I almost didn’t spot it, but I discovered another Gothic Revival or Carpenter Gothic style house in the Ville neighborhood. These are extremely rare houses, and I wrote an article about them a couple of years back about them at… Continue Reading
One of the strangest and most unique streets in Wells-Goodfellow is the narrow, one-way Highland Avenue, which is lined with wood frame houses. There must be a reason why they are all here, built out when this was the middle… Continue Reading
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
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
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
These beautiful houses are in danger in Tower Grove East; they’re getting their roofs and guts ripped out, and ugly second floors, made out of cheap pine 2x4s and vinyl siding, are being slapped on top of them. I’m tired… Continue Reading
My family and I thought it would be fun to go by the condominium development built off the side of our normal house subdivision and see how things were going. Wait a minute, what the heck is up with those… Continue Reading
I’ve looked at the side streets of Lafayette Square before, and I returned to them again to look at the houses that are often forgotten in favor of the more famous one around the park. What fascinates me about the… Continue Reading
Benton Park is such a beautiful neighborhood, with such an interesting and varied housing stock, which makes it one of my favorite neighborhoods in the city. These pictures are from the blocks just south of the park, around Withnell and… Continue Reading
It’s hard to believe now, but much of South Grand was once lined with mansions such as the one you see above, which is at the southwest corner of the intersection with Shaw. This one was turned into a funeral… Continue Reading