I took a series of photos out the observation deck, just as I had years ago. Above is looking to the northeast towards Downtown. Above, looking south down Grand Boulevard. Below, two of the surviving mansions on Grand. Below, traffic speeds by on Grand. Below, looking west into the Shaw and the Hill neighborhoods. It…
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Compton Hill Tower
I took the opportunity to go up the Compton Water Tower last full moon, and it was well worth the climb. It had been years since the last time, and I wanted to see it at night. The limestone glows in the illumination lights from below, and this view of the corner turret takes on…
Grand Water Tower
Update: The Grand Water was repainted in the summer of 2020. Also on the National Register, the Grand Water Tower functioned in the same way as its neighbor on Blair Avenue. It’s interesting that the builders of the towers placed both in the middle of the street on roundabouts; it seems apparent they realized these…
Bissell Water Tower
Update: See new photos from the October of 2020. On the National Register of Historic Places, the Bissell Water Tower dominates a small traffic circle in the northern edge of the Hyde Park neighborhood. Described as “Moorish Revival” on the City of St. Louis’s Water Department page, I would argue that it is much more…
Still Hope for College Hill Neighborhood
I’m disappointed that College Hill has been removed from Preservation Review. The argument that the neighborhood is too far gone to save is the wrong attitude. If anything, the fact that so much has been lost warrants that what is left should be preserved that much more carefully. Update: See the houses below in 2017,…
College Hill, Part 1
Update: The Grand Water was repainted in the summer of 2020. College Hill is north of the Grand Water Tower, and south of O’Fallon Park. It is an area shrouded in mystery, and cloaked in a severe amount of desolation. I don’t think I saw maybe six people as we drove through this neighborhood two…
Grand Water Tower
Update: The Grand Water was repainted in the summer of 2020.
Compton Hill Reservoir Park, Part 2
The magnificent view of St. Louis from the top of the Compton Heights Tower, starting with downtown and going in a counterclockwise direction: Next is the view looking north up Grand Blvd towards St. Louis’s second downtown, Grand Center, with the North Side stretching off in the distance. Looking northwest, we see Dogtown as well…