I forgot how beautiful the old tunnel under downtown is. The construction of MetroLink’s stations required the removal of portions of the double vaulted tunnel, show the elegance of the curve of the arches. What…
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Old Municipal Courts Building
Constructed in 1911, the Municipal Courts building has sat empty now for many years. When will a developer find a use for this majestic building? Hopefully soon.
Kiel Opera House
Hiding in plain sight for decades while shuttered, one would be wise to simply walk down and gaze upon this mighty edifice. It should be forgotten no longer, its clumsy wedding to the new Savvis…
Mark Twain Hotel
Built in 1907 by plans of Albert Groves, the Mark Twain used to be the Maryland and Baltimore hotels. It almost certainly has lost its original cornice. It contains some of the most sumptuous terracotta,…
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Newly Built Soldiers’ Memorial, Civic Center
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.
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…
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