Designed by William B. Ittner, Madison Elementary once sat in what was a bustling, crowded and dense neighborhood. Now, the stretch of South 7th Street is sits on is desolate, largely devoid of buildings, and certainly empty of the residences that were once full of thousands of residents whose children attended this school. But these…
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North Taylor Avenue, Kirkwood
Looking at other houses on North Taylor Avenue, it becomes obvious that the overall context of the streetscape is that of large lots and houses. So when I read about these lots being cut up and stuffed with four or five houses, or replaced with a house that is not architecturally sympathetic, it weakens the…
Bristol Elementary School, Webster Groves
I couldn’t find a cornerstone for the Bristol School in Webster Groves, and there might be a very good reason, and a very fascinating one at that. Most likely the work of William Ittner, it was built in stages, just like many of his schools were designed to be. But at this school which was…
Scullin Elementary and Five Other Schools Slated for Demolition
Built in 1908, the John Scullin Elementary School has long languished in abandonment after closing years ago. It has now been targeted by Saint Louis Public Schools, along with five others, for demolition. The five other schools slated for demolition have all been examined in previous posts, and you can see them here: 1) Euclid…
Chamberlain Avenue Between Clara and Belt Avenues, West End, Revisited
I supposedly visited Chamberlain Avenue in between Clara and Belt avenues back in August of 2009, but for the life of me, I can’t figure out where half of the photos I included in that post seventeen years ago are actually from. A couple really are from Chamberlain Avenue, but the others–who knows. Anyway, I…
West Cabanne Place, West End, Revisited
I hadn’t been back to look at West Cabanne Place, platted in 1888, in a while, so I thought I would go take a look and check up on it. I first explored the street back in August of 2009, and revisited the Theodore Link House in September of 2014 and August of 2019. In…
Maple Avenue Between Clara and Belt Avenues, West End, Revisited
I realized I had so much fun revisiting the West End a couple of weeks ago that I decided to go back. This time I tried to hit blocks on the east side of the Ruth E. Porter Mall (read about Porter here). The two houses below are on the other side of the street…
Clemens Avenue Between Hodiamont and Hamilton Avenues, West End
We looked at the Sanborn for this block yesterday, which showed that by 1909 was already largely built out. It’s a mix of wood frame and brick homes, many of which show the rehabbing that has occurred in the last ten years in the West End. Perhaps what is most noteworthy is the wide range…
Cates Avenue Between Hamilton Avenue and Goodfellow Boulevard, West End
You can see the Sanborn map for Cates in between Hamilton Avenue and Goodfellow Boulevard from yesterday. There has been a massive amount of demolition and in-fill on this block, but there are still some very nice houses left. In general, there are more brick houses than one block to the north on Cabanne Avenue…
McClellan Heights, Davenport, Iowa
If there’s a neighborhood in Davenport that reminds me the most of Clayton, it’s McClellan Heights, to the east of Prospect Park, which we looked at yesterday. And perhaps, also like the Moorlands, that large development of Clayton that lies on the southeast side of that St. Louis suburb, though McClellan Heights lacks the large…