As of June 2013, the Orpheum Theater seems to be sitting empty, but I wanted to get back to photograph some of its incredible detail. I actually photographed this building as part of one…
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The Jewish Orthodox Old Home
I drive around a lot, and see lots of buildings severely damaged by decades of abandonment and neglect, but every so often I come across a building has been abandoned for only a year or…
Interesting Building, Washington Avenue, Grand Center
Now what appears to be a half-way house, this building intrigued me when I saw it (and parked in front of it). What was its original use? It looks like it was a school originally.
Grand Center, November 2012
It was a cold day, but Grand Center was devoid of human life except for the automobiles driving by on Grand Blvd. Word is the building below, which once held the Department of Health, is…
Central Library Atrium Renovations
I went to check out the new atrium and renovations of the Central Library. Initially, I had thought the library was fine as it was, but once I saw how beautifully this palace of books…
Bellefontaine Cemetery in the Snow
I went with some friends to Bellefontaine Cemetery, where I’ve been many times before, but cloaked in a shroud of snow, it took on a new level of beauty.
Demolition, Murphy Building, Downtown East St. Louis
The long suffering Murphy Building, infamous for its severe deterioration on its backside, seems to be experiencing at least some demolition. Its infamous draping floors, seen here in this picture, are now gone. Is this…
Pickler Memorial Library, Truman State University, Kirksville
I was always impressed how the 1993 major expansion of Pickler Library embraced the older structure, leaving it largely intact and viewable along its front from the long bridge spanned atrium of the addition. The…
Enright Avenue, West of Vandeventer
Enright Avenue, the first street north and parallel of Delmar Boulevard, boasts the same housing stock as south of St. Louis’s great dividing line. But the architecture is just as stunning.
City Hall, University City
Who isn’t captivated by the ornate beauty of University City’s city hall? Originally built as a women’s magazine office building, it was part of a planned ensemble of unique buildings at the entrance of University…
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