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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Powell Square, Coming Down
Powell Square, a large warehouse sitting right next to the Poplar Street Bridge, is being torn down, having been condemned by the City of St. Louis. It was supposed to be a component in the…
Old Port District, Portland, Maine
I really enjoyed the Old Port District of Portland, which has been restored to its appearance in the 19th Century. The architecture is an interesting mix of styles, spanning the course of the 1800′s. While…
Portland, Maine All Next Week
I had the opportunity to visit Portland, Maine last week, and I found the Old Port section to be particularly fascinating. In many ways, it preserves what also existed in St. Louis along the Wharf…
Warehouse District, Kansas City, Missouri
The area southeast of downtown Kansas City is filled with warehouses, junkyards and other scattered buildings; you might not notice if you’re speeding by on one of the city’s many parkways. Every city seems like…
Sole Survivor, Scott Avenue
Why is this building still here, and the other fifty building within a two block radius all gone? It is one of the great mysteries of urban renewal; why do the wrecking balls only take…
Near North Riverfront
I love the area of the riverfront north of Laclede’s Landing; anchored by the slender Cotton Belt Warehouse (see it here, here and here), the area yearns for reinvestment. Also, I realized I had photographed…
Crunden Martin Fire
Ironically, as I was photographing this building to document its post-fire condition, a new fire was already smoldering deep inside the old Crunden-Martin building. Reports that homeless people may have accidentally started the fire with…
Cupples Warehouses and the Future
There has been all sorts of beautiful renovations downtown south of Market Street, but the area continues to lack something that will make it a truly vibrant neighborhood. Here are some of my suggestions. First…
One More Cupples Warehouse
The only other Cupples Warehouse sitting empty, besides #7, is this one. In some ways, not counting the collapsed roof, this building, which is flagged for renovation, has more problems with its brick facade than…
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