It seems like it’s been far longer, but it’s coming up on three years since fire gutted the James Clemens Mansion, resulting in its final demolition. But back in November of 1960, Paul Piaget photographed the mansion when it was still part of a religious complex as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey, cataloged…
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Coming Soon: Nothing! James Clemens Mansion Edition
Update: See photos of the Clemens Mansion in the 1960s here. The site is still a vacant lot. We all knew this was how it was going to end, but it still hurts to see. Note: all offers to purchase the property were rejected, so don’t pull the old, “Well, why didn’t you buy it…
Clemens Mansion, Mid-January Before Demolition
Update: See photos of the Clemens Mansion in the 1960s. The site is now vacant. Back, just when the demolition of the Clemens Mansion was just starting, I took these pictures. I am very sad to see it go, particularly because the owner, Paul McKee never put any real effort into saving it, and more…
Clemens Mansion: Part 3, The Effects on Neighbors
Update: Demolition of the Clemens Mansion was completed by the spring of 2018. For the old “it’s just a building” crowd, I offer the following exhibits. First is the “Sherman House,” which was gutted by fire, started by burning embers from the Clemens Mansion on Helen Street. The fire could have easily spread to occupied…
Clemens Mansion: Part 2, Further Examination
Update: Demolition was completed by the spring of 2018. See photos of the mansion in the 1960s here. The site is still a vacant lot. Under no circumstance should you get close the Clemens Mansion; the walls are far too unstable. I captured these images with a zoom lens. But you don’t need to worry…
Clemens Mansion: Part 1, What Else Is There to Say?
Update: Demolition was completed by the spring of 2018. The site is still a vacant lot. See photos of the mansion in the 1960s here. As I walked west on Cass Avenue, towards the smoldering ruins of the Clemens Mansion, the sound of water trickling as it ran out of pipes and gutters reached my…
Clemens Mansion, Two Weeks in Winter 2016
Update: Completely destroyed by suspected arson in the early morning hours of July 12, 2017. The site is now a vacant lot. See photos of the mansion in the 1960s here. At this rate, the Clemens Mansion is going to be a pile of rubble in a few years. Offers to help or even buy…
Clemens Mansion, Late Summer 2013
Update: Completely destroyed by suspected arson in the early morning hours of July 12, 2017. See photos of the mansion in the 1960s here. Not much has changed at the Clemens Mansion since the last time I was by, except the weeds are taller and the plywood grayer.
Clemens Mansion
Update: Completely destroyed by suspected arson in the early morning hours of July 12, 2017. The City of St. Louis cut ties with Paul McKee’s Northside in June of 2018. See photographs of the mansion in the 1960s here. The site is still a vacant lot. I took a look at the Clemens Mansion this…
Clemens Mansion: A Beautiful Neo-Baroque Classical Chapel
Update: Completely destroyed by suspected arson in the early morning hours of July 12, 2017. The City of St. Louis cut ties with Paul McKee’s Northside in June of 2018. At the Clemens Mansion in St. Louis Place, I had the opportunity recently to view a truly unique chapel in a style that is not very…