Wednesday, December 25, 2019

Emerson Electric Company Building

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'''Lofts at 2020''' (formerly known as the Sporting News Lofts building and before that as the Emerson Electric Company Building) is a national historical building which has had the address of 2012-18 Washington Avenue, [[St. Louis, Missouri]]. The building was designed by architect Albert B. Groves and was constructed in 1920 as an eight-story concrete factory. After World War II, the building was the headquarters for ''[[The Sporting News]]''.<ref></ref> As of 2019, The Sporting News sign is still attached to the building.<ref></ref>

The building was originally a 150,000 factory for manufacturing small motors and fans for Emerson Electric. During World War II, Emerson produced turrets for heavy bombers such as the B-17 Flying Fortress and the B-24 Liberator.<ref></ref>

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