I looked at a segment of the west side of South Seventh Boulevard (remember, the east side was annihilated for the widening of the major traffic artery back in the mid Twentieth Century) in November of 2025, so I thought I would photograph more of the surviving and reconstructed urban fabric to the south, heading…
Tag: Soulard
Anheuser-Busch Brew House, Night
I’ve photographed the interior of the famous 1891-2 brew house on the grounds of the Anheuser-Busch Brewery, back in April of 2011 and then again in June of 2015. But I’d never done it at night, and it was interesting to capture the interior with only artificial light illuminating the mash tuns and brew kettles….
South Seventh Street Between Geyer and Lafayette Avenues, West Side
I was heading up South Seventh Street (no, it’s not South Broadway) north of Geyer, which is the eastern border of Soulard, and I was admiring the buildings to my left. Of course, it must be terribly loud with all the trucks driving up and down the street to the interstate, making quality of life…
Prairie Line, Anheuser-Busch
I spotted this rare sight of a Prairie Line yard locomotive crossing South Broadway on a recent Saturday morning. Many people might remember that Anheuser-Busch once had its own short line railroad, the Manufacturers Railway, but InBev closed it. Apparently this railroad is now contracted to provide services that historic railroad once provided. The Lemp…
Late Summer Odds and Ends
I had some leftover photos I didn’t have a use for, so as usual, I do an odds and ends post. The building above is on Sidney Street in Soulard just to the east of Interstate 55. By comparison, this corner storefront above on the Near North Riverfront is a real survivor, with most of…
Barley Cleaning House, Anheuser-Busch, Revisited
I looked at the Barley Cleaning House all the way back in June of 2015, almost a full decade ago, but I was traveling up Sidney Street, and it was looking great in the morning sun. Looking closer at the two turrets, it looks like the bricks have bee relaid, and there is even on…
Humboldt Elementary School
I’ve driven by the Humboldt School so many times I was beginning to be a bit embarrassed that I had never photographed it. At the bare minimum, just like the former Webster and Roe schools (and probably many more), Humboldt started out as older style–in this case more of an Italianate–school which was replaced by…
Fire, Soulard Church
Despite having driven by this church on the very edge of Soulard well over a thousand times, I came to the realization that I had never photographed it before the fire that struck it one night recently. Apparently painting supplies spontaneously combusted, which is completely possible if they are not allowed to dry properly; the…
End of Winter 2023 Odds and Ends
The old Soulard Branch of the St. Louis Public Library has had several uses over the last decade besides the commercial space facing 7th Boulevard. There was “The Library” and then “The Archives.” They’re both gone. Below, in McKinley Heights, I still can’t believe that Second Empire house below is sitting vacant; the property values…
South Broadway Athletic Club
The South Broadway Athletic Club is a Soulard and South City institution, though if you know better, it’s actually on South Seventh Boulevard, one block west from its famous namesake. The building served an earlier life as first the Russell Avenue Missions (despite the cross street being Shenandoah), an outpost of the Baptist Church, by…