I’ve looked at this stretch of Sidney Street in Benton Park almost exactly four years ago to the week, but the light was looking so right that I thought I’d revisit the houses and storefronts that make this streetscape one of the most interesting in the city.
These first buildings above are sandwiched between Interstate 55 and Lemp Avenue, but then we move into a solid uninterrupted row of houses.
There are very few gaps in the street wall.
These two storefronts above and below are perhaps some of the most unique in the neighborhood.
I used to live in that building with the unique storefront in 2005. I don’t remember a business occupying it. The building had been divided into 6 units since it occupied a double plot, 1956 and 1958 Sidney. I remember you telling me that it was built by a pharmacist in the 1800s, but I forgot his name. Such a cool place.