The Gravois Avenue underpass, started in 1940, is much deeper than its neighbor, the Chippewa Avenue underpass. Much like its neighbor, it was built to go under the Missouri Pacific railroad tracks, and was originally budgeted to cost around $600,000.… Continue Reading
Two of the strangest lacunae in St. Louis built environment history are the Chippewa and Gravois underpasses that lead into the Bevo neighborhood. The first one, the Chippewa underpass, was clearly necessitated by the large amount of rail traffic on… Continue Reading
Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church has a rich history stretching back to 1840, making it one of the oldest parishes in Missouri, and probably west of the Mississippi. The current church dates from 1895. Franciscan sisters provided for the education… Continue Reading
I was shocked to discover I had never photographed Kimmswick, located on the Mississippi River south of St. Louis. I could have sworn I had at some point. Anyway, the small town is looking good in the summer sunshine. It… Continue Reading
On a lark, I decided to take the short drive (but what feels like a million miles away) from St. Louis to visit Eagle Cliff Cemetery again. I visited back in February of 2013, and looking back at those photos,… Continue Reading
There was a recent Riverfront Times story about this house in McKinley Heights, located in the southern portion of the neighborhood. It’s a very interesting house, and I’ve tried to figure out what the heck its original configuration was. there… Continue Reading
Located north of the skating rink, this sculpture, Joie de Vivre, or “Joy of Life,” is a work by the famous French Cubist sculptor from 1927, and is one of seven copies. It is really wonderful that we have a… Continue Reading
I photographed the Forest Park Visitors’ Center way back in September of 2012, on what was a cloudy day. I went back on a sunny day and captured these pictures. There were more beautiful flowers out front here, as well.… Continue Reading
This is the perfect opportunity to announce to readers that I’ve created a new tag for Sculpture, which I realized filled a need that the Monuments tag was not filling. Now of course, some monuments will also get the Sculpture… Continue Reading
The very first post for Tower Grove South was way back in April of 2009, almost two years after I started St. Louis Patina, and it was about the threatened demolition of Mann Elementary School. That seems like a million… Continue Reading