Showing posts with label Portage des Sioux. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Portage des Sioux. Show all posts
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Portage des Sioux Demolition Going Through?
back in January, I visited Portage des Sioux, and reported on the potential demolition of an abandoned house whose legal wrangling had lasted for sixteen years. Just recently, the city of Portage des Sioux has ordered the building demolished. Read about it here. I'm a little confused about the decision; I personally looked at the house in question, and though it has its problems, it is in better shape than some of the other occupied houses in the town.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Portage des Sioux
Portage des Sioux has survived several severe inundations over its history, the last occurring back in the great flood of 1993.
But as can be seen, there are some fantastic buildings in this town, such as the Catholic church above and its school building below.
The effects of the flood are still be worked out, as can be seen in this house. Read the article at the Post-Dispatch about its travails.
Here is the barn in the back, which needs a lot of work if it is to be functional again. However, it certainly has a certain patina to it that I enjoy.
Wow, what a stunning Second Empire micro-mansion across the street. It has been carefully restored and shows the architectural heritage of the town.
The coolest thing, in my opinion, is that there are still the vestiges of French colonial development in the town, most obviously expressed in the road on the edge of town called "Common Field Street," denoting where the long, thin strips of French colonial agricultural land usage began.
This is a photograph of an historic field, still a long strip of land perhaps two hundred years after originally surveyed by French explorers. Look at the aerial view here; the field right next to the road into town (Route J) is the original French land platte--long and narrow.
But as can be seen, there are some fantastic buildings in this town, such as the Catholic church above and its school building below.
The effects of the flood are still be worked out, as can be seen in this house. Read the article at the Post-Dispatch about its travails.
Here is the barn in the back, which needs a lot of work if it is to be functional again. However, it certainly has a certain patina to it that I enjoy.
Wow, what a stunning Second Empire micro-mansion across the street. It has been carefully restored and shows the architectural heritage of the town.
The coolest thing, in my opinion, is that there are still the vestiges of French colonial development in the town, most obviously expressed in the road on the edge of town called "Common Field Street," denoting where the long, thin strips of French colonial agricultural land usage began.
This is a photograph of an historic field, still a long strip of land perhaps two hundred years after originally surveyed by French explorers. Look at the aerial view here; the field right next to the road into town (Route J) is the original French land platte--long and narrow.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
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