Well, I’ll be darned! Unlike what Concordia Publishing insisted, that building at the southeast corner of Jefferson and Miami wasn’t a complete loss! Thanks to the wisdom of Alderman Craig Schmidt, this building will be saved and allowed to continue to complement the well-preserved street wall on Jefferson Ave. We need “green space” in this…
Tag: South Jefferson
Poke-A-Dot Lounge Coming to Life
Update: It went back to being a sleazy storefront. After wasting away as a sleazy storefront, the northeast corner of Cherokee and Jefferson is coming back to life, with a sensitive facade restoration and renovation. Surely the newly revealed sign will remain.
McKinley Heights, Revisited
I’ve always been intrigued by McKinley Heights; sandwiched in between Lafayette Square, Soulard and Benton Park, it gets forgotten by many people. Update: I photographed the building above in May of 2019. It was heavily damaged by fire on December 14, 2025. I photographed the houses below again in October of 2020. But obviously, due…
St. Alexius Hospital, Dutchtown
Update: The members of the Alexian Brothers are buried in a communal plot in SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery out Gravois Avenue. The hospital changed its name to South City Hospital after the departure of the Alexian Brothers. In August of 2023, after numerous owners and management changes, the hospital announced its closure; there were…
The Intersection of Jefferson and Gravois Avenues
Update: I went back and covered this intersection extensively in the late summer of 2020 with new and historic photos. See the houses to the southeast of this intersection from 2019. I was sitting at the intersection of Gravois and Jefferson last weekend, when I began to wonder what this crossing of two of the…
Sump Coffee, South Jefferson
Update: I revisited the house in the third photo in July of 2018. At a newly renovated storefront on Jefferson at Winnebago, Sump Coffee is a perfect example of individuals in St. Louis not waiting for huge “silver bullet” developments but rather just getting out their saw and hammer and acting on a dream. Plus…
Historic, If Somewhat Damaged, Storefront Threatened on South Jefferson
Update: The building was stabilized successfully in 2014. A building that has long sat dormant after what appears to have been an abortive attempt at rehabilitation is now on the chopping block, according to Cherokee Street News. Admittedly, the building looks a little rough around the edges when you look at the roof line, in…
Jefferson Avenue, South St. Louis
Update: I finally do so in 2019, and created the “South Jefferson” tag. One of these days I’m actually going to get out of my car and walk the full length of Jefferson from I-44 to Broadway, and document what a wonderful street it is architecturally.
A Little of Benton Park West and Benton Park
Update: The house above in Benton Park on South Jefferson Avenue was gutted by fire after this photograph was taken but has since been rehabbed. I love the streets and alleys of Benton Park West, where there’s so much potential.