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Historic Roads

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Lindell Boulevard Water Main Break, Part II

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Chris Naffziger

There was another major water main break on Lindell Boulevard near, but not in the exact same spot as the one last summer at almost the exact same time of year. Hot temperatures do that to aging infrastructure. I went… Continue Reading →

Central Forest Park North and West, Historic Roads
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St. Clair Avenue/Lincoln Trail, Revisited

Posted on July 12, 2020 by Chris Naffziger

There’s something fascinating about St. Clair Avenue as it comes up out of East St. Louis; as it hits the community of French Village, it starts the climb “up the hill,” which are really river bluffs (and carry both a… Continue Reading →

Metro East Historic Roads, Hotels, Modernism, Restaurants
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New and Old Wilson Road

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Chris Naffziger

Nowadays, Wilson Road in Chesterfield curves to hook up with Clarkson Woods Drive at a stop light with Clarkson Road, which dates back to the widening of what is MO340. But it wasn’t always like that. In fact, back in… Continue Reading →

County Chesterfield, Historic Roads, West County
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Old State Road

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Chris Naffziger

Old State Road follows a ridge line through the foot hills, providing a link from Manchester Road near Ellisville down to Eureka. I imagine it is a very old road. It appears in Julius Pitzmann’s famous map of St. Louis… Continue Reading →

County Barns, Gothic Revival, Historic Buildings, Historic Roads, Houses, Queen Anne Style, West County, Wildwood
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The Bend in Gravois Avenue

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Chris Naffziger

Many of my longtime readers probably know by now that major arteries such as Gravois or North Florissant were widened due to a bond issue passed by voters back in the first decades of the Twentieth Century. Amazingly, Gravois Avenue… Continue Reading →

South Apartment Buildings, Benton Park, Historic Roads, Italianate, McKinley Heights, Vacant Lots
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Lindell Boulevard Water Main Break

Posted on August 4, 2019 by Chris Naffziger

Update: There was a water main break nearby in July of 2020. I imagine everyone in the St. Louis region, and perhaps even some outside, heard about the breakage of the 30 inch cast iron water main under Lindell Boulevard,… Continue Reading →

Central Forest Park, Forest Park North and West, Historic Roads
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The Beginning of Boone’s Lick Road

Posted on July 7, 2019 by Chris Naffziger

Where has this monument been hiding? It was dedicated in the 1970s, but I guess the recent renovations of the Gateway Mall has made it more obvious? There is another monument out in Dardenne Prairie.

Downtown Gateway Mall, Historic Roads, Monuments
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Westland Acres

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Chris Naffziger

Update: The sale of the property mentioned in this post did not happen, but individual parcels are still for sale. Due to an eagle-eyed reader, I learned recently that the historic freedmen’s settlement of Westland Acres recently sold for a… Continue Reading →

County Cemeteries, Chesterfield, Churches, Historic Roads, Historic Sites, Modernism, West County, Wildwood
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Crestwood Executive Office Building

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Chris Naffziger

There are still remnants of the economic powerhouse that was once Crestwood Mall, such as the office building and strip mall across Watson Road, former Route 66, from the now vacant lot.

County Historic Roads, Modernism, Office Buildings, South County
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Old Kingshighway

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Chris Naffziger

A long time ago, Kingshighway went straight north, and then doglegged right in front of Barnes Hospital, before turning right in front of Forest Park (did you know technically there are a couple of acres of Forest Park east of… Continue Reading →

Central Central West End, Forest Park, Historic Roads, Interstates, Parks

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