Mayor Slay Recognizes Four 100+-year-old Soulard Businesses
Photos from a ceremony during which Mayor Francis Slay Recognized Four businesses in the Soulard neighborhood that have been in operation 100 years or more.
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Mayor Francis G. Slay (left) proclaims June 6, 2012 as Edele & Mertz Hardware Day in honor of the store's 100th anniversary. John Edele received the proclamation from Mayor Slay. The store is known as the rehabber's friend and provides Downtown residents a big-box alternative for all things hardware.
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Mayor Francis G. Slay congratulates the Hromadka Family, owners of Vincent's 12th Street Market, on being one of the older family-owned grocery stores in St. Louis.
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Vincent Hromadka IV and his sons receive a proclamation from Mayor Francis G. Slay on June 6, 2012.
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Mayor Francis G. Slay (l) makes the proclamation presentation to Helen Beczkala, owner of Al's Cafe, and her son Al, who runs this longstanding business.
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Michael Bradley of Hub Furniture and Appliances accepted the proclamation from Mayor Francis G. Slay on behalf of the 114-year-old business. Thank you to the Bradley Family for all their help in fulfilling the furniture needs to residents of the City of St. Louis.
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Edele and Mertz Hardware group photo with Mayor Francis G. Slay. Happy 100th anniversary!
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Edele and Mertz Hardware group photo with Alderwoman Phyllis Young (center).
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Mayor Francis G. Slay, with Helen Beczkala, owner of Al's Cafe, and her son Al, who runs the longstanding business.
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Alderwoman Phyllis Young with Michael Bradley of Hub Furniture and Appliances on June 6, 2012.
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