Redevelopment is finally coming to the northwest corner of Lafayette Square, which was long the abandoned site of the former Praxair facility, which exploded years ago. It’s a mixture of a large apartment building along Chouteau Avenue, while there are houses being built along Hickory Street. I was told the old stone house, which I…
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Old North, Revisited Winter 2022, Hebert Street Between North Thirteenth and Hadley Streets
I’ve observed this block of Hebert Street for years, and I’ve always been interested in how well preserved many houses are, and I’ve also been saddened how nothing has happened to others in over fifteen years of looking at Old North. I don’t seem to have photos of those early years, but here are views…
Old North, Revisited Winter 2022, Palm Street Between Knapp and North Fourteenth Streets
Palm Street always elicits feelings of the tropics, yet that is not what I feel when I look at my pictures, which were frequently taken in the winter, but also in warmer, sunny weather. I’ve photographed this little cottage before in 2017, and at one point my friends were going to renovate it but decided…
Old North, Revisited Winter 2022, Sullivan Avenue Between Blair Avenue and North Fourteenth Street
I’ve apparently never photographed this section of Sullivan Avenue between Blair Avenue and North Fourteenth Street. There’s a wide variety of architectural styles, and for the most part, while there are some vacant lots allowing long views to the backs of other buildings, the street wall is intact. But the Second Empire architecture is really…
Old North, Revisited Winter 2022, Fourteenth Street Between Warren and Wright Streets
Over the next two weeks, leading up to the Fifteenth anniversary of St. Louis Patina, I’m going to be looking at the Old North St. Louis neighborhood. In many ways, it’s the area of the city that first got me interested in the preservation of St. Louis way back in the fall of 2006 when…
Another McKee Property Burns
Another one of Paul McKee’s buildings went up in flames on Tyler Street. I realized I had photographed the building way back in February of 2016 (last photo) as well as June of 2019 (second photo), and now it is completely ruined. It doesn’t matter if it was arson or accidental, the end result is…
Shenandoah Arch Replaced
Back in January of 2020, I featured the four-family on Shenandoah Avenue whose front porch was later demolished due to structural problems (it was almost certainly not original to the building). Lo and behold, it has been completely rebuilt, which is great news, as it added a lot of character to the Tower Grove East…
South Eighteenth Street, Adam Lemp’s Addition
South Eighteenth Street between Utah and Cherokee streets, is an historical and important block in the story of the Lemps. Adam Lemp originally owned all of the land on either side of the street, which was originally Lux Street, and then Second Carondelet for a little while (that street name is more famous for being…
Former Site of Union Park, Soulard
Along Russell Boulevard in Soulard is an interesting row of buildings, some quite old such as this one above and below which now houses artists’ studios (as well as an amazing terracotta frieze which is sadly obscured by a gnarled tree). I was alerted by a friend who once lived here. If anyone has a…
Lewis Place to the West End, Winter 2022
I had some old photos I hadn’t gotten around to posting from what I think are the Lewis Place area, and I thought they are worth sharing. It’s such a beautiful neighborhood, full of some truly amazing houses. Moving further west, on streets of the West End, there are more houses and apartment buildings that…