. Samuel G. Kennedy
in 1917, and he expanded it to the current building in 1919. The lion-headed
gargoyles above the doors once held rings in their mouths to support the
original canopy. The 1980 renovation enclosed the original "C" shaped
building creating a ten-story atrium and dramatic new lobby spaces, although
leaving the lobby's original Italian and Vermont marble floors and walls. LB
Post a picture of yourself with one of the lions in the background.
