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West of Downtown, Part Two, Cleveland
Just west of the Flats is the Ohio City neighborhood, which of course takes its name from the fact that it was once an independent town in competition with Cleveland across the Cuyahoga River valley....
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Reading Road, Avondale and the Riots, Cincinnati
I’ve looked at Fourteenth Street NW before in Washington, DC, and probably elsewhere, so I was interested in what had become of Reading Road in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati. High up in the...
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Clifton, Cincinnati
Up north, the Clifton neighborhood was an independent town dating to the 1850s, but street car lines, which made the arduous climb up the steep hills feasible, transformed the area in the 1890s. Much...
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Vine Street Over to Race Street, Over the Rhine, Cincinnati
“Lord, on this day of thanksgiving, we thank you for our loved ones, family and friends. We also thank you, oh Lord, that Chris has almost run out of photos from his trip back in August.” Heading down...
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Fairfield Avenue, Newport, Kentucky
We’ve looked at Newport, Kentucky, across the river from Cincinnati before, but this time we’re going to look at Fairfield Avenue, starting at Ward Avenue and heading east. As I’ve said before, one of...
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Downtown, Alton
We’re going to swing back through Alton for a few days. Like Hannibal, Quincy or even Cairo, and a bunch of other towns, I can’t help but imagine that except for a few twists of fate, Alton could have...
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Near North Riverfront, Early Fall 2023
Oh, the Near North Riverfront! So potential and so much not going on. Well, a warehouse goes up in flames every so often, so that happens. There doesn’t seem to be any long term plans. I do like the...
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Two Midwestern Towns, 500 Miles Apart
The town of Rushville, Indiana, possesses one of the more exceptional courthouses out in the country that I’ve seen in awhile. Built in 1896, it still sports its central clocktower, which sometimes is...
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Tennessee Avenue Between Miami and Potomac Streets
Crossing Miami on Tennessee, we see one of those classic St. Louis apartment buildings that is really just a series of four-families built contiguous to each other. I love these houses where they used...
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Tennessee Avenue Between Potomac and Cherokee Streets
The house above at the northwest corner of Potomac and Tennessee has been painted white since at least 2007. Let’s continue north. Reflecting the elevated terrain, the houses are higher up on this...
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Cherokee Street Between Tennessee and South Compton Avenues, North Side
I realized I had never photographed the far western portion of Cherokee Street before you reach Gravois Avenue, and I spotted these two beautiful apartment buildings. I suspect they were designed and...
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Washington, At Night
I was giving a lecture out in Washington, Missouri, and I had some time to kill so I walked around the downtown, taking some pictures of the historic architecture. Above is St. Peter’s United Church...
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Northview Village, Former DePaul Hospital, December 2023
I think most people have heard the terrible news of the Northview Village Nursing Home closing unexpectedly, forcing the removal of residents and the laying off of employees. The front door is now...
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South Illinois Street, Belleville
I’ve looked at the area south of downtown Belleville before, but this time I found myself heading up South Illinois Avenue towards the central square where it intersects Main Street. I have to love...
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The Closure of Nursing Homes
The last decade or so has been rough on nursing homes in St. Louis. While readers at first might find the link tenuous to history, they must be reminded that many are in historic buildings, and...
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St. Louis Avenue, St. Louis Place, Winter 2024
Heading east on St. Louis Avenue into the St. Louis Place neighborhood, perhaps I was struck at how little had changed since the last time I had examined this beautiful stretch. The same houses sit...
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Former St. Boniface, Winter 2024
The former St. Boniface, and now the former Ivory Theatre, has seen some theft of the metal on the upper portions of the two towers in the last couple of years. But I’m told that there are new owners...
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Schirmer Street East of St. Boniface
The houses east of St. Boniface are very old, including these two above. Sadly, their neighbor to the east didn’t make it. It was a very old two-story half-flounder, and while it had some structural...
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Lemp Avenue Between Utah and Arsenal Streets
We’ve looked at Lemp Avenue between Cherokee and Utah streets before, so heading north, we pass by buildings that face the east-west streets. On the east side is Cherokee Park, formerly the location...
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From the Vault: Manchester
Northwest Publishing Company, Plat Book of St. Louis County, Missouri [Page 8] [Manchester, in Bonhomme Township, Twp 45-4 & 45-5] 1909, Missouri History Museum, Lib206-00007 Manchester is one of...
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