I still have the picture of the front of the ARMO Skydome.
If someone smarter than I can scan the picture and
replace the one above, I will send them a copy.
You can email me at
Looks like I haven’t checked this site for quite some time.
my email is I still have the photo my aunt took.
It was from across the street in the winter time, you can see snow on the ground. If you email me we can make an arrangement to get you the photo. I will try again to get the photo on this site.
Did the Holtzmann’s live in the 4300 block of Fyler?
Joe
D. Snow…Thanks for the info. I was with my aunt today who took the picture of the full front of the Armo Skydome. She told me ARMO was and abriveation of Arsenal & Morganford, thus, ARMO. She took the picture from across the street with her box camera. The photo is black & white. I went to Wallgreens and had it enlarged to 4x6.
I just tried to place the photo on this web-site, however they stated there were 3500 photos pending and they were working on a new system to accomodate everyone at a later date.
James, 1964 to 1968 I was on the St. Louis, Police dept. 3rd district. I rode your old area, Lafayette to lami, 12 to the river.
These names ring a bell. Roberts brothers, Chamber brothers, Mask brothers….rough crowd. Joe
James, I’m trying to get the original from my aunt. When I do so tomorrow, I’ll see what I can do.
James, are you from that neighborhood? Holy Family was the parish.
In a rain you could use an umbrella, however if there was thunder or lighting, they would stop the movie. You would then receive a raincheck for another movie date if the rain persisted.
The photo I have is a copy from a copier. My aunt sent it to me, I will ask her for the original and try to figure a way to put it on this web-site. My son in law is a web site developer and I’m sure he can figure it out. …..Joe
Yes, it was a permanent outdoor screen similar to a drive-in.
However it was about half the size. That also was a way we would sneak in from behind the screen. The back of the skydome or behind the screen was an alley that ran from Wyoming to Connecticut.
On the corner of Connecticut and Morganford was O'Neals drug and soda fountain. …..Joe
I grew up in the Morganford & Humphrey area in the 40’s & 50’s.
I went to the armo show many times. I remember the wooden slat seats sat on pea gravel. It seated about 200 or more. I recall a childs admission was 15 cents. Sometimes you could get in for 6 Royal Crown bottle caps. The movies changed once a weel on Friday. If we didn’t have the 15 cents, my freinds and I would climb over the side wall.
Another trick was to tell the manager that I had to get my brother to take him home, once inside I would hide from the manager. Sometimes I think he knew the trick and just let me stay.
I have a photo of the front of the Armo Skydome.
I can name just about every store from Fyler to Arsenal, I loved that neighborhood. Someone told me Armo was short for Arsenal Morganford? If you have any memories, let me know…..Joe
I still have the picture of the front of the ARMO Skydome. If someone smarter than I can scan the picture and replace the one above, I will send them a copy. You can email me at
Joe
Looks like I haven’t checked this site for quite some time.
my email is I still have the photo my aunt took.
It was from across the street in the winter time, you can see snow on the ground. If you email me we can make an arrangement to get you the photo. I will try again to get the photo on this site.
Did the Holtzmann’s live in the 4300 block of Fyler?
Joe
D. Snow…Thanks for the info. I was with my aunt today who took the picture of the full front of the Armo Skydome. She told me ARMO was and abriveation of Arsenal & Morganford, thus, ARMO. She took the picture from across the street with her box camera. The photo is black & white. I went to Wallgreens and had it enlarged to 4x6.
I just tried to place the photo on this web-site, however they stated there were 3500 photos pending and they were working on a new system to accomodate everyone at a later date.
James, 1964 to 1968 I was on the St. Louis, Police dept. 3rd district. I rode your old area, Lafayette to lami, 12 to the river.
These names ring a bell. Roberts brothers, Chamber brothers, Mask brothers….rough crowd. Joe
James, I’m trying to get the original from my aunt. When I do so tomorrow, I’ll see what I can do.
James, are you from that neighborhood? Holy Family was the parish.
In a rain you could use an umbrella, however if there was thunder or lighting, they would stop the movie. You would then receive a raincheck for another movie date if the rain persisted.
The photo I have is a copy from a copier. My aunt sent it to me, I will ask her for the original and try to figure a way to put it on this web-site. My son in law is a web site developer and I’m sure he can figure it out. …..Joe
Yes, it was a permanent outdoor screen similar to a drive-in.
However it was about half the size. That also was a way we would sneak in from behind the screen. The back of the skydome or behind the screen was an alley that ran from Wyoming to Connecticut.
On the corner of Connecticut and Morganford was O'Neals drug and soda fountain. …..Joe
I grew up in the Morganford & Humphrey area in the 40’s & 50’s.
I went to the armo show many times. I remember the wooden slat seats sat on pea gravel. It seated about 200 or more. I recall a childs admission was 15 cents. Sometimes you could get in for 6 Royal Crown bottle caps. The movies changed once a weel on Friday. If we didn’t have the 15 cents, my freinds and I would climb over the side wall.
Another trick was to tell the manager that I had to get my brother to take him home, once inside I would hide from the manager. Sometimes I think he knew the trick and just let me stay.
I have a photo of the front of the Armo Skydome.
I can name just about every store from Fyler to Arsenal, I loved that neighborhood. Someone told me Armo was short for Arsenal Morganford? If you have any memories, let me know…..Joe