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Tracery, Webster Groves

Posted on May 18, 2013 by
County Central County, Churches, Gothic Revival, Webster Groves
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Euclid Records, Two Days Before Moving to Gore Avenue, Webster Groves

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Chris Naffziger

Euclid Records moved to Gore Avenue in downtown Webster Groves in the spring of 2013.

County Central County, Storefronts, Webster Groves
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Glenwood Home and Hospital for the Aged

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Chris Naffziger

Update: Demolished for a subdivision. Does anyone know if this place still exists? Photo courtesy of Lura Holt.

County Central County, Hospitals, Webster Groves
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Modernist Bank Re-Skin, Webster Groves

Posted on March 11, 2011 by

I strongly suspected that this building, a bank, received its arcaded front some time in the 1960’s. The brick wall just looked older, or not quite right. Ah ha, looking at the wall facing the alley, you can see a… Continue Reading →

County Banks, Central County, Modernism, Webster Groves
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Cool Apartment Building, Webster Groves

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

This post-modern looking apartment building is right on Lockwood, in the heart of Webster Groves, but I think it fits in well with the street wall, relatively. I was expecting a pool in the courtyard, but unfortunately there’s just a… Continue Reading →

County Apartment Buildings, Central County, Post-Modernism, Webster Groves
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Webster Groves Train Stations

Posted on March 9, 2011 by

Webster Groves was a city built by the access to railroads, and the two major stations that served the area still stand. The one in downtown Webster Groves is now a Montessori school, whilethe southern train station, serving the Frisco… Continue Reading →

County Central County, Early Twentieth Century Eclectic, Train Stations, Webster Groves
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Eden Seminary, Webster Groves

Posted on March 3, 2011 by

Eden Seminary, in Webster Groves features a beautiful, if standard English Gothic main building, but I’m more intrigued by the library built in the lawn in front of the older academic hall. The massing of this strange, Brutalist building seems… Continue Reading →

County Brutalism, Central County, Gothic Revival, Libraries, Universities, Webster Groves
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Holy Redeemer Church, Webster Groves

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Chris Naffziger

I couldn’t get inside the church the day I was walking by, but I imagine that the interior is bathed in color from the stained glass windows. The front elevation is strikingly simple, and certainly a bold choice for the… Continue Reading →

County Central County, Churches, Modernism, Webster Groves
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Webster Records

Posted on February 27, 2011 by

Update: I believe as of Winter 2013 this store is now closed.

County Central County, Storefronts, Webster Groves

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