Presenting a collection of St. Louis bricks, sidewalk markers, and the Fleur-de-lis as architectural detail on and in city buildings, brick collecting, urban exploration, and my life by Christian Herman. Reporting from Tower Grove South in St. Louis, MO
7/6/14
Graham Granitoid Sidewalk Marker 1910
A rare sidewalk marker spotted today in Tower Grove South.
I have one of these markers that said it was laid in 1904. I found it while working for a company called Futura Stone, which laid a mixture of stone and epoxy glue over existing concrete. I noticed the marker in a sidewalk outside of a night club on North Grand where I and my co-workers were to overlay the product described. This was during the hot summer of 1980 when temperatures were over 100 degrees for a record number of days. I got permission to jackhammer the marker out of the sidewalk and I have kept the marker ever since. I don't know why they wanted to cover the sidewalk with our product as it was interesting looking and not in bad shape. Don't know if there is any value to the marker, but am just curious. Someone might want to add it to their collection of interesting St. Louis brick and similar sidewalk markers.
I have one of these markers that said it was laid in 1904. I found it while working for a company called Futura Stone, which laid a mixture of stone and epoxy glue over existing concrete. I noticed the marker in a sidewalk outside of a night club on North Grand where I and my co-workers were to overlay the product described. This was during the hot summer of 1980 when temperatures were over 100 degrees for a record number of days. I got permission to jackhammer the marker out of the sidewalk and I have kept the marker ever since. I don't know why they wanted to cover the sidewalk with our product as it was interesting looking and not in bad shape. Don't know if there is any value to the marker, but am just curious. Someone might want to add it to their collection of interesting St. Louis brick and similar sidewalk markers.
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I have a quit a few of these old markers I found in my father-in-laws attic. Are these worth money. They date back to 1902.
I have one of these markers that said it was laid in 1904. I found it while working for a company called Futura Stone, which laid a mixture of stone and epoxy glue over existing concrete. I noticed the marker in a sidewalk outside of a night club on North Grand where I and my co-workers were to overlay the product described. This was during the hot summer of 1980 when temperatures were over 100 degrees for a record number of days. I got permission to jackhammer the marker out of the sidewalk and I have kept the marker ever since. I don't know why they wanted to cover the sidewalk with our product as it was interesting looking and not in bad shape. Don't know if there is any value to the marker, but am just curious. Someone might want to add it to their collection of interesting St. Louis brick and similar sidewalk markers.
I have one of these markers that said it was laid in 1904. I found it while working for a company called Futura Stone, which laid a mixture of stone and epoxy glue over existing concrete. I noticed the marker in a sidewalk outside of a night club on North Grand where I and my co-workers were to overlay the product described. This was during the hot summer of 1980 when temperatures were over 100 degrees for a record number of days. I got permission to jackhammer the marker out of the sidewalk and I have kept the marker ever since. I don't know why they wanted to cover the sidewalk with our product as it was interesting looking and not in bad shape. Don't know if there is any value to the marker, but am just curious. Someone might want to add it to their collection of interesting St. Louis brick and similar sidewalk markers.
Hi JNorman.
That's quite the story!
I would love to have the marker to pass on the the Building Arts.
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