Baden in Winter #1, Downtown

Update: The streetscape improvements are complete. I revisited the downtown area in July of 2024. Over the next couple of weeks, I will be featuring the neighborhood of Baden, in the far north of St. Louis (in fact, it takes less time to get to Clayton from downtown St. Louis), which, like Hyde Park, The…

Gingerbread Houses, Baden

While Southwest St. Louis is famous for its Gingerbread houses, the Northside around Baden also has a large belt of these houses.

North Pointe, Walnut Park

I snapped some quick shots out the window while driving through the North Pointe neighborhood last weekend. It is an architecturally diverse part of town, just south of Baden in the far reaches of the city of St. Louis.

Baden, North St. Louis

Update: I did an extensive series of Baden in the winter of 2018. I’m intrigued by Baden, the furthest north neighborhood in St. Louis, north of the railroad tracks. Containing a myriad of different styles of architecture, the area could be seen as a microcosm for the entire city. Update: The building below was worse for…