Just constructed, after clearing away several city blocks of some of the oldest buildings in St. Louis, the new Soldiers’ Memorial looks out at over a young Civic Center.
Downtown
Railyards, Union Station
There’s still a fair bit of the remnants of the distant outbuildings of Union Station, down towards the Mill Creek railyards. This maintenance building, now roofless, once sat right where the tracks headed into the…
The Gill Building
The Gill Building, from 1910, is the last remaining member of Terracotta Row, now demolished for the Famous Barr parking garage.
The Civil Courts Building and the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
Many St. Louisans are aware that our great Beaux-Arts axis in downtown, the Civil Courts Building, is based off of the great Hellenistic Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. The Mausoleum, located in modern-day Turkey (not Iraq, as…
The Reredos, Christ Church Cathedral
I’m consistently impressed with the quality of sculpture in St. Louis churches. Sadly, when churches are abandoned, these beautiful stone works of art are usually the first to be targeted by vandals. In isolated…
Behind the Scenes at Christ Church Cathedral
The Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Mike Kinman, generously invited me for a tour of the cathedral, pointing out many of the interesting aspects of the church. First of all, while it’s a Gothic Revival…
Downtown Mid Afternoon, December 2013
I walked around downtown and took some pictures as sunlight reflected off of the windows of buildings onto their neighbors. It creates an interesting effect.
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…
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