What can I possibly say about the ensemble of stunning early Twentieth Century houses that line Holly Hills Boulevard north of Carondelet Park? They’re amazing, and you should go check them out yourself if you can.
Tag: Holly Hills
Delightful Eclecticism, Southwest Sides of Carondelet Park
Update: I went back and looked at Loughborough Avenue again in 2018. It’s hard to quantify much of the housing on the southern edge of St. Louis; it’s all sorts of different styles, and there’s not really one single style that predominates. Large turrets, like you might see in houses in Clayton, are common on…
Carondelet Park
Update: See my return to the park in October of 2018. Added Photo of former statue of DeSoto in July of 2022. Carondelet Park is the third largest park in St. Louis, and the anchor of the southern end of the city around Holly Hills and Carondelet; it was established in 1876, shortly after the…
South Morganford
I normally don’t get this far south in the city, but the broad avenues and neatly kept houses and apartments of the area always impress me when I do. The buildings are a mixture of 1930’s and 1940’s architecture, and in particular, that mainstay of many St. Louis neighborhoods, the four family flat, comes to…