It’s strange to see such a large building to collapse in a pile of rubble on the South Side. But that’s what happened a couple of weeks ago in the Fox Park neighborhood. What a…
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Servco Building, Devastated by Fire
The dramatic fog of smoke that settled up and down the river in St. Louis during this fire was unforgettable. And we lose yet another building on Chouteau’s Landing.
Crunden-Martin, Waiting
Crunden-Martin Manufacturing was one of those industries East Coast types like to cite when talking about the so-called “Rust Belt.” Famous for its wood products, the company operated in the shadow of downtown, then the…
Cotton Belt from Broadway
I always wonder who those lone people are that are walking around amongst the abandoned buildings. Do they live nearby? There are in fact houses in the area. What do they think about jargon such…
Demolition, North Broadway at John Street
I guess I always just took this massive warehouse, with its large painted signs, for granted. But when I drove by this week, I realized it was not long for this world. Built in 1900…
Old Marine Hospital
Located off of Marine Avenue, just south of Broadway, the Marine Corps Hospital no doubt was built in that location to take advantage of the breezes off of the river, as it was thought to…
Playing Around With My New Camera
I finally have my new camera, to which many of you generously donated money, up and running with a wide angle lens. I thought I should drive around and take some pictures of long or…
Field Boxes Available!
Cupples 7 is coming down.
Fox Park and Industry
It can be a little jarring, driving through much of the South Side, which was originally built as residential streetcar suburbs, and then all of the sudden you hit block after block of factories and…
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