Posts at this website are one of two things: exploring new places, or revisiting somewhere to see how it has changed for better or worse. I decided to explore Hodiamont Avenue in Wells-Goodfellow, which I had first examined closely back in March of 2017. Foliage is doing well, as can be seen above. I’ve always…
Tag: Ranch House
Champ
I am pleased to announce that I have achieved an accomplishment few if any other person has ever reached. I have photographed all the houses in a single image of an entire city. Welcome to Champ, whose residential neighborhood is reached by driving through what is essentially the parking lot of a large church. And…
Alabama Avenue Between Primm Street and Robert Avenue
I realized that I have looked at all of the main north-south streets in Carondelet with the exception of Alabama Avenue, so I went down to the southernmost block and proceeded north. The first part, leaving behind Primm Street, has light industrial with a series of warehouses and other buildings. Then there is some in-fill,…
Claymont, Today
Today, the houses of Claymont look much the same as they did when they were built, but there is pressure in the economically desirable city of Ballwin for “tear downs,” where lots are worth more than the houses on them. While that has spelled the end of many ranch houses in West County, so far…
Claymont, Beginnings
I was always interested in the Claymont subdivision, located on the southeast corner of Clayton and Kehr’s Mill roads in Ballwin in West County. Developed around 1963, the subdivision was a great example of the new sort of development appearing in the mid-Twentieth Century. Unlike Glasgow Village or Castle Point, which we’ve looked at before,…
Wabada Avenue Between Arlington Avenue and Union Boulevard
Leaving behind Arlington Avenue, we head east on Wabada Avenue, on a section that we have not looked at before. While the street traverses much of the North Side, this section is quiet.
Ira Avenue, Northwoods
I turned off Pasadena Boulevard in Northwoods and found this pleasant and nice street named Ira Avenue It continues that theme of houses developing from the 1920s into the 1950s. I love how Northwoods bucks the stereotype that many people hold for North County; it’s a beautiful area with well kept homes with beautiful architecture.
Pasadena Boulevard, Northwoods
Pasadena Boulevard follows the old right-of-way of the streetcar line that comes up out of Pine Lawn to the east. Just to the north of the park above was Minoma, the Italianate country estate of Jefferson Kearny. It is no longer extant. We enter Northwoods, which was the giant Edgewood survey, which you can see…
Four Historic Districts, Bloomington, Illinois, Part Three: Davis-Jefferson
The centerpiece of the Davis-Jefferson Historic District, east of the center of Bloomington is the David Davis House, Clover Lawn, whose estate clearly once encompassed much of the surrounding blocks. Davis was actually a friend and ally of Abraham Lincoln and served on the Supreme Court after being appointed by the President. French American architect…
Lakeshire
I know an acquaintance who lives in the small South County city of Lakeshire, so I finally made it out there after becoming intrigued by its appearance through Google Street View. Apparently the town has restrictions that only ranch houses can be built, but that is only partially true as there is a belt of…