Update: Closed to automobile traffic indefinitely. I have driven over this bridge dozens of times, and only recently did I realize how interesting a bridge it really was. Glendale Cemetery holds the oldest graves in the town of Washington, and this bridge, from the last quarter of the Nineteenth Century, is on the National Register…
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Conrad Stormer Statue, Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Illinois
You can’t miss this monument in Glendale Cemetery; set off by itself, and unique among the funerary monuments in the area. Conrad Stormer was a successful lumber mill owner, and his statue is bedecked with various accouterments of his trade. Above, Stormer holds an axe to his side, referring to his lumberjacking. I have no…
Stating the Obvious
Has the average driver in America become so self-absorbed and lazy that this sign below the red left hand turn arrow is actually needed?
Victorian Period Masterpieces, Washington, Illinois
Update: I went back and revisited these houses in March of 2022 and May of 2024. On the street heading out of town south of Washington, Illinois is a classic row of various Victorian Period houses. It’s a little difficult to photograph them, as there are so many large, mature and well-maintained trees blocking the view….
Washington, Illinois Town Square
Update: I photographed the town again in August of 2019 and again in March of 2022. The beautiful town square of Washington, Illinois demonstrates how a walkable downtown can continue to thrive, even with the construction of new buildings in the late Twentieth Century. Correct building frontage is maintained, and there is no surface parking…
Zoning Felony, Washington, Illinois
This picture speaks for itself: the future of St. Louis unless residents demand better, rational zoning in our city.
An Historic 19th Century Cemetery in Washington, Illinois
Update: This is Glendale Cemetery, and I went back and explored it in greater detail in 2011. You can see those posts here.
Calvary Mennonite Church, Washington, Illinois
Update: Now known as Calvary Community Church. There is a large expansion out of the back replacing the large parking lot seen in the last photograph. I photographed the church in better light in March of 2022. This stately church has been central to my family’s history for over one hundred years. My grandfather used…