Crossing Juniata Street in Benton Park West, there is this small corner store that has looked like this as long as I can remember. There are more of the standard houses that you’d be used to seeing in the neighborhood, including a Second Empire home, as seen above, though the dormer has been rebuilt. I’m…
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Pennsylvania Avenue Between Wyoming and Juniata Streets
Crossing over Wyoming Street in Benton Park West, we see this massive corner store building, which certainly had a large space above for the family who owned the business below. It even seems to have had a substantial living space on the third floor. This building was most likely built for and lived in by…
Pennsylvania Avenue Between Utah and Wyoming Streets
Crossing Utah Street, we continue north up Pennsylvania Avenue in Benton Park West, looking at the houses and apartment buildings that grew up after streetcar service arrived from downtown. It’s interesting to see how houses have been altered, whether a metal cornice has been removed, or when a porch has probably been altered. Then there…
Pennsylvania Avenue Between Cherokee and Utah Streets
Surprisingly, I had never looked at Pennsylvania Avenue in Benton Park West, so I sought to fix that recently, heading north from its intersection with Cherokee Street. There has been some rehabbing going, unfortunately with some people who don’t know where they’re doing, as evidenced by the gray paint. House prices have also gone way…
Prairie Line, Anheuser-Busch
I spotted this rare sight of a Prairie Line yard locomotive crossing South Broadway on a recent Saturday morning. Many people might remember that Anheuser-Busch once had its own short line railroad, the Manufacturers Railway, but InBev closed it. Apparently this railroad is now contracted to provide services that historic railroad once provided. The Lemp…
Missouri Avenue Between Lynch and Sidney Streets
Heading north of Lynch Street, we continue north on Missouri Avenue. There’s this very old house above, and then a whole line of Second Empire houses. This house below was built before the street was graded, as can be seen by the heavily exposed foundation. Then we reach Sidney Street, which we looked at back…
Missouri Avenue Between Crittenden and Lynch Streets
I’ve only looked at a small portion of Missouri Avenue in Benton Park, the portion between Arsenal and Pestalozzi back in June of 2020. We’ll retread a bit of the portion between Crittenden and Pestalozzi, and then continue north into new territory. There are a lot of Second Empire houses, as would be expected. And…
Late Summer Odds and Ends
I had some leftover photos I didn’t have a use for, so as usual, I do an odds and ends post. The building above is on Sidney Street in Soulard just to the east of Interstate 55. By comparison, this corner storefront above on the Near North Riverfront is a real survivor, with most of…
Osage Street Between Iowa and Ohio Avenues
And just like that, crossing over Iowa Avenue on Osage Street, and the houses go back about thirty years compared to the buildings we were looking at just two blocks to the west. The Second Empire, with its Mansard roods and wood cornices, as well as Romanesque Revival houses with its brick ornament line the…
Osage Street Between Oregon and Iowa Avenues
Heading east of Oregon Avenue, we continue on Osage Street in Dutchtown. There are rows of bungalows in a sort of Arts and Crafts style with jerkinhead roofs. Then there’s this interesting building, which at first glance looks like a ranch house but is actually an apartment building that is L-shaped, with two units on…