The demolition of the vibrant if rundown Mill Creek Valley in the name of urban renewal in the 1950′s is increasingly well-documented. But I realized that in its place rose some interesting Modernist office buildings,…
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An Interesting Building, Western Downtown
I came upon this nice office building on the western edge of Downtown. I suspect it would have been demolished for 755, but instead it has been restored and is awaiting more tenants.
North-South Distributor, Revisited
Ever wonder why there’s more vacant land than normal just west of Union Station? It was the planned route for an interstate that would have looped around downtown, cutting Lafayette Square off from downtown (even…
Saint Louis University Law School
I really dislike the bland, monotonous facade of the building at the northeast corner of Tucker and Market Streets–what should be one of the most important addresses in St. Louis. SLU’s law school is updating…
The Arch and the Mysterious Pierce Building, 1967
Does anyone have pictures of the Pierce Building in the 1980′s, right before its conversion to the Adams Mark Hotel? Other than photographs such as these two wonderful snapshots from the decades before the 1980′s,…
The Riverfront, 1967
A reader was kind enough to give me several photos of her family’s trip on the Huck Finn back in the late 1960′s. It’s fascinating to see that the riverfront was already by that…
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…
Merry Christmas from Oliver and Whipple Fire Insurance Maps!
I’ve just discovered a huge cache of old fire insurance maps from 1876, capturing St. Louis only a decade after the Civil War. The Oliver and Whipple Maps, similar to the more famous Sanborn fire…
Interior Vignettes, Arcade-Wright Building
Back when Pyramid Companies was renovating the Arcade-Wright Building into condos, an employee gave a small group a tour of the building. These photos come from that visit, years ago. An alleyway separates the Arcade-Wright…
The Courthouses, from Soulard
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