I’ve been surprised how long it’s been taking to tear down the old Jewish Hospital; I suppose they have to be more careful since it’s in such a high traffic area. But it’s left some…
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The New McRee Town, Botanical Heights
Hadley Township, Demolition
Another obliterated neighborhood in the name of “progress,” another promise of economic prosperity in the face of the reality, another missing piece of our collective heritage. Maybe Menards will agree to tear down the store…
Deaconess Hospital, Coming Down
The story of the Deaconesses, a German organization whose women members dedicated their lives to helping the sick, is amazing, and its mission continues. Sadly, their hospital on Oakland, long a landmark to Forest Park…
A Missing Tooth, The Ville
There is something sad but also poetic about the void in between these two identical houses. Their shared neighbor, which probably looked like them, is gone, leaving a void.
The Old Stag Brewery’s Legacy, Belleville
There’s not much left of the old Stag Brewery in the northwest corner of the historic central area of Belleville. There’s the office building, which looks to be from around the 1940′s, and the warehouse…
Friedens Church, Hyde Park, More Thoughts
A faithful reader sent me some old photographs from her old church in Hyde Park, the Friedens German Evangelical Church. Its second incarnation is still standing, but as the Compton and Dry view showed and…
The Bremen Avenue Row, The Past
All photos courtesy of Rob Powers, Built St. Louis. I know many readers were particularly interested in my post last week on a row of houses that are now, unfortunately mostly demolished. A reader realized…
A Truncated and Rapidly Fading Row, Hyde Park
I was always intrigued by this storefront and attached rowhouse on Bremen Avenue, just northeast of Hyde Park in the eponymous neighborhood. It seemed clear that the row was probably much longer, and the trees…
Jewish Hospital and Schoenberg Pavilion Coming Down
Barnes-Jewish Hospital continues to make its mark on the east side of Kingshighway across from Forest Park. In a couple of years, a massive new building will rise on the blocks north of Children’s Hospital. …
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