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…
Tag: McMansions
St. Albans McMansion Revival
Just when I think they can’t get any more creative with a 4 million dollar price tag, they prove me wrong.
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…
St. Albans Missouri River Bluffs
The planned suburb of St. Albans is still a decade or so from being complete, and one time my parents and I headed out to the house tour one year. Our favorite McMansion was this giant Gothic Revival house clocking in at four million dollars. The view is incredible, admittedly, though dominated by the Labadie…
Far North County Adventures
I recently had the opportunity to view some interesting sights in the far northern reaches of St. Louis County. Starting off above is a picture of the terminus of Bubblehead Road, a local legend among teenagers in North County. Below is Pelican Island, located in Sioux Passage County Park; when the water is low you…
McMansions
Continuing in the vein of the last post, the website uses several St. Louis houses as examples of post-modern, McMansion construction in America. Ouch!