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…
Tag: Tudor Revival
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…
Prospect Park, Davenport, Iowa
Heading east of downtown Davenport, we reach Prospect Park and environs. Centered around an eponymous greenspace, the area grew up later than Hamburg upriver from older parts of Davenport. There is still no levee protecting the city, so there are excellent views of the Mississippi River from the neighborhood. There are relatively simple houses on…
Some Notable Buildings, Jefferson City
I also saw some other interesting building scattered around the city. This school, high up on a hill in the center of town, caught my attention. It is abandoned, unfortunately. With such a prominent location and great vistas, I can’t imagine that it wouldn’t be great for redevelopment. Nearby on another summit is the Hugh…
Vermont Avenue Between Blow Street and Loughborough Avenue, Carondelet
The next block is amazing between Blow and Loughborough. Clearly the result of a planned development by a single builder in the 1920s, this is a unique ensemble of houses in the immediate area of the Blow School and the old YMCA are a mixture of Tudor Revival and Arts and Crafts.