DeSoto Avenue used to be completely hidden from the rest of the world by the thick underbrush the blanketed the hill north of East Prairie Avenue. It has now been cleared, and the feeling is one of exposed openness. This… Continue Reading
A gentle blanket of snow had covered up the gash of demolition on the north side of the East Prairie Avenue Valley, which I photographed a month ago. Before the clearing of what was essentially a forest, this area was… Continue Reading
There are more beautiful houses on John Avenue, and a few are occupied, but the vast majority are abandoned, and rapidly deteriorating. Much of the hill north of Grand Boulevard before it slopes down towards East Prairie Avenue is in… Continue Reading
Obear Avenue is just north of Grand Boulevard and is lined with a whole host of beautiful houses, but sadly most of them are abandoned. The house above is a rare example of a Italianate/Second Empire hybrid, which are common… Continue Reading
I went by the site of the old Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, which is still a vacant lot since it was first damaged by a fire and then demolished. I was intrigued by a rectangle of concrete with rough… Continue Reading
Just north of Chippewa on Broadway is an interesting mix of buildings, which I’ve always been drawn to due to the different styles of architecture. I’ve looked at these blocks north to Lemp before in posts here and here. Make… Continue Reading
Marine Villa is an interesting neighborhood; there were houses out here very early because of the old Marine Hospital, but then much of the area was built up later. As such, it is still a mix of architectural styles. I… Continue Reading
Arsenal Avenue through Tower Grove East is different than much of the rest of the neighborhood. While it feature many houses built in the early Twentieth Century, it was also long an artery from Gravois out to places such as… Continue Reading
Tower Grove East west of Compton Avenue was basically suburbia when it was built in the early Twentieth Century, so with some exceptions, most of the houses were built within a decade or two of each other. While the architecture… Continue Reading
West Florissant Avenue is perhaps more famous for being a massive commercial and traffic artery out in North County, particularly through Ferguson and Dellwood and further beyond, but it is a bit of a curious street south of Interstate 70.… Continue Reading