St. Louis skyline with fall colors

By DAN ROBINSON Editor/Photographer

The observation deck of the Compton Hill water tower (at Grand Avenue and I-44 in St. Louis) is open only twice a month, meaning there is only one chance per year to capture this view of the St. Louis skyline with the peak fall foliage of The Gate and Lafayette Square neighborhoods:

The following is a mega-panorama (source file is 36,200 pixels wide) of the scene: