Assorted Mehlville (St. Louis, MO) Photographs

Owner/Operator: Mehlville School District R-9, St. Louis, Missouri

Location: St. Louis, Missouri

Photos By: Todd Michaels

In the Mehlville school bus lot in 1980,
From left to right:

Bus 11
1972 Carpenter/International
Part of a purchase with Buses 12 and 14-17 by Mehlville in 1972. Notice this bus was not outfitted with an eight-way flasher system.

Bus 74
1980 Carpenter/Ford
Part of a purchase with Buses 63-73 and 75-77 by Mehlville in Spring 1980.

Bus 99
1971 Carpenter/International
Part of a purchase with Buses 92-98 and Bus 100 in 1971. These nine buses were delivered with only a four-way flasher system. To comply with revised Missouri school bus regulations in the late 1970s, these buses were each outfitted with an eight-way flasher system.

Bus 35
1977 Wayne/International
Part of a purchase Mehlville made in late 1977 along with Buses 36-41 and 43-52 (no #42).

Outside Wohlwend Elementary School in 1975 (school district file photo),
From left to right:

Bus 56
1966 Thomas with Ford chassis. Bus was purchased by Mehlville in 1966 along with buses 50-55 and 57-58.

Bus 21
1973 Carpenter with International chassis. Bus was purchased by Mehlville in 1973 along with buses 18-20 and 22-27.

Bus 64
1967 Carpenter with International chassis. Bus was purchased by Mehlville in 1967 along with buses 59-63.

Bus 18
1973 Carpenter/International
The bus was part of a purchase Mehlville made along with Buses 19-27 in 1973.

Quoted from Todd's Email:
"That's me along with one of my favorite Mehlville drivers, Mrs. Ruby Verble in 1980. Ruby was my 1st grade driver (to Forder Elementary School in 1970-71 in old Bus 70) and then she was my 7th grade driver (to Buerkle Junior High in 1976-77 in Bus 23). She retired in the mid '80s after driving for the Mehlville School District for almost 20 years."

1980