A lot more of the old Blumeyer tower is gone. I suppose it will be completely demolished by the end of March.
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Stained Glass, Old St. Elizabeth’s, Now International Institute
Martin Luther King Dr, Between Burd and Hodiamont Avenues
Here is the Wellston Loop, which stretched from the actual town of Wellston into St. Louis. It is in transition, and only the future will show what its fate will hold.
Telephone Building, Grand Center
I seem to remember that this building was originally telephone building or something. It seems to have received a vertical addition at some point, as the upper floors are clearly much newer than the first…
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Penrose and Fairgrounds, Tucked Up By the Interstate
Tucked up in the bend of I-70 that now leaves most of its streets truncated to the north, I found the most interesting, quiet part of the Northside. The area still has a fair amount…
Final Blumeyer Tower Coming Down
I know I’m supposed to be mad the final historic public housing tower in St. Louis is being demolished, but I’m not. Not everything is worthy of preservation–just the buildings that contribute to the collective…
Delmar Between Union and DeBaliviere, Part 2
Moving along to the west towards DeBaliviere, Delmar continues with more apartment buildings from the first two decades of the 20th Century. This horseshoe shaped building reminds me of many apartments in Chicago. It increases…
Delmar Between Union and DeBaliviere, Part 1
It’s strange not to imagine Delmar Boulevard as anything other an ugly symbol of racial segregation in St. Louis, but for most of its history, Delmar was just one of a series of broad, apartment…
The History of West Florissant Avenue
My colleague and former North County resident, Toby Weiss, wrote up this stellar summary of the history of West Florissant Avenue. She’s been photographing this street for years (I had the opportunity to join her…
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