The old Lutheran Hospital, later known as the St. Alexius Jefferson Campus to distinguish itself from the now-closed South Broadway Campus, and also home to the recently defunct Lutheran School of Nurshing, is looking pretty rough. Working our way around counterclockwise, we see just how much vandalism, illegal entering and other just general dilapidation has…
Tag: Gravois Park
Tennessee Avenue Between Potomac and Cherokee Streets
The house above at the northwest corner of Potomac and Tennessee has been painted white since at least 2007. Let’s continue north. Reflecting the elevated terrain, the houses are higher up on this block, when grading brought the street down to a lower level. Compton and Dry is sort of funny to look at for…
Tennessee Avenue Between Miami and Potomac Streets
Crossing Miami on Tennessee, we see one of those classic St. Louis apartment buildings that is really just a series of four-families built contiguous to each other. I love these houses where they used white glazed brick to mimic ashlar stone. This house below looks perfect for a transplant from Baltimore, the land of Permastone….
Tennessee Avenue Between Chippewa and Miami Streets
I thought I would look at Tennessee Avenue in the Gravois Park neighborhood, starting at Chippewa Street, heading north. Skipping by some in-fill and vacant lots, we arrive at the southwest corner of Winnebago, where there is this church. While the neighborhood was platted out early in the St. Louis Commons, most the housing stock…
Other Fall Updates, Fires, Demolitions, Etc.
It finally happened, the Mullanphy Emigrant Home, which I last looked at back in June of this year, caught on fire and burned to the ground on the night of September 14th. There is certainly no grand conspiracy, but simply the fact that overnight lows reached 50 degrees, and a squatter’s fire probably spread out…
A Foreboding Demolition, The Sequel?
Almost two months ago I featured a demolition on South Compton Avenue in the Gravois Park neighborhood, which is experiencing rampant out-of-town property speculation simultaneous with disinvestment and crime. I realized that another house, a couple houses down that I also captured in this post from August of 2021 (fourth photo) is also not doing…
A Foreboding Demolition, Gravois Park
Update: I discovered another nearby LRA property at 3643 South Compton in similar rough condition. I was shocked to discover a demolition occurring on the 3600 block of South Compton Avenue in the Gravois Park neighborhood. While the area is undergoing wild speculation from out-of-state buyers, it is also dealing with entrenched poverty and crime….
Louisiana Avenue Between Potomac and Cherokee Streets, West Side
Way back in October of 2019, I looked at the east side of Louisiana Avenue in between Cherokee and Potomac streets heading south. Recently, I went the opposite direction, looking at the west side of the block, heading north. This one block of Gravois Park could not be more different. While the east side was…
Oregon Avenue Between Potomac and Cherokee Streets, Gravois Park
Oregon Avenue was the site of a country estate set among a grove of trees owned by a B.W. Alexander back in 1875. Back to the present day and crossing over Potomac Street, we’ll first look at the west side of the street going north. There are some beautiful houses along this stretch, showing how…
Oregon Avenue Between Miami and Potomac Streets, Gravois Park
Back in 1875, there was little to give us an impression of what would one day be the block of Oregon Avenue between Miami and Potomac streets. There was a large Second Empire mansion, owned by a Mrs. W.L. Ewing, but little to show the dramatic change in elevation between the “lower” and “upper” portions…