Update: The City of St. Louis cut ties with Paul McKee’s Northside in June of 2018. Everything seen in these photos is now long gone. My recent visit to the block of Hebert east of Parnell reveals that there is just about nothing left. What was once an almost intact block, though largely abandoned, is…
Tag: Brick Thieves
Saint Louis Place Brick Rustling Around St. Augustine
Update: After years of neglect and severe damage by copper thieves, St. Augustine’s has been purchased and is now under renovation. All the other buildings seen in this post are demolished and gone. The City of St. Louis cut ties with Paul McKee’s Northside in June of 2018. You would think that with such an…
Old Funeral Home, Saint Louis Place
Update: Destroyed after being hit repeatedly by brick thieves. The City of St. Louis cut ties with Paul McKee’s Northside in June of 2018. I checked in on brick theft in Saint Louis Place this weekend, stopping first at one of my (and many others’) favorite houses along St. Louis Ave. It was not pretty;…
Brick Rustling Continues
I checked up on the block of Hebert I had been documenting for the last year. In all seriousness, I did not recognize the north side of the street, as its form has so dramatically changed. The two houses with the mansard roof are gone, with new grass peeking up through the hay on the…
A New Round of Arsons, JeffVanderLou/Yeatman
Update: Read my update from 2012. I decided on Friday to do a little investigating for myself of the rash of new arsons that hit the neighborhood around Grand Blvd and Page Ave earlier in the first week of March. This is not the first time a string of arsons has hit the area; two…
Saint Louis Place in the Snow
Update: The building below has been demolished. Update: After languishing for years, St. Augustine’s has been purchased for rehabilitation. Update: The building below was destroyed by brick thieves.
More Brick Theft?
Update: The block was further destroyed by brick thieves and eventually completely demolished. Back in August I covered the despoliation of the block of Hebert just east of Parnell in the St. Louis Place neighborhood. While it might be little hard to see, these houses have been hit hard by brick thieves. The back portions,…
Brick Thievery Continues in St. Louis Place
Update: Every building in this post is now destroyed. The building above and below was destroyed by brick thieves and eventually demolished. The City of St. Louis cut ties with Paul McKee’s Northside in June of 2018. The old funeral home on St. Louis Place is coming down fast, with little evidence that anyone can…
Brick Theft Alive and Well in St. Louis Place
Update: The City of St. Louis cut ties with Paul McKee’s Northside in June of 2018. Everything in these pictures is now gone, destroyed by brick thieves and then demolished. I returned in December of 2009 and in April of 2010. I was driving around up by St. Augustine, and wandered east of Parnell on…
Checking Up on North St. Louis
I decided to get out and photograph some new places on the North Side, and check up on some old favorites. While I was inspired by some grand new buildings and some great little secrets, overall I was greatly disheartened at the general decline that has continued in the area. Update: Sadly, I have no…