There aren’t a huge number of mausolea in Oak Hill, but there are a couple nice ones. The stars, however, are some interesting family plots, such as this one below. I like the benches around this one, bringing people together on days of mourning. Or this awesome bronze low-relief portrait of the Fazzoni patriarch. The…
Month: October 2016
Oak Hill Cemetery
Oak Hill Cemetery was founded way out in the country, along the old main-line railroad tracks, near the recently founded city of Kirkwood. It’s a beautiful setting, full of wonderful trees (which are in many ways the stars of the cemetery) and other interesting monuments.
Old St. Matthew’s German Evangelisch Church
St. Matthew’s is just one of many closed German Lutheran churches left scattered around the city. It’s a nice example of a German Gothic Hallkirche, where the buttresses are attached and there is no transept. Look at those little flying buttresses in the tower. Fascinatingly, the rectory is built into the roofline of the church,…
Jefferson and Potomac, Revisited
These Second Empire beauties continue to sit vacant, owned by slumlords “who are doing their best to fix them up–lay off.” Right. Now, the one on the end was struck by arson, and only saved by the bravery of firefighters. But they have so much potential! They sit among dense neighborhoods, and have value.
Old Stix, Baer and Fuller Store Demolition Continues
Update: See the old Stix, Baer and Fuller at its prime. The demolition of the old Crestwood Mall, and in particular its Stix, Baer and Fuller store, is accelerating as external evidence has appeared of interior demolition. The parking structure is long gone, and now the pavilion restaurant, once a hallmark of Stix’s new stores…
Times Are Changing
Bob’s Quality “Crackhouse” Market finally bit the dust. I see little evidence of any historic or noteworthy portions of the building needing to be saved. It is being replaced by a Family Dollar, which is being embraced by the community that currently has no place to shop in walking distance–which is the only way many…
Little Brown Church in the Vale, Nashua
I know for a fact I’ve visited this church before, and I swore I took a picture, but I cannot find it. It is the inspiration for the famous song. In case you’re wondering what a vale is, here you go.
Dam and Railroad Bridge, Cedar River, Nashua
Built in 1902, the railroad bridge over the Cedar River at Nashua is a gem. It’s surprising to see such a massive, concrete arched bridge–it looks very old-fashioned for the technology of the early Twentieth Century. The remnants of the second road bridge, below, is seen from the new bridge, which replaced it in 1984….
Nashua, Iowa
Northeastern Iowa along the Cedar River is interesting; the whole area is dominated by the river valley. There is still a railroad through the town and a grain elevator. I was impressed by the Roman Catholic Church in town, St. Michael’s, which is a nice early Twentieth Century Gothic Revival structure. Due to declines in…
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls
The University of Northern Iowa offers a fascinating ensemble of Early Twentieth Century academic buildings arranged around a quadrangle with a relatively unified architectural style and program that lasted until the 1960s when Modernist additions began to appear. Seerley Hall, above and below, is the administration building, the most highly adorned, and presents the original…