Historical September 1983 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
City living is: a sense of community, strong neighborhoods, distinctive architecture, diversity, interesting people, places to go, and things to do. Skin kerDeBaliviere is a city neighborhood that provides the best of city living.
The Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council is proud of the neighborhood’s history, architecture, and community spirit.
To show its pride the Community Council is sponsoring a photography competition, “Images of a City Neighborhood.” Photographers, amateur and professional, are invited to enter. Entries must be black and white, 8 x 10 photographs with a horizontal format. Subject matter for the competition will feature the architecture, people, and activities of the city neighborhood concentrated within the Skinker-DeBaliviere area.
The boundaries include Delmar on the north, Union on the East, Lindell on the south, and Mehlville in University City on the west. Awards of $100 for first place, $50 for second, and $25 for third will be given for the best photographs depicting life in a city neighborhood. Ten honorable mentions will be selected.
The winning photographs and honorable mentions will be featured in a 1984 calendar titled “Images of a City Neighborhood.” The first-place photograph will appear on the cover. Entries are due on Oct. 7,1983, by 4 p.m. at the Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council office (6008 Kingsbury, St. Louis, Mo. 63112). Photographs received after 4 p.m. will not be included in the judging. Final selection of the winning photographs and honorable mentions will be announced Friday, Oct. 14.
Originally published in The Paper, September 1983.
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