3/26/08

ASH PITS

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We (as every house in the city) had an ash pit on the back lot of our house at 3964 McDonald. They were used to burn household rubbish and g...
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3/24/08

BLACK IS GETTING BLACKER

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Did you hear about Blacker than Black on NPR? If not, click on the title above. Presenting glazed matte black brick. This makes life even mo...
3/23/08

ACTION BRICKS!

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These are my most favorite bricks in the whole wide world and I'm in brick heaven. I'm calling them Action Bricks because they evok...
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3/22/08

NOBODIES HOME PART TWO

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Abandoned wasp nest pretending to be an incoming meteorite. Not a wasp nest but wannbe rock.
3/21/08

MUM'S THE WORD

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I first saw this billboard on Morgan Ford Road. It's since migrated to Natural Bridge in north city. Lawyer up, dude and you'll get ...
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3/19/08

WAVY GRAVY

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I suppose I could embrace all face brick with glee but these glazed bricks are increasingly troubling. I like a rough surface be it pocked, ...
3/17/08

REAR WINDOW

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Rare, but there's a few in the neighborhood: Homes built on the rear of the Lot. Sometimes these were built so the residents could live ...

MY FRIEND THE WITCH DOCTOR

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What you see here is what I have referred to for decades as catholic voodoo. It's the cross from a rosary that reads, I am a Catholic in...
3/15/08

Back to Granite City

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Granite city is both depressing and exciting. It's a small town where the only career choice appears to be cashier. Gas is twenty cents ...
3/12/08

HOME SWEET HOME

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Or was it? This photo was taken in front of the first (and last) home my grandfather Busch bought. Photo by William (or Wilheim) Busch, a cr...

I WOULD TOUCH THAT W/ A TEN FOOT POLE

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We've a variety of colossally cool columns here in Tower Grove South and now that it's getting warmer I will continue the tour. Mean...
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3/8/08

RED AWNINGS

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One of the ways you can tell if a building was built prior to 1920 is if the window frames are arched and not flat. You tell me why. I simp...
3/4/08

GRANITE CITY STEEL BUILDING (redux)

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I had emailed the mayor of Granite City with a few questions and he provided email addressees of those who could answer. One of my questions...
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THE MARK TWAIN ZEPHYR COMES TO GRANITE CITY!

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A few days ago driving into Granite City riding over the train yard when I spotted a streamlined stainless steel Zephyr. HOLY CATS , I squea...
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