On my way somewhere, I passed by these old Second Empire houses, which have long intrigued me for many years. See older posts October of 2017 and August of 2018.

Amazingly, six years later, they are all still here, both abandoned and occupied.

This one below is the really rare one: a wood frame Second Empire house is increasingly incredibly rare.

The vacant lots allow a view over to Glasgow Street, which is that weird little one-lane back alley through this part of Hyde Park.

There are just some really beautiful buildings along here; it’s a shame that so many of them are abandoned.

One bright spot: while I don’t have a photograph I know this old abandoned gas station used to be totally trashed out; it’s been cleaned up, at least.

Apartments of all sorts of generations line North Florissant Avenue.

Good news about Elliot School; the Jubilee Church has bought it and is renovating it for drug rehabilitation.

Due to the demolition of the buildings just to the north, wide vistas are still available.