Howard F. Baer Plaza
Published May 6, 2015
LOOKING BACK • Howard F. Baer (left) and Charles H. Hoessle, director of the St. Louis Zoological Park in 1982, with baby chimpanzee Arthur, pose at the commemorative plaque marking the Howard F. Baer Plaza at the Zoo’s grand entrance. The plaza was a tribute to Baer’s leadership in support of the Zoo.