Posts about North St. Louis
Great news! As of November of 2020, the house above is still for sale, like it was back in April of 2019, and the monthly payment is only $37. Someone is keeping the grass mowed, at least. Note the pumpkin… Continue Reading
Another one of the pre-Ittner/Milligan schools, Euclid School takes its name from the simple reason that it sits on Euclid Avenue in Fountain Park north of the Central West End. The roof line has almost certainly been altered due to… Continue Reading
Today owned by the Centennial Christian Church, this magnificent edifice was originally built as the Fountain Park Congregational Church, designed by Grable, Weber and Groves in 1895. Like many other Congregational churches, it has strong Romanesque Revival roots, but perhaps… Continue Reading
Wagoner Place Methodist Church is one of those buildings that I’ve seen in other photographs in the Greater Ville neighborhood, but for some reason I had never gone by to see myself. It has a Sunday School wing that is… Continue Reading
How I missed the majestic former Kingshighway Presbyterian Church in the past is beyond me (maybe I was keeping my eyes on the road in what is a particularly wild stretch of that major artery), but I finally got a… Continue Reading
I went by the old St. Mark’s Roman Catholic Church on Page Boulevard at Academy Avenue. It looks much like it did the last time I visited, but I think more of the window tracery (the wood framing) in the… Continue Reading
Constructed in 1928 as the Bethany Evangelisch Lutheran Church, this building is now occupied by the Tabernacle of Life Church. It is a great example of English Gothic Revival architecture. It was absolutely glowing in the early morning light the… Continue Reading
I stopped by the Bissell Water Tower after looking at the Grand Water Tower. It’s on tap for rehabilitation next, according to people I’ve spoken with.
I went by and photography the Grand Water Tower (yes, I know it’s technically a standpipe) and checked out the new paint job. It looks great. Compare it to my photograph of the capital in particular from March of 2019… Continue Reading
I’ve sporadically photographed the block just to the west of North Florissant Avenue, and mainly the buildings on the south side of the street. They’ve all been destroyed on the south side: first the Winkelmann Mansion, then a row of… Continue Reading