I’m really worried about Jennings. I have visited a couple times over the years (yes, I understand that a couple of visits is not good enough to get a complete understanding of a community), and every time I go back,… Continue Reading
It had been a few years since I had visited the old Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church in Jennings, and I thought I was due a return trip. It was not a happy return. The former sanctuary’s exterior was heavily… Continue Reading
Update: I went back and looked around other parts of Jennings in May of 2019. While its former parish church remains in good condition, I was saddened to see the old school is still sitting empty. There is a weird… Continue Reading
Update: The senior center is now closed, and the building appears to be abandoned. Due to the popularity of my first post on Corpus Christi, I thought I would take a look at how things were going around the old… Continue Reading
I was shocked to discover the old bank building, the only survivor from the demolition of River Roads Mall, has in turn fallen vacant, and rapidly deteriorating.
Update: This was the second church that replaced an earlier structure, which probably was too small to handle increasing parish membership. The senior center is now closed, and the building appears to be abandoned. Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church, built… Continue Reading
Update: All buildings on the site have now been demolished and the site is cleared. I am continually fascinated by River Roads Mall, partly because of these bizarre pictures before its demolition, and because of these amazing, evocative photos as… Continue Reading
It’s hard to believe that this generic strip mall stands on the grounds of what was once an architecturally fascinating example of 1950’s commercialism. I had never heard of Northland Shopping Center when I was growing up in St. Louis,… Continue Reading
Update: See the site in 2010; it is now completely cleared of buildings. I have to admit that I had never even heard of River Roads Mall when I was growing up, which is saying something because I was obsessed… Continue Reading