Glen Echo Park
Glen Echo Park? Wow, I missed that one, I said to myself last week, so I went and checked it out. It is one street, and one alley that goes behind houses that face the fairways of Glen Echo Country… Continue Reading
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The Beauty of Dutchtown, Part 31: Louisiana Avenue Between Meramec and Gasconade Streets, West Side
We’re picking up the “The Beauty of Dutchtown” series which was left off at Number 30. Louisiana Avenue between Meramec and Gasconade streets is an interesting street in that it seems to have largely been built by 1908, which is… Continue Reading
Former Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church and Baden Elementary School
The former Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church is a mighty structure, stretching for a considerable length down the west side of Annetta Avenue at the intersection of that street with Halls Ferry Road and Veronica Avenue. It… Continue Reading
The Beauty of Dutchtown, Part 25: Osceola Street Between Nebraska and California Avenues
Osceola Street, due to the superblock that was the former Maryville campus and right-of-way for I-55, is the first through east-west through street west into Dutchtown from South Broadway south of Meramec Street. Consequently, there is a lot of high… Continue Reading
Uplands Park and Nelson Presbyterian Church
Oh, so this is Uplands Park, I thought to myself, as I pulled off Natural Bridge Road just west of Pine Lawn and the City limits. There are several streets of beautiful and well-kept houses, of a variety of styles… Continue Reading
North Pointe
I finally got back into the heart of the North Pointe neighborhood, which for simplicity’s sake, I include under the Baden tag. North Pointe is easily one of the most beautiful, intact and best kept secrets in the entire city… Continue Reading
Vivian Astra Park
I had always seen this swooping oasis from Google Satellite up in the North Pointe neighborhood, far up in the northern reaches of the City, and I finally made it by to see it in person. Created by Vivian and… Continue Reading
Baden, July 2019
The newer part of Baden is looking so good, up by Riverview Boulevard south of the Halls Ferry Circle, but down closer to North Broadway, there are a lot of problems, much like I had observed in the winter of… Continue Reading
Jennings into Walnut Park
I spotted this interesting church off of Jennings Station Road just off of Interstate 70, so I thought I would take a look at the surrounding streets. At some point I crossed from Jennings into the Walnut Park West neighborhood,… Continue Reading
Northwoods, Part One
Wow, Northwoods is a really nice town! It is a good size, and has the critical mass to have the tax base to be fiscally solvent without engaging in any of those tricks that violate the Constitution and Bill of… Continue Reading