Many of the east-west streets have the same names of their counterparts on the other side of the Botanical Garden in Shaw. This is Flad Avenue, I believe, which is a mix of two- and four-family apartments. I do not… Continue Reading
For anyone who doesn’t live in the City of St. Louis, for many residents, “four-family” is a “four-letter word,” if you know what I mean. But what always strikes me about the Southwest Garden neighborhood is how there are so… Continue Reading
The Southwest Garden District is one of the strangest shaped, and most dichotomatic neighborhoods in the City of St. Louis. It didn’t make the cut back in 2007 when I was simplifying the neighborhoods I was creating tags for, and… Continue Reading
The block south of Flad Avenue, which is Cleveland, has rows of houses in the typical “Tower Grove” style, with four rooms down, and four rooms up. They have been renovated nicely, as can be seen in these photos. We… Continue Reading
Heading back west on Flad Avenue away from Grand Boulevard, the south side of the street has a different feel, with the Tudor Revival influenced house above. But there is another more Romanesque Revival house above with its huge tower.… Continue Reading
Like the first blocks west of Grand to the north, the 3600 Block of Flad is filled with impressive single family houses that show their owners’ and builders’ German heritage. Conical-roofed topped towers, turrets and rounded Roman arched windows show… Continue Reading
One of the most historic Jewish congregations in America, B’Nai El called the Shaw neighborhood, at 3666 Flad, home from 1905 to 1930. I realized I photographed their next location on Delmar and several years ago. They are now located… Continue Reading
The house above is really two apartments, which you can see in the two front doors. It sits next to single family houses, such as the ones below. If you look below, you can see that the dormers alternate between… Continue Reading
There is a beautiful feature of the “interior” of the Shaw neighborhood; there is but one surface parking lot, and that is at the old Sherman Elementary School. Other than that, every single business, church and school thrives with only… Continue Reading
I finally took a closer look at St. Margaret of Scotland Roman Catholic Church, which has anchored the corner of Flad and 39th Street since 1906, though it was officially founded as a parish in 1899. As was typical of… Continue Reading