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Monday, July 30, 2007

The Arcade Building

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This weekend my parents and I decided to take a look at several of the new condo projects in downtown St. Louis. If I actually have the mon...
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Thursday, July 26, 2007

Alley Bridge

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Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Two Downtown Office Building Lobbies

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Many of the old buildings in downtown St. Louis still possess their original lobbies, some of which are breathtaking. Below is the lobby of...
Sunday, July 22, 2007

Betrayed by Their Foundations

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Nowadays many historic neighborhoods have strict building codes that restrict architectural styles. Builders now find themselves building i...
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Friday, July 20, 2007

Second Empire Style

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I recently attended a wedding in Jefferson City and made it by the Missouri Governor's Mansion. It's a beautiful example of Second ...

Lafayette Square

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As mentioned in the earlier post on 755, the Lafayette Square neighborhood would have been partially demolished in the construction of the ...
Tuesday, July 10, 2007

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This is a link to a fascinating map of St. Louis County in the 1860's. What is amazing is how pretty much every road we know today was...
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Sunday, July 8, 2007

Power Plant

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The Union Electric Power plant down along the wharf produces steam for downtown office buildings, but once presumably churned out thick blac...
Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Road Closed

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If the highway engineers would have had their way, you could have driven from I-55 north all the way to the McKinley Bridge, all the while a...
Monday, June 25, 2007

Orphaned Houses

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I came across these two houses in the so-called McKinley Heights neighborhood of south St. Louis. On the left, the traffic from I-44 rushes...
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Friday, June 22, 2007

Old North St. Louis Mural

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I snapped a picture of this mural on the party wall of an old house off of North Florissant Ave in Old North St. Louis: The houses are right...

Delmar Blvd and Beaumont St

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I stopped by the Scott Joplin House last Saturday just west of downtown St. Louis. Much has changed since he lived in the upstairs of the h...
Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Road Trip: Missouri Mines State Historic Site

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There was a time when lead was a bit of a "wonder metal." And conveniently for the economy of St. Louis throughout its history, s...
Monday, June 11, 2007

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I recently discovered that St. Louis was planning a forty story skyscraper in downtown back in 1930. Seems like it probably fell victim to ...
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Thursday, May 31, 2007

Detour: Winterset, Iowa

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Over the holiday weekend I made it up to Iowa to see my cousin's graduation. Near where they live is the town of Winterset, where the ...
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Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Front vs. Back

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The fronts of late 19th Century office buildings are frequently heavily adorned with ornate stonework and terra cotta reliefs. Look to the ...
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Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Forest Park Gasometer

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It occurred to me on the way westbound on Highway 40 on Sunday that the Forest Park Gasometer had very little time left, as can be seen in t...
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