St. Louis / Granite City KOA in Granite City, Illinois | June 1981 & June 2016
Excerpt from my grandmother’s travel journal on June 18th, 1981: “Out of St. Louis and one exit, Granite City, said camping. We took it and found a KOA. Tired and very hot, we took it gladly and even got a nice grass piece with shade.”
I stopped at the Granite City KOA and showed the photograph to the owner, who employees called Grandpa. He examined the photo and pointed out changes he had made shortly after taking ownership, including removing a staircase that went up the side of the building and adding a pool and playground to the grounds.