B & O Roundhouse

Update: One half of the roof collapsed shortly after these photos were taken. The roundhouse was demolished at some point after these photos were taken but before January of 2020. Ever since I was five or six years old, living far from here, I have been fascinated by trains; I think every man in America at…

National City Stockyard District Preview

Update: Armour, Hunter Meatpacking and the mule barns have been demolished as of July 2016. The status of the roundhouse is undetermined as of July 2016. Here is a preview of much new material that I will be focusing on for the next couple of weeks. Above is the remnants of the Hunter Meatpacking Plant….

Jones Park, East St. Louis

Thanks to Built St. Louis, we found Jones Park in East St. Louis. Jones Park is one of the gems of the St. Louis metropolitan area, and is a short drive from downtown.

Burned Out Bordello, East St. Louis

Update: Most likely demolished. This is what happens when you’re running a bordello and you don’t pay your bills to the right person. Regardless, yet another architecturally significant building in East St. Louis will soon be gone.