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Fout Place, Spring 2021
Readers had been inquiring about the house at the corner of Cook and Whittier, so I went by and checked up on it. Overall, the house looks to be doing about the same as it always has been, but I would...
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Page Boulevard, South Side, Lewis Place
Page Boulevard is unique among the major arteries in the city in that it is lined with houses and apartments for its entire length, with the exception of corner stores. I caught the south side of the...
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Page Boulevard, South Side, West End
Page Boulevard continues to be lined with stately houses in the West End neighborhood, after a noticeable gap of parking lots and demolition in the Fountain Park area. The houses are mostly occupied,...
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Houses, Cabanne and Hamilton Avenues, West End
While I’ve been focusing on apartment buildings in the greater West End around Cabanne Avenue, it’s important to remember that there are still mostly houses in this neighborhood. And they are...
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Twelfth Street Between Sidney and Victor Streets
Starting up at the top of Twelfth Street at Sidney on the east side, we have a church that has been known by many names over the years. What is now very well done side was probably original cedar...
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Twelfth Street Between Victor and Barton Streets
The west side of Twelfth Street north of Victor to Barton Street is an interesting mix of Second Empire storefronts and apartment buildings, with one later house thrown in. The corner storefront...
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Twelfth Street Between Barton and Lami Street
Twelfth Street between Barton and Lami is a complete dichotomy. Looking first on the east side of the street heading north, we have an almost uninterrupted streetwall of Greek Revival row houses, all...
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Eleventh Street Between Barton and Victor Streets
Heading south on Eleventh Street past Barton toward Victor, we first look at the east side of the street, and there is a mix of different variations on the Second Empire style. Then there’s a...
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Sidney Street Between Lemp Avenue and Salena Street, South Side
Sidney Street was one thoroughfare that has never changed its name over the years, but interestingly, Lemp Avenue, which is just to the right of the buildings above, was once known as Cambria Street....
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Sidney Street Between Salena Street and McNair Avenue
Heading west on Sidney Street looking at the south side, we continue to see more of those “transitional” buildings where the Second Empire is slowly changing over to the Romanesque in the 1880s and...
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Sidney Street Between McNair and Missouri Avenues
Heading west from McNair Street looking at the south side of the street, we first see a corner store front, and then a group of houses in a variety of styles. I’m intrigued by the wing in the back in...
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Sidney Street Between Missouri and Gravois Avenues
The rest of Sidney Street before we reach the intersection of Gravois and South Jefferson is an interesting mix of well-preserved buildings. West of Indiana Avenue, former Adele Street, is mostly...
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New Melle, St. Charles County
Out along the Missouri River Valley, in the area where Gottfried Duden encouraged Germans to settle, is the town of New Melle. One of the most prominent landmarks in town is the church of St. Paul’s...
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Security Building, Revisited Again
I found some photos of the Security Building deep in the St. Louis Patina archives, and I thought they should see the light of day. Security Building. 319 North Fourth Street. Photograph by Emil...
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Merchant Laclede Building, Revisited
The Merchant Laclede, or Merchant’s Laclede Building, depending on whom you ask, was another of the historic skyscrapers in the financial district of St. Louis, often forgotten in favor of the more...
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Augusta in Transition: Walnut Street Between Public and Lower Streets
Proceeding east on Walnut Street past Public Street, we came upon the same church I photographed last year. I’m starting to suspect that the tower and sanctuary were built separately. There are two...
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West Pine Boulevard Between Taylor and Newstead Avenues, North Side
Moving past the Hawthorne and Taylor Avenue, I realized that West Pine Boulevard has an amazing collection of preserved Romanesque Revival houses from the late Nineteenth Century. While there’s all...
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West Pine Boulevard Between Newstead and Taylor Avenues, South Side
Heading west then from Newstead to Boyle Avenue on the south side of West Pine Boulevard, we see some more Romanesque Revival and related houses that survived later development. I particularly liked...
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West Pine Boulevard Between Newstead and Boyle Avenues, North Side
Heading east from Newstead, looking at the north side of West Pine Boulevard, we come across what I think is easily one of the best kept secrets of preserved rows of Romanesque Revival houses in St....
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St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Revisited
I was in Bevo, driving down Delor, and I spotted St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, which I sometimes forget about because it is tucked away back in the neighborhood. I’d photographed it back...
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