Speaking of ethics, I had the opportunity to visit the Ethical Society of St. Louis a couple of weeks ago, just after heavy rains had roared through the metro area, leaving dramatic skies in the background of my photos. Designed by famed local architect Harris Armstrong, the building presented the designer with a conundrum: the…
Tag: Ladue
Times Changing in Frontenac and Ladue
We made it out too late to document the trailer park in Frontenac, which had once housed workers who had processed uranium for nuclear weapons at Weldon Springs. I’m not being facetious when I say that this trailer park had a lot of history behind it. Below, we also viewed the site of the controversial…
La Hacienda
La Hacienda subdivision was laid out in the early 1930s, and the housing stock ranges from then to the 1950s. It is a unique blend of many different types of houses, from the Spanish Revival, like its gates, to the Tudor Revival. The Prado is the main boulevard entrance off of Ladue Road, just west…
Maritz and Young Lecture This Wednesday, August 14, 2013, 7:00 PM, Missouri History Museum
Update: This event has already passed. I was pleasantly surprised to receive a review copy of the Missouri History Museum’s publication, The Architecture of Maritz and Young: Exceptional Historic Homes of St. Louis, by Kevin Amsler and L. John Schott. If you’ve never heard of the firm of Maritz and Young, you’ll be interested to…
Carmelite Monastery, Ladue
I made it out to the Carmelite Monastery in Ladue last Sunday and was pleasantly surprised. Here is their website. their original location was in Soulard. The church is a beautiful example of Italian Romanesque Revival, and the door is welcoming. I like the use of terracotta, which gives off a warm glow even on…
I Can’t Wait to See the McMansion Going In Here!
My parents and I came across this tear-down in progress on Litzsinger Road. What will rise in its place?
Old Railroad Right-of-Way, Ladue
Update: Thanks to readers, corrected on the actual use of this right-of-way; it was a railroad line. Disclaimer: Yes, I know this is a horrible photograph. Yes, Ladue once had mass transit passing through it, as this right-of-way, just off of Litzsinger Road demonstrates. Here is a picture of the track in use at the…
Cool Modernist House, Ladue
I passed by this great house facing Litzsinger Road in Ladue. With southern facing windows, the light in the house must be wonderful. Update: Thanks to Andrew Raimist, I now know this is the Evens Residence.
Adventures in McMansion Land
Enjoying the weather Sunday afternoon, my parents and I decided to check out our favorite place for ridicule, Ladue just south of Clayton Road. We were not disappointed; we saw our favorite McMansion in the whole wide world off of Warson Road, which you can see above. Here are a couple of other beauties that…
Harry Hammerman House
Landmarks recently featured the house as well here. It is quite an extraordinary house, inspired by the great Frank Lloyd Wright and now being lovingly restored and expanded tastefully.