Update: The building continued to sit in a severely deteriorated state in the July of 2018. I have no idea what Mr. Titsworth, the owner of this stately storefront and accompanying apartment building, has in mind for his property, but I do not approve of it. Easily one of the most architecturally inventive buildings in…
Tag: Fountain Park
Dr. Martin Luther King Dr, North St. Louis
Dr. Martin Luther King Drive has some amazing buildings on it, and unfortunately, it took a tornado for me to realize it. Contrary to public perception, people do care about their neighborhood up this way, and these buildings were occupied when the tornado hit. Were they occupied by the Cheesecake Factory or Houlihans? No, but…
Mansion, Lewis Place
I have no idea really what to call the style of house shown in these pictures. Eclectic? Neo-Classical? Regardless, the house has some amazing detail, giving the house a distinct appearance.
Page Boulevard
Page Boulevard is one of the great avenues that passes straight through North St. Louis, providing a fascinating view straight toward the Mercantile Tower, or whatever it’s called this week. Lining the grand boulevard is an amazing mix of public and private buildings, often loving preserved or severely deteriorating. Much of the housing is abandoned,…
Deteriorating House in Fountain Park
Update: It was probably a funeral home, but it’s demolished now, regardless. I wish I knew the story behind this house; why it is falling apart, and what it was after it was a house. Was it a funeral home? A church?
Fountain Park
I realized I hadn’t been out to take pictures in three weeks, so I headed up to Fountain Park to finally see a unique spot of St. Louis that I had heard about from other people. The fountain is actually smaller than I thought, and the intersection of Euclid and Fountain was largely desolate the…