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Ridgeview Place

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Chris Naffziger

My family and I thought it would be fun to go by the condominium development built off the side of our normal house subdivision and see how things were going. Wait a minute, what the heck is up with those… Continue Reading →

County Houses, Post-Modernism, West County
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Remembering Tom Maher

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Chris Naffziger

I was able to attend the memorial service for Tom Maher, who was a long time reader and commenter on this website, having left, according to my estimates, hundreds if not over a thousand comments over the last decade. I… Continue Reading →

County Churches, Cool People, Post-Modernism, Schools, West County
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Chesterfield Mall, 99% Dead

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Chris Naffziger

So this is how it all ends. With Macy’s chugging along, and apparently the Cheesecake Factory and the movie theater locked into long leases or owning their own buildings, Chesterfield Mall seems to have finally bit the dust. There are… Continue Reading →

County Chesterfield, Chesterfield Mall, Crumby Run-Down Malls of St. Louis, Department Stores, Deserted, Modernism, Post-Modernism, West County
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Westland Acres

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Chris Naffziger

Due to an eagle-eyed reader, I learned recently that the historic freedmen’s settlement of Westland Acres recently sold for a substantial amount of money. Inhabited by the descendants of freed slaves for generations, I suspect that property tax pressures finally… Continue Reading →

County Cemeteries, Chesterfield, Churches, Historic Roads, Historic Sites, Modernism, West County
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Ionic Order

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Chris Naffziger

There’s been an exciting new advance in McMansion architecture: the appearance of the Ionic Order in Post-Modernism. Perhaps in twenty years the Corinthian Order will appear, and in another forty the Composite will be reinvented. Senior citizens interested in attending… Continue Reading →

County McMansions, Post-Modernism, West County
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Old Farm House Revealed

Posted on May 11, 2019 by Chris Naffziger

The cutting through of a new section of Wild Horse Creek Road off of the old Olive Street Road, which began its life as a plank road, has opened up new pieces of land for development out in Chesterfield. The… Continue Reading →

County Barns, Chesterfield, Demolition, Houses, West County
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The Spanish Revival Mansion

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Chris Naffziger

Built in 1924, this cool Spanish Revival mansion way out in West County surely has a fascinating story behind it. In that year, this was out in the middle of nowhere. It looks like a Maritz and Young-influenced home.

County Houses, Spanish Revival, West County
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From the Vault: Westport Plaza

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Chris Naffziger

I dug some old photographs of Westport Plaza out of my files; I do not remember how old they are, but they are certainly from a long time ago, at least pre-2012. I like them as they capture a time… Continue Reading →

County Modernism, Post-Modernism, Skyscrapers, West County
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Hardee’s Iceplex, Under Demolition

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Chris Naffziger

I guess I don’t understand why it was a good idea to tear down the ice rinks out in Gumbo Flats. Was it low quality? I just remember friends in high school having to practice at 2:00 AM in the… Continue Reading →

County Chesterfield, Demolition, Redevelopment, Ruins, West County
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The Mysterious McMansion

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Chris Naffziger

There was a perfectly fine Colonial Revival house on this property, which is a valuable parcel of land that includes land for horses and a large stable. The house has been under construction now for quite a while, and building… Continue Reading →

County Colonial Revival, Demolition, In-Fill, McMansions, West County

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