Tag: Baden

Baden in Winter #21, Switzer at Bittner Avenue

At the intersection of Bittner and Switzer are a couple of houses that seem fortified against the nearby train tracks and cut-through traffic. I think these houses are occupied. Then there are these two well-kept Colonial Revival houses.

Baden in Winter #17, Switzer Avenue #1

I was very saddened to see the state of the houses facing the railroad tracks along Switzer Avenue. They are mostly vacant, and in a severe state of dilapidation.

Baden in Winter #16, The House by the Tracks

Update: Demolished by July of 2019. This may have been an African American school, but I’m working on confirming this. This cool house sits right at the southern tip of Switzer Avenue. Its longitudinal side facing the street and railroad tracks lends me to believe it is one of the oldest buildings in Baden.

Baden in Winter #15, North Broadway and Christian Avenue

There is a weird mishmash of buildings around the intersection of North Broadway and Christian Avenue, the first street to the west north of the railroad viaduct. Next to small wood frame houses are cool little Modernist storefronts like the one below. Apparently there is a longstanding problem with cars colliding with this building coming…

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Baden in Winter #14, The Old Tavern

Update: The building’s condition had badly deteriorated due to water infiltration caused by failing gutters on the west and east sides by October of 2021. The first time I came up to Baden to photograph was in 2010, and this bar below was still open. It is unique as it uses concrete block. Unfortunately, the…

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Baden in Winter #13, The Viaduct

Baden, more than any other neighborhood, probably has the most obviously defined entrance to it. When you’ve passed under the viaduct, you know you’re in Baden.