Leaving behind Arlington Avenue, we head east on Wabada Avenue, on a section that we have not looked at before. While the street traverses much of the North Side, this section is quiet.
Tag: Early Vernacular
Quinette
Back in July, we had looked at Quinette Road, which terminated at Meramec Station Road. Today we’ll look at the small speculative development of Quinette, which was platted at the terminus of the road, far out in West County at the time in 1858. The nature of the Quinette Subdivision becomes clearer after reading an…
Sixth Street Between Jefferson and Decatur Streets, St. Charles
We looked at Fifth Street in the historic core of St. Charles back in May of 2019, and then there’s a quirk in the street naming system of the grid, as before we get to Sixth Street, there is Benton Street, which we looked at more recently in September of 2024. Proceeding logically, we’re now…
Osage Street Between Pennsylvania and Nebraska Avenues
Passing by Pennsylvania Avenue, we proceed east on Osage Street and spot this interesting little doorway filled in with a palisade fence. I wonder if it was original to the building or if it was added in later to provide for more security. Regardless, it is such a great little detail, though I wish it…
Montana Street Between South Grand Boulevard and Louisiana Avenue
Jumping to the other side of the neighborhood, we look at the one block section of Montana Avenue just to the east of South Grand Boulevard. What jumps out at me is this old wood frame house, probably dating back to the earliest days of the neighborhood. But then right next door is a house…
Vermont Avenue Between Loughborough Avenue and Mott Street, Carondelet
North of Loughborough, we head back into a more “normal” Carondelet streetscape, with a mix of wood frame and brick housing stock. Eclectic and a mix of houses from across a good fifty to seventy years of construction, there are buildings that run the range from working class to upper class.
Vermont Avenue Between Robert Avenue and Blow Street, Carondelet
Please join me on July 24 at 6:30 at the Central Library in downtown St. Louis for a lecture about my new book. Please register here. Passing north of Robert Avenue, we spot some ancient gems, such as the one on the right above, which is sadly abandoned, and the one below, with a little…
Vermont Avenue Between Koeln and Robert Avenues, Carondelet
Please join me on July 24 at 6:30 at the Central Library in downtown St. Louis for a lecture about my new book. Please register here. North of Koeln Avenue, which is the Germanish spelling of Cologne, we first past by Lyon School, which we’ve looked at before and then we see a more diverse…
Vermont Avenue Between Schirmer Street and Koeln Avenue, Carondelet
Please join me on July 24 at 6:30 at the Central Library in downtown St. Louis for a lecture about my new book. Please register here. Moving north of Schirmer Street, the housing stock changed over to brick almost exclusively, with a wide range of styles from the 1880s to early 1900. It is interesting…
Vermont Avenue Between Primm and Schirmer Streets, Carondelet
Please join me on July 24 at 6:30 at the Central Library in downtown St. Louis for a lecture about my new book. Please register here. In my continuing series of looking at the state streets in Carondelet, I headed up Vermont Avenue from its southern terminus with Ivory and Primm streets all the way…