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St. Mary’s Infirmary Coming Down

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Chris Naffziger

Long-suffering St. Mary’s Infirmary, or the old Malcolm-Bliss, is finally being put out of its misery. One half of the building, up to the central hallway, has been demolished. I’m sad, but realistically, it was in danger of collapse, and… Continue Reading →

Central Abandoned Buildings, Demolition, Frenchtown, Hospitals, Italianate, Ruins
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St. Mary’s Infirmary, Revisited Yet Again

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Chris Naffziger

St. Mary’s is still standing, watched like a hawk by Ameren security, and awaiting its fate. I honestly am surprised it hasn’t been demolished yet. Papin Street is pretty much Ameren turf now, so who would want to live surrounded… Continue Reading →

Central Abandoned Buildings, Frenchtown, Hospitals, Italianate, Romanesque Revival
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Fire at St. Mary’s Infirmary

Posted on August 10, 2012 by

The long suffering St. Mary’s Infirmary, on the near South Side, caught fire during the night.  I feared the worst, but my inspection reveals that the damage seems to be primarily confined to the one story building that connects the… Continue Reading →

Central Abandoned Buildings, Arson, Frenchtown, Hospitals
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More Collapse at St. Mary’s Infirmary?

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Chris Naffziger

Update: Demolished in mid-2016. I can’t tell for sure, but it looks like there might have been a little more collapse at St. Mary’s Infirmary. I may be wrong, but it doesn’t look good, if at the least in the… Continue Reading →

Central Abandoned Buildings, Frenchtown, Hospitals, Italianate, Modernism
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St. Mary’s Infirmary

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

I don’t have much to say about the long-suffering St. Mary’s Infirmary on Papin Street on the near South side. Stripped of all of its historical context, it sits vacant, and rapidly deteriorating a block from Chouteau Avenue. I expect… Continue Reading →

Central Abandoned Buildings, Frenchtown, Hospitals
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St. Mary’s Infirmary

Posted on February 27, 2008 by Chris Naffziger

While St. Mary’s Infirmary has been heavily photographed and documented at other sites (and much more adeptly than me) I thought I would post a couple of pictures that I snapped while driving by one day. What is striking about… Continue Reading →

Central Abandoned Buildings, Frenchtown, Hospitals, Italianate

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