Modernist Storefront, Natural Bridge Avenue
Look at this little business, probably reskinned in the 1950s; there was still hope back then for the neighborhood.
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Natural Bridge Avenue Institutions
Just northwest of the intersection with Grand Boulevard, Natural Bridge Avenue has a series of St. Louis institutions, each of a different variety. The first one, the old Fairgrounds Hotel, once housed Cardinals and Browns players who played at Sportsman’s… Continue Reading
Colors, Natural Bridge Avenue at North Florissant
Natural Bridge Avenue
Update: Revised October 2018 with revised photographs, texts and links to relevant posts. On the heels of my pleasant trip down Page Blvd last weekend, I decided to check out Natural Bridge Ave, a possible route for the northern extension… Continue Reading
A Tale of Two Intersections on Page Avenue
I remember seeing Clay’s Wellston Food Market and Restaurant at the corner of Page and Stephen Jones avenues when I was driving around photographing old factories for my St. Louis Magazine article back in May of this year. Compared to… Continue Reading
The Factories on Etzel Avenue, Wellston
The old General Electric Consumer & Industrial Lighting factory was closed in 2007, after being in business for over one hundred years. 175 employees lost their jobs. The giant buildings are now either completely abandoned or at the most, underutilized.… Continue Reading
Paris Avenue, The Greater Ville
Paris Avenue is a short, two-block long street, heading south from Natural Bridge Avenue, and is lined with beautiful tract homes, each one slightly different from the next. Quiet streets like this provide a refuge from the traffic on nearby… Continue Reading
Harris Avenue, The Greater Ville
Harris Avenue is two blocks long, coming down south from Natural Bridge Avenue, and these two buildings are in the block south of Lexington Avenue. I looked at a satellite image of the apartment building above, and the roof hatch… Continue Reading
West Florissant Avenue, College Hill
West Florissant Avenue south of O’Fallon Park goes down to two lanes, much as most major streets in St. Louis once were. For whatever reason, the major boulevard plan did not extend up to this stretch, instead turning off onto… Continue Reading
New Mississippi River Bridge, Revisited
I’ve begun to spot the towers of the new Mississippi Bridge all over town, whether at the corner of Washington and 14th, or in the photo above, as I was driving eastbound down Natural Bridge Avenue south of Fairground Park.… Continue Reading