I thought I would choose a single street in the Penrose neighborhood, San Francisco Avenue, and take a look at its entire stretch, starting at the east end at Fair Avenue by Fairground Park and head west. I think this neighborhood is just really beautiful, and not as old as one might think. These two-families…
Tag: Houses
Northeast Madison Avenue Between Van Buren and Sloan Streets, Northeast Peoria
Northwest of the old LeTourneau works, we pick up Northeast Madison Street again, no doubt looking at the former workers’ homes of that once massive factory that helped win World War II. Houses are built close together, and there is a rhythm to their placement and massing. There are very few abandoned houses in this…
Northeast Madison Avenue Between Voris Avenue and Abington Street, Northeast Peoria
We continue to the northeast on Northeast Madison Avenue in Northeast Peoria, looking at the varied housing stock, including that interesting house above with a double gable. Note the three front doors on the first floor. There are more of that common workers’ houses, with some of the original millwork left in the lintels on…
Northeast Madison Avenue Between Spalding and Voris Avenues, Northeast Peoria
I revisited the neighborhood in Peoria that I’ve dubbed Northeast Peoria, which are those streets that come out of downtown and have a wide variety of styles and ages of construction. I chose to view the entire length of Madison Avenue Northeast, starting at Spalding Avenue but really beginning at the giant trench that takes…
Wedgwood South
Now we move to what I call Wedgwood South. I don’t think this is part of the original subdivision, but if someone knows the story, please let me know, Even the street changes width, as can be seen above. The hosues change in appearance dramatically. And we see the appearance of two story houses! I…
Wedgwood East
Crossing over New Halls Ferry Road, we look at Wedgwood East. As can be seen at these photographs, the kitchens contains the latest in 1960s technology. They were also eat-in kitchens in addition to formal dining rooms. Most importantly to our journey around the eastern portions is the obvious appearance of new and different models…
Wedgwood West
I’ll divide Wedgwood into three parts; the first day today will feature Wedgwood West, named after the main street which extends west from New Halls Ferry Road. As can be seen, and in other cases with North County developments, Henry Mizuki was brought in to photograph the idealized interiors of model homes. To say these…
Wedgwood, North County
I don’t know how I found out about the giant North County subdivision of Wedgwood, but I did, and it’s a fascinating story. Located on either side of New Halls Ferry Road just north of Lindbergh Boulevard, it is surrounded by Florissant on the north, south and west sides but is still in unincorporated St….
What is a Ranch House?
At the same time I sneaked Cape Cod in as a new tag, I also slid Ranch House in to my list of architectural styles. The ranch house represented a revolution in the middle class house as it became prevalent after World War II in that it rotated the mass of the house from being…
North Grand Boulevard Between Finney Avenue and North Market Street
North Grand Boulevard is in transition; half of the right-of-way is being converted into a Great Rivers Greenway to connect Fairground Park to the center of the city. North Grand is also one of the most devastated stretches of a major thoroughfare. We’ll start at Finney Avenue and head north for two days. Above, this…