One of the most historic Jewish congregations in America, B’Nai El called the Shaw neighborhood, at 3666 Flad, home from 1905 to 1930. I realized I photographed their next location on Delmar and several years ago. They are now located… Continue Reading
The house above is really two apartments, which you can see in the two front doors. It sits next to single family houses, such as the ones below. If you look below, you can see that the dormers alternate between… Continue Reading
There is a beautiful feature of the “interior” of the Shaw neighborhood; there is but one surface parking lot, and that is at the old Sherman Elementary School. Other than that, every single business, church and school thrives with only… Continue Reading
I finally took a closer look at St. Margaret of Scotland Roman Catholic Church, which has anchored the corner of Flad and 39th Street since 1906, though it was officially founded as a parish in 1899. As was typical of… Continue Reading
The south side of Castleman in between Klemm and Thurman has more of the same types of houses that we have seen along the street. It is a wonderful mix of the beauty that makes the neighborhood so interesting.
Moving east from Klemm, we see more of the class Tower Grove area houses, with the imposing front facades, and the “four-up, four-down” configuration with the near-pyramid, more hip roof half third story. They almost all originally had front porches… Continue Reading
Crossing over Klemm, we see a two-family, and two four-family apartment buildings. I suspect they were all built at the same time by the same contractor/developer to maximize the buildable space left by previous houses already built. The street has… Continue Reading
The south side of Castleman Avenue east of Tower Grove Avenue towards Klemm has wider lots compared to the north side, and a much different feel. Above, there has been some major reworking of the brickwork, most likely due to… Continue Reading
Before heading east on Castleman Avenue from Tower Grove Avenue, we see an apartment building that bends around the intersection. There is a substantial setback from the street, befitting the suburban feel of the original platting of the area. Once… Continue Reading
Opened in 1915 to designs by William B. Ittner, Mullanphy Elementary School is one of the few buildings left in the St. Louis Public School District that is close to full enrollment. W.C. Person, Mullanphy School, 4221 Shaw Boulevard. ca.… Continue Reading