Update: The southern half of Hadley Township was in fact demolished in 2014. See my photographs here. By now most people are familiar with the abject failure of Richmond Heights to take over one of the last historically African-American neighborhoods in Central St. Louis County. Hadley Township, while suffering from deferred maintenance (brought on by…
Downtown Alley Bridge
Update: See another reuse of an industrial bridge in Dubuque, Iowa. Apparently there are apartments on each floor of this old bridge. My, those must be cool apartments.
Cattle Barn, Family Farm, Deer Creek, Illinois
Revised May of 2020.
Haymarket, West Loop, Chicago
I had the opportunity a couple of weeks ago to view and photograph the Haymarket Memorial in the West Loop, just east of the Kennedy Expressway. Nowadays, the site of the actual Haymarket is a parking lot. It is a fascinating case of how a city and society chooses to memorialize a controversial event. For…
Historic Downtown Views
This is one of my lame attempts of photographing out of book without a copy stand.
Family Farm, Late October 2008
My father was visiting the family farm this weekend. My paternal grandmother’s grandparents’ tombstone was leaning precipitously until recently, when it was properly restored by professionals. The arch apparently represents a married couple in the late 19th Century. Ignore the 1901 date; the horse barn dates to at least a decade earlier. He had the…
First Weekend in St. Louis City
Wow, what a great first night living in St. Louis.