Gothic Garage

This garage in TGH that serves to illustrate every Flannery O'Connor novel I've read.

I had been enroute to meet Bad Tim for dinner when I spied a man near the garage and stopped to chat. He was the owner and after we chatted long enough for him to determine I wasn't as weird as I really am, he allowed me to come into his yard to do these photos.

Bonus point! The fleur-de-lis which completely captivated me. The owner said he thought it was a family crest. (Bad Tim disagreed over dinner.)
The owner told me the house was built by a stone mason named Bauer.




I am so freaking envious.

SPEAKING OF GARAGES....

Frame and cinder block garages and the occasional asbestos shingle are standard on St. Louis south side. Of course my two car garage is brick but I haven't done a photo of it. Yet.

Some garages were built with warmth and talent like this precious gem a block down from my home.
Hand made wood corbels painted baby blue. I'm not taking off points for the asbestos shingles due to the artistry of construction.

I'm charmed by the piece of metal that was added to the top of the service door. My neighbor made one of those for my garage door to prevent the rain from rotting the top.

Brick garage with a stand of bamboo:

Brick and cinder blocks:

Low tech folding doors (I have these!)

Rotting:

These garages were built on the angle that follows the houses on a gently curved street.

GARAGE ON OAK HILL CALLED BY BAD TIM

Perplexed about the style of architecture with this garage, I emailed my crony Bad Tim the Architect with the query.

Me: What the hell is this?
Tim: It's post-modern. it's a cheap and lazy version of neo-classical, intended to seem whimsical or ironic, but now mostly looking ridiculous.

Oh thanks. I spent years as a child admiring it but now the deal is queered.