4200 Folsom and McRee

Photos from my walk today on the above blocks.
Elaborate corbels:


Bricks that cast shadows on themselves give me the willies:

Stellar brick columns:


I was with riding with Christopher Thiemet last month when we spotted a building being razed. We saw this old wall advertisement which is called a ghost sign because its faded but this one of the old Star Saloon and Cafe is in great condition.

Hey, velvet isn't smooth it has a nap...then again the silk velvet of the time was rather smooth. Ever seen a velvet loom and how it is cut?

The site:


On the west side:



This old substation with its Deco facade reminds me of the bathroom in The Deco Fortress (friend it on FB):


My favorite smokestack in St. Louis and it's an Octagon:

I marveled at my brick karma when I encountered this Hydraulic paver:

Last Week

I wonder about the clay content in these new black bricks. What ev, I like the low sheen:


Dusk over TGS:



Dinner with Sam and Sarah:


Exceptional terracotta:

Stained mortar

Behind the finish of stained or tinted mortar:

A.P. Green Brick

Click on the title to read about A.P. Green brick plant reopening in MO.

Ohio and Utah

I strolled the 26 and 2700 blocks of Utah today.




Narrow:


Listing Houses and Chimney:





For Chris over at St. Louis Patina:

Marble staircase:

Fleur-de-lis anchor plate and an elevation designed to enclose the original copper downspout:



Decorative anchor plates or wall washers:

Earlier in the evening

Dinner with my bodyguard at Three Monkeys on MGF where I spotted these unusual bricks.