3600 Block of McRee Avenue, Part 2
More beautiful homes line McRee Avenue; I am fascinated how this little pocket of completely occupied houses survives surrounded by major streets and an interstate.
Arts and Crafts Style
3600 Block of McRee Avenue, Part 1
The street is blocked off, but the renovations of apartments along McRee are welcomed. Large houses, like one would expect to see in Shaw to the south, are also prevalent.
3600 Block of Lafayette Avenue, Part 2
Further east, tree-lined streets reveal what could be through this area, if the interstate had not damaged the street grid so badly.
3600 Block of Lafayette Avenue, Part 1
The north side of Lafayette Avenue possesses beautiful houses, looking straight out at I-44, which slashed its way through in the 1970s.
South on Compton Avenue #3: Gravois Park from Cherokee to Chippewa Street
Houses range from right after the Civil War, as can be seen above, to buildings built in the early Twentieth Century. These houses below sit far back from the street, alluding to their age. As neighborhoods developed over the decades,… Continue Reading
South on Compton Avenue #1: Tower Grove East South of Arsenal
Compton Avenue passes by a wide variety of houses and apartment buildings as it heads south through Dutchtown. Over the next five days, I will show pictures along this long avenue, starting first with the Tower Grove East portion south… Continue Reading
Dutchtown, Mid May 2017
Dutchtown is such a beautiful neighborhood. It has very little demolition, the houses are are in good shape, and the population is still very high–it is one of the densest areas of the city. But abandonment is creeping in, and… Continue Reading
Hyde Park Houses
I love the houses of Hyde Park, such as these two little guys, one a Second Empire and the other a simple vernacular structure. Below, this is a brick version of the wood frame house above. Then there’s this cool… Continue Reading
Returning to College Hill
There was a funeral procession assembling on West Florissant Avenue, so we cut over through College Hill. This continues to be one of the most devastated neighborhoods in the city. It is deeply sad to see how this area has… Continue Reading
Wells-Goodfellow #42, Burd Avenue
There is a strange mix of houses on this block, but they are mostly abandoned, sadly.