Heading back down to the riverfront on Lower Street, we took a detour down into one of the hollows that was never filled in by urban expansion in the Nineteenth Century. There’s a weird little one-lane road that snakes its way through the hollow, shaded with trees. There’s a house with a vineyard sitting on…
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Augusta In Transition: Locust Street Between Lower and Jefferson Streets
At one point as we walked around, an SUV full of women pulled up and asked Jeff if he knew where downtown was. He replied, “I guess this is it?” They found that response hilarious and drove off laughing. Though the intersection of Lower and Locust streets is perhaps the greatest concentration of storefronts in…
Augusta in Transition: Walnut Street Between Public and Lower Streets
Proceeding east on Walnut Street past Public Street, we came upon the same church I photographed last year. I’m starting to suspect that the tower and sanctuary were built separately. There are two wonderful Queen Anne cottages on the south side of the street. There’s also a restaurant that was producing some good smelling food…
Augusta in Transition: Walnut Street Between Jackson and Public Streets
There are still owner-occupied single family houses, including this nice Italianate house, with a rolling backyard. Two friendly dogs greeted us around back. There are other houses with businesses mixed in, as well. But then more future businesses appear, and in this case a cigar bar. This massive freshly painted white building will be a…
Augusta In Transition: Jackson Street Between Walnut and Locust Streets
Walking past the participants of the Dionysiac Mysteries, we came upon what could be best described as the inner sanctum of the Hoffmann properties in Augusta. Freshly painted buildings and antique pickup trucks were arrayed around what looks to be an old feed or hardware store. The Hoffmann buildings are labeled with what they intended…
Augusta in Transition: Water to Jackson Street
Little did we know when we took a drive out to Augusta back in May of 2020 that there were big plans afoot to transform the town into a new “Napa Valley of Missouri.” But nonetheless, regardless of my opinion (which is “unless it’s for a toxic waste dump who turns down a $100 million…
Augusta, St. Charles County
Starting out in the countryside near Augusta, Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church dates back to 1851. Its building is a wonderful example of a wood frame Gothic Revival church; I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a Catholic church that looks like it before. On the outskirts of Augusta, the Christ Evangelisch Lutheran Church was…