A Blog detailing the beauty of St. Louis architecture and the buildup of residue-or character-that accumulates over the course of time.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Abandoned Farm House Outside Washington, Illinois
Monday, June 29, 2009
Peppermill, Morton, Illinois
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Self Portrait, Church of Il Gesù

Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
Just Say No to CVS
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
The Bel-Air Hotel on Lindell Blvd
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Carondelet Highlights
Monday, June 15, 2009
New Push to Save the San Luis

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Even if you are able to attend please send the below sample letter to Preservation Board Secretary Adonna Buford, Alderwoman Lyda Krewson, and Monsingor Gardin.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009
Railroad Trestle, Kingshighway
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Sole Survivor, Kingshighway at Chippewa
Friday, June 12, 2009
Avalon Rotting Away
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Bellerive Park
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Far North County Adventures
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
San Luis Demolition Request Moving Ahead
Much to the local preservationist movement's chagrin, months of talking to the Archdiocese have seemingly proven to have been unsuccessful in convincing the Church to change its mind on the demolition of the San Luis Apartments. On June 22, the Preservation Board will hear testimony on whether the building should face the fate of dozens of other prominent Mid-Century Modern buildings in the city.
Even if you think the San Luis is ugly, the idea that such a prominent street such as Lindell will begin to looking like nothing more than Clarkson Road or Manchester Road is frightening. The Central West End does not need more parking, it needs more residents who can walk to the various businesses arranged conveniently around the city. If you think cities cannot thrive without ample parking, you obviously don't get out much; the largest city in America, New York, is the cultural heart of the United States, if not the world, and there are less surface parking lots in Midtown Manhattan than in downtown St. Louis. This is a city, not a campus, and if the Archdiocese wants wide open vistas, it should move to St. Charles County.
Read more about it at the Post-Dispatch. The movement against the demolition is not a bunch of Catholic Church haters, just people who want this city to thrive and not stagnate under a sea of parking lots.
Monday, June 8, 2009
An Interesting House in Dutchtown
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A Blog detailing the beauty of St. Louis architecture and the buildup of residue-or character-that accumulates over the course of time.