Constructed in 1931, Woerner Elementary School is a late example of an Ittner/Milligan design. It clearly shows the style of that famous architecture firm, with the flanking perpendicular wings and the double entrances. Georgian or Colonial Revival was not a… Continue Reading
Now known as Maryland Plaza, the stretch of street between Euclid Avenue and Kingshighway was originally just Maryland Avenue. But it was platted with wide setbacks, and fire insurance maps show that it was known as Maryland Place. The apartment… Continue Reading
At the northeast corner of North Newstead and McPherson avenues, we see something surprising: an apartment building. It makes me wonder what would have happened to the rest of the block if the population of the Central West End had… Continue Reading
Heading east of Walton Avenue, the houses become distinctively smaller than many other parts of the Central West End. They’re still nice, and are on average three stories tall, with an interesting mix of Dutch Colonial Revival houses mixed in.
First off, look at this amazing stump! Alright then, moving along, as soon as we move past the gates of Fullerton Place, we are on regular Westminster Place, and the tone of the streetscape completely changes as we walk past… Continue Reading
Moving along to the west past Taylor Avenue, we see more Renaissance and Beaux-Arts mansions mixed in with Romanesque Revival houses, which were rapidly going out of style by the time this street was being developed. And garages have become… Continue Reading
Over the next week or so, I’m going to be looking at three major east-west streets in the Central West End, starting at or ending at Boyle Avenue in the east, where I feel like the historic fabric of the… Continue Reading
Originally founded in 1872, Scruggs Methodist Memorial Church moved to the corner of Cook and Spring in 1877. The current Colonial Revival church was opened in 1929, and closed in 1998. I just realized I remember the original steeple being… Continue Reading
Located in the Greater Ville, Cote Brilliante Elementary is not actually on the street of the same name, which is further to the south. It is poorly spelled French for “shining hill,” and was the name for the tracts of… Continue Reading
St. Raphael the Archangel, located at the complex intersection of several streets in the southwest side of St. Louis, is difficult to photograph due to all of the mature trees that surround the church. Like the temple of the Erechtheion… Continue Reading