Wow, the time flies by; it seems like just yesterday I was posting pictures of abandoned buildings on Grand just north of Powell Hall. There have been some developments; the abandoned funeral home is being…
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Plaza Square Apartments
So the sadly ugly Plaza Square Apartments are now considered ‘historic’ (note: I believe some Mid-Century Modern buildings are worth of historic designation). Designed by the architectural firm of Hellmuth, Obata and Kassebaum, the six…
Old Federal Courthouse and Custom House
Sometimes when sitting at red light, a great shot develops; in this case it was the old federal courthouse.
Shell Building
In an era where we now plop down rectangular buildings in the middle of a parking lot, the 1925 Shell Building by Jamieson and Spearl in western downtown teaches us a valuable lesson about the…
Survivors, Westminster Place, Grand Center
A reader alerted me to a beautiful street of homes in Grand Center hiding in the shadow of the Coronado Building on Lindell. Westminster Place, perhaps more famous for its stretch through the Central West…
Two Stupid Demolitions
The Preservation Research Office brought to my attention that two unique and threatened buildings are now either demolished or targeted for demolition soon. Above, a lone survivor on Olive Street of both Grand Center’s tony…
Christ Church Cathedral
One of the oldest surviving churches in St. Louis, the Episcopalian Christ Church Cathedral occupies a quiet corner of downtown across the street from the newly restored Central Library. It was constructed between 1859 and…
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A Unique St. Louis Style: The Second Empire-Italianate Hybrid
While the Itataliante and Second Empire styles can be found throughout America, in St. Louis in the late Nineteenth Century some interesting happened. Someone took the characteristics of both styles and combined them together, as…
Neo-Classicism and Greek Revival: What is Really the Difference?
What is the difference between Neo-Classical architecture and the Greek Revival style? The key is in the proportions of the building; while the Romans certainly copied their architectural style from the ancient Greeks, they were…
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