The fire insurance map above from 1909 captures an important moment in history for the West End; the neighborhood was still suburban in nature and it was a time before the apartment buildings would be built, taking advantage of the large parcels that once held stately wood frame houses built in the previous decades when the area was far from the central city.

There’s some good news for at least one of the apartment buildings that I looked at back in April of 2021.

It’s been renovated and is open for new tenants.

There’s still another abandoned apartment building, which I feel like I’ve never noticed before across the street.

This other apartment building, which I feel like is also prime for redevelopment is still abandoned, as well. I also looked at it back in April of 2021.