Oh, so this is Uplands Park, I thought to myself, as I pulled off Natural Bridge Road just west of Pine Lawn and the City limits. There are several streets of beautiful and well-kept houses, of a variety of styles… Continue Reading
Crossing over Klemm, we see a two-family, and two four-family apartment buildings. I suspect they were all built at the same time by the same contractor/developer to maximize the buildable space left by previous houses already built. The street has… Continue Reading
The south side of Castleman Avenue east of Tower Grove Avenue towards Klemm has wider lots compared to the north side, and a much different feel. Above, there has been some major reworking of the brickwork, most likely due to… Continue Reading
Before heading east on Castleman Avenue from Tower Grove Avenue, we see an apartment building that bends around the intersection. There is a substantial setback from the street, befitting the suburban feel of the original platting of the area. Once… Continue Reading
Moving west from the intersection with Thurman Avenue, there is this large apartment building. But like much of Shaw, this building is actually two large condos now. The parapet wall in the middle is still not restored, however. Moving west,… Continue Reading
Shaw Boulevard seems to have been intended to be the main artery laid out through Henry Shaw’s subdivision, heading west from Grand Boulevard to the north side of his botanical garden. His Shaw Place subdivision was located on the north… Continue Reading
Castleman Avenue between 39th Street and Spring Avenue continues the trend of its eastern block before Grand Boulevard with no alleys, but the houses are newer, reflecting more English influence in its architecture. There is more the influence of the… Continue Reading
In between Rosalie and Carter on Harris are a row of beautiful four-family apartment buildings, and some of them are occupied, but many are abandoned and deteriorating. Looking east past Carter towards West Florissant Avenue, the block improves, and the… Continue Reading
Green Lea Place east of Clay Avenue is in good shape, with rows of well-maintained houses. There are more wood frame houses, which probably date back to just after the Civil War, and more small brick bungalows from the early… Continue Reading
Lee Avenue is extra wide as it used to have a streetcar track down the middle of it (the rails are probably still buried under multiple layers of asphalt). It is a heavily abandoned and demolished street, but there are… Continue Reading