Details, Wainwright Tomb
I’ve been coming by the Wainwright Tomb (designed by Louis Sullivan for the same man as the office building downtown) for over a decade, and it’s interesting to see how it’s changed over the years.
Louis Bach Grave, Bellefontaine Cemetery
North of his old friend and business partner, Adam Lemp’s grave, there is the family plot of Louis Bach, who also was active in politics and city government in pre-Civil War St. Louis. As my new research will show next… Continue Reading
Gasconade Courthouse, Hermann
The majestic Gasconade County Courthouse rises on a bluff on the west end of downtown Hermann. It seems to have been undergoing some renovations, as its newly copper domes have replaced dull-colored ones in older photographs. Apparently it claims to… Continue Reading
Downtown Hermann, Revisited
I first photographed Hermann, which is the county seat of Gasconade County, all the way back in November of 2007. I was surprised and impressed at many of the positive changes. I visited Hermannhof Winery, which I learned was originally… Continue Reading
They Don’t Build Them Like They Used To, An Update
One of the first features of my series of They Don’t Build Them Like They Used To was this horribly settled section of concrete in Hermann. I am pleased to report that the concrete has been fixed, as you can… Continue Reading
Artcraft Venetian Blind Manufacturing Co.
This is when I turn to my readers for help: does anyone know about the ArtCraft Venetian Blind Company? Their building has been stabilized on Olive Street in the eastern Central West End (well, satellite images show that the main… Continue Reading
Hadley and Montgomery Streets, Old North
It had been awhile, if ever, that I had photographed Hadley Street just south of St. Louis Avenue, and I took some photos of some nice buildings that had been rehabbed and some in-fill. Unfortunately, some of the houses nearby… Continue Reading
Minerva Avenue, Hamilton Heights, Revisited
I find myself drawn back to the block of identical duplexes on Minerva Avenue in Hamilton Heights between Hamilton and Goodfellow avenues. Sadly, I think they are almost all abandoned now, if they weren’t already back in 2015 when I… Continue Reading
Paul Gauguin at the Saint Louis Art Museum
Paul Gauguin, French, 1848–1903; “Reclining Tahitian Women”, 1894; oil on canvas; 23 5/8 × 38 9/16 inches; Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen EXH36.8 I wanted to let readers know there’s less than a week left to see a really wonderful exhibition… Continue Reading
Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church
Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church sits in the dense neighborhood of Soulard, and sometimes falls off my radar because of the busy traffic that flies by on its rear on South 7th Street. But I love how it… Continue Reading