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Wells-Goodfellow: Burn Out
This house was right next door to that white house from two days ago, but I thought I would separate it out for special attention. I could smell the burned wood, and the plywood on the windows is...
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Dollhouses, JeffVanderLou
You know, lost in all of the talk about the new stadium and the military installation, is that North St. Louis inside Grand Boulevard was destroyed in the last decade. Yes, there are houses left, and...
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The Ville, Revisited, Late November 2015
We drove through the Ville neighborhood last week, and I was disappointed to see that the neglect and deterioration has continued. Once the isolated “suburban” town of Elleardsville, the Ville became...
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Fourth Baptist, Weeks Away from Demolition
I’m starting to forget ever seeing Fourth Baptist before the fire in 2008. I know I saw it, walked by it, took pictures, but now I can’t seem to find them. It’s being torn down now, after sitting in...
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Looking Through the Windows, Fourth Baptist
The interior of Fourth Baptist is destroyed, and in much worse shape than right after the fire. I shot these photographs by sticking my camera through windows and taking pictures blindly. What a shame.
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Baths of Caracalla
Read enough about St. Louis or American architecture in general, and eventually someone will make an offhand reference to a building being based off of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome. But what were...
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Fourth Baptist, Days Numbered, Winter 2016
Poor Fourth Baptist is now under demolition, with the focus primarily on the older portions of the complex: the row house on Sullivan, and the old sanctuary to the north of the new one. The old...
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Far South Old North Deterioration
The dense neighborhoods just north of downtown are almost completely gone, where people once lived in a density that most Americans would find surprising–though it’s still common in most of the world....
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Little Flatiron Gone
It’s really hard for me, and I know a lot of other people, to know that this little guy is gone.
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Fourth Baptist, Dangerous State of Demolition
Hopefully, due to all of the complaints, by the time you read this the church will either be properly secured from children entering, or it s will be demolished completely. Its state on Saturday is...
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Vernon Avenue West of Shaare Zedek
This is definitely not an April Fools’ Day post. Heading west from the old synagogue, we were shocked at the severe state of desolation and abandonment along Vernon Avenue. It was really, really sad...
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Newberry Terrace, East of Walton Towards Marcus Avenue
Newberry Terrace is a beautiful street, but its future is uncertain. Look at those houses, and imagine what it was like, and if we had the right attitude about reinvestment, what it could be again.
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Armour Meat Packing Plant Coming Down
On Saturday, probably in order to avoid interrupting traffic on nearby I-70 or the surrounding industrial areas, the first half of the Armour Meat Packing Plant, one of the coolest ruins I have ever...
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Abandoned Barn, East of Milan, Sullivan County
Sometimes road conditions require a quick snapshot, when you’re not able to hang out for very long. What was the barn used for, when was it abandoned, what is its future?
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The Sun is Setting on St. Louis Place
Why do you always forget us? Why do you forsake us so long? Lamentations 5:20
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Northern Hyde Park Revisited, Again
The terrain rises rapidly on the streets heading up towards the College Hill neighborhood. Look at the house on the right, carefully restored. Up at the top, open lots await. The infamous old nursing...
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Some Things Never Change
The survivalist compound is doing fine on N. Market Street. The vacant gas station at St. Louis Avenue and Parnell, where a homeless couple died in a fire years ago, has not changed. The little church...
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Lost Potential, Not Failure, North Market Street and Environs
I have a different attitude compared to most people, I realized. I don’t see these buildings as losses (though they will be demolished for the NGA), but rather lost potential. They’re beautiful; they...
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