Monday, July 9, 2012

Some More Downtown East St. Louis

I'm always amazed by some of the beautiful storefronts on Collinsville Avenue, many featuring terracotta decorative elements that are still in good condition after decades of neglect.
Sadly, the back sides of many of the most elegant buildings in downtown are beginning to fail, and are slowing falling down into piles of concrete and rebar.
Grass lots are replacing what were once businesses, leaving the long sides of building exposed to view.
This house looks like it caught on fire at some point; despite the vinyl siding, I suspect this house is much older.
Also, I will be presenting about the exciting future of St. Louis Patina at 7:00 PM at the Contemporary Art Museum on July 12th, in conjunction with PechaKucha St. Louis. I hope to see you there.

1 comment:

  1. Some of these pics are rather shocking due to the neglect such as that building that looks like it's about to fall apart from the side...

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