The theme this summer in many divested neighborhoods seems to be green, where plants and trees have grown up and swallowed buildings. I looked at some of these houses back in May of 2021. I’ve looked at this building before;… Continue Reading
There is a fascinating mix of housing between Cherokee and Utah streets on the our way north on Compton Avenue/ See the east side of the street in this post. I apparently did not remember to photograph the west side… Continue Reading
I revisited the area of Peoria down by the river northeast of downtown on Saturday afternoon the weekend before the Fourth of July. Many businesses were closed for the holiday, including this pawnshop. I’ve looked at the area three times… Continue Reading
Heading east from Newstead, looking at the north side of West Pine Boulevard, we come across what I think is easily one of the best kept secrets of preserved rows of Romanesque Revival houses in St. Louis. But to stress… Continue Reading
Update: See more demolition work in the early summer of 2021 and in mid August of 2021. They’re tearing down the Queeny Tower, which while not the most distinguished building architecturally in St. Louis, has an important role in the history… Continue Reading
They’re coming along on building the $300,000 houses on West Olive Street in Grand Center, and the lake I had photographed before is now gone. The new houses actually have some panache, and are turning out better than I expected.… Continue Reading
On the other side of Minnesota Avenue from The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet is this row of houses, many showing alterations from the passage of time. The cornices are missing here and there, but overall they look much… Continue Reading
The west side of Virginia Avenue south of Blow Street has a group of very old houses that makes me suspect there was some type of industry nearby. These wood frame houses are old, perhaps dating back to the 1860s… Continue Reading
Up next is another row of houses from the 1880s and 90s on the west side of Michigan south of Nagel down towards Robert Street. This block was clearly developed later, with a preponderance of Romanesque Revival houses on larger… Continue Reading
Mott and Michigan starts out with a large commercial building, with apartments upstairs. But then there are some fantastic single family houses, from a variety of eras. Sadly, one of the nicest ones that is shown below is abandoned. But… Continue Reading