I set out to find the quarry that provided some of the stone for Union Station, as well as many of the stone for houses–perhaps the Lemp Mansion, Cragwold–in the Meramec Highlands resort area of southwest St. Louis County. I found the edge of the quarry, but my traveling companions wanted to get going, so…
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Three Year Anniversary of Saint Louis Patina: Most Commented Upon Posts
All this week, Saint Louis Patina is looking back over the last three years, revisiting the highlights of dozens of expeditions and thousands of photographs. My website is not exactly controversial very often, but every once and a while I set someone off for some reason or another. Here are the posts with the most…
Request for More Information
A reader of St. Louis Patina is looking for someone who posted on the Lemp Mansion a while back, and if that reader is still enjoying my blog, if he could contact me, that would be cool. The original message that elicited interest: “I had a Great Uncle, George Coombes, who had a thriving camp…
In Search of Alswel
Update: See more pictures in these posts here and here, and historic photos here. In the grainy photo above, you can see my attempt to photograph one of the other legendary houses owned by the Lemp family, in this case one that looks like a giant Swiss chalet. It is unreachable due to a security…