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…
St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Madison, Illinois
Built in 1953, the Church of St. Mary in Madison bears a striking resemblance to the more famous Little Flower Church in Richmond Heights. But the budget doesn’t seem like it was as generous as…
Providence Fine Arts Center, Edmundson
We went a lot of weird places this last weekend, and this isolated corner of Edmundson where this stately church sits is another place off the beaten track we discovered. It is now the Providence…
Streets Leading Away from Francis Park, St. Louis Hills
The same eclectic styles of houses continue onto side streets, which are predominantly single family houses. Main streets leading away from Francis Park continue to have more multi-family units. Perhaps it’s intentional; the younger, more…
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