North of the Delmar Loop, and even north of Olive Boulevard, there is an intriguing cluster of old, very old houses, dating back to perhaps the late Nineteenth Century west of the City limits. The east-west streets have the same… Continue Reading
Cote Brilliante Avenue starts out nice enough just northeast of the intersection of Kingshighway and Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, but it quickly turns bad the further you go east. You might recognize the street’s name from the nightly news,… Continue Reading
I’ve long said that I think the architecture of North St. Louis is more impressive than that of South St. Louis, and I stand by that. I know many of my friends in the preservation business who agree with me.… Continue Reading
Out in the suburbs of the West End, I think the long block of 5300-5400 Cabanne Avenue, in between Union and Belt Avenues stands out as one of the most interesting. It is just to the north of Windermere Place,… Continue Reading
Just more of the beautiful, eclectic architecture that you see in the West End continues on Cates Avenue north of the old St. Luke’s Hospital. Look at the wood carving on the porch below. The house below has seen some… Continue Reading
My discoveries usually begin with a question: why does Clemens Avenue just north of the old St. Luke’s Hospital on Delmar curve in the middle of the block, for seemingly no reason? Looking at old Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, we… Continue Reading
South of Clemens Place is this beautiful, intact 5400 block of Enright Avenue, demonstrating the beauty of the city north of Delmar, in the West End neighborhood. Beverly Place intersects with Enright in the middle of this block, and the… Continue Reading
Westmoreland and Portland Places, as well as other famous private streets in the Central West End are famous for their houses owning the street out in front of them, but little-known Clemens Place in the West End neighborhood preserves that… Continue Reading
Historic aerial photography reveals that Bircher Boulevard used to be just that, a tree-lined, elegant boulevard in North St. Louis, separating the Penrose and Walnut Park neighborhoods. But then Interstate 70 came along, and annihilated it, turning Bircher Boulevard into… Continue Reading