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Jackson Park Elementary School, University City
Designed by Hugo K. Graf and Wilber Tyson Trueblood, Jackson Park Elementary School opened in 1933. Famed architect William Ittner added on some additions in 1952, late in his career. The school is a...
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Far South Carondelet, Early July 2018
I’ve said it countless times before, but I’m worried about the incredibly historic houses that are slowly being swallowed by the industrial buildings in the southeastern end of Carondelet, down by the...
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Fountain Park, Early July 2018
Fountain Park is such a beautiful little neighborhood, directly north of the Central West End, but possessing the exact same housing stock of its more wealthy neighborhood to the south. There are well...
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The West End, Yet Again, Early July 2018
Every time I visit the West End neighborhood, I think of the stupidity of the federal government, who drew a red line just to the south of this beautiful community, thereby damning it to eventual...
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The Corner Store
I can’t keep track of all of the things that have gone into this storefront over the years at Page and Belt. I like the new plywood in the second floor windows. Stay classy, predatory corner store...
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Old St. Rose of Lima
St. Rose of Lima’s third location, consecrated in 1910, stayed open until 1992, though its roots go back to 1884. Its closure was part of the greater consolidation of Catholic parishes in the West End...
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St. Louis Place, Early July 2018
There are still so many well-preserved buildings left in the St. Louis Place neighborhood, such as this corner store, with an intricate Mansard roof with two pinnacles. There are also more traditional...
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Louis Lange Publishing Company
I know I’ve photographed this building before, but for the life of me, I can’t find it now. Nonetheless, it is undergoing an amazing renovation that is bringing the former Louis Lange Publishing...
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Benton Park, Late July 2018
The houses above sit above a sinkhole, most likely, and they are now settling so badly that they have been abandoned. It is really a shame, as they were nice little houses. I just noticed this...
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New Mount Sinai Cemetery
Wow, I just discovered one of the most beautiful cemeteries in the St. Louis area, and also one of the oldest: New Mount Sinai Cemetery, located just beyond the city limits out Gravois, where there...
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Engine House No. 8
This fire station is interesting in that it occupies a small portion of the corner of Hyde Park.
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The Intersection of Madison and North Second Streets, Revisited
The intersection of 2nd and Madison Streets remains intact, for the time being, with a wealth of beautiful buildings, many of which have been built since the 1909 Sanborn Map below. The Engine Company...
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Rebuilding Hyde Park
I was excited to see that ND Consulting is continuing to build new affordable housing in addition to rehabbing houses in Hyde Park. They have been responsible for helping renovate many historic...
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More Remnants, Hyde Park Brewery
I had recently covered what I believe to be old offices and warehouses of the Hyde Park Brewery, whose historic brew house at Salisbury and North Florissant was demolished decades ago. But many of the...
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Schorr-Kolkschneider Brewery, Hyde Park
An unassuming vacant lot on Natural Bridge Avenue was once the Schorr-Kolkschneider Brewery, which once towered over this section of Hyde Park. Schorr & Kolkschneider Brewery. Parnell and Natural...
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South Side of Potomac Street, Gravois Park #1
Over the next three weeks on Thursdays and Fridays, I’ll be looking at the three east-west streets parallel to Cherokee Street in Gravois Park, the neighborhood to the south of the famous commercial...
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South Side of Potomac Street, Gravois Park #2
Over the next three weeks on Thursdays and Fridays, I’ll be looking at the three east-west streets parallel to Cherokee Street in Gravois Park, the neighborhood to the south of the famous commercial...
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Taylor at St. Louis Avenue, Early October 2018
Where northbound Taylor Avenue ends at St. Louis Avenue (it picks up as a one-way southbound just to the west a couple hundred feet) sits these buildings. I could have sworn I’ve photographed these...
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Around the Greater Ville
There are always surprises, such as this cool Modernist ranch house in the Greater Ville, but most houses are the little shotgun bungalows that provided affordable homeownership in the early Twentieth...
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South Side of Miami Street, Gravois Park #1
This is the second of three weeks on Thursdays and Fridays, where I’ll be looking at the three east-west streets parallel to Cherokee Street in Gravois Park, the neighborhood to the south of the...
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