Charless Avenue and its alley are perhaps two of the most isolated but fascinating lanes in St. Louis, with large trees obscuring old Greek Revival houses, half flounders and mysterious ruins. There is this lot, with a low stone wall… Continue Reading
Forgive me for constantly returning to the narrow lanes of McKinley Heights just to the northeast of the intersection of Jefferson and Gravois, but the area dates back to before the Civil War, and I found out some new information… Continue Reading
I looked at the intersection of Cates and Clarendon where the Hodiamont Streetcar Tracks swept by, leaving a little quarter crescent of land back in April of 2013, and I came back with a historic picture in hand to take… Continue Reading
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
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
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 framing in the tower is missing.… 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
Two buildings on St. Louis Avenue in JeffVanderLou apparently had become something of celebrities due to some graffiti someone had painted on them years ago. I came by while they were in the process of being demolished; the one on… Continue Reading
Heading south of Juniata on Oregon towards Wyoming looking at the east side of the street, we see more of the houses that make Benton Park West such a distinctive neighborhood. We see more of the standard red brick houses,… Continue Reading