As is common, in early additions, there is usually at least one street with the same, so of course, since we’re in the Thomas Allen Western Addition, there’s Allen Street, which goes all the way into Soulard, where the wealthy land owner had considerable holdings (he, along with Julia Cerré Soulard created that neighborhood as it is today). And of course, he named another street after his wife, Ann.
I love this section of Fox Park, as the housing stock is old, and a little gritty still as the rest of the neighborhood is rehabbed so extensively.
It’s isolated, as well, with street closures to the east at South Jefferson, to the west at Nebraska, and to the north with Interstate 44; you can really only enter from the south.
I’ve looked at the area numerous times, particularly in November of 2016.
While there are old Italianate houses built shortly after the addition was platted, many of the rest of the housing stock were built in the 1890s.
Cornices, made of brick as opposed to planing mill-produced wood, have still been battered by the weather over the last century.
Allen is an AVENUE . Old STL folks memorize these differences and can tell if a person isn’t raised in the City .
It is nonsensical, isn’t it? The same with Ann Avenue and Magnolia Avenue. Theoretically, east-west streets should be Streets, not Avenues.
Thank you for posting this. My house is the red one in the middle of that last photo. We just bought it in February and are grateful we get to love and care for such a beautiful little piece of St. Louis history!
The Fox Park neighborhood is so alive and wonderful! Every day I see families from all walks of life out walking their dogs and pushing strollers. People are always tending gardens and working on their homes. It’s just a great neighborhood!
We intend to live out the rest of our lives here and appreciate your highlighting our happy little block.