Update: The bank building has now been demolished. I was shocked to discover the old bank building, the only survivor from the demolition of River Roads Mall, has in turn fallen vacant, and rapidly deteriorating.
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Former Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church, Jennings
Update: This was the second church that replaced an earlier structure, which probably was too small to handle increasing parish membership. The senior center is now closed, and the building appears to be abandoned. By June of 2022, the site was severely overgrown with underbrush. Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church, built as the wave of…
River Roads Mall, Several Years After Its Demolition
Update: All buildings on the site have now been demolished and the site is cleared. I am continually fascinated by River Roads Mall, partly because of these bizarre pictures before its demolition, and because of these amazing, evocative photos as well. More pictures can be seen here. I have no idea why I had never…
Northland Shopping Center, Several Years Since Its Demolition
Update: The Target closed on August 20, 2016; there is a high vacancy in the rest of the shopping center. It’s hard to believe that this generic strip mall stands on the grounds of what was once an architecturally fascinating example of 1950’s commercialism. I had never heard of Northland Shopping Center when I was…
Crumby Run-Down Malls of St. Louis #3: River Roads Mall
Update: See the site in November of 2025 with its new buildings. I have to admit that I had never even heard of River Roads Mall when I was growing up, which is saying something because I was obsessed as a pre-teen in seeing every shopping mall in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Perhaps it…