4/27/09

3800 Humphrey in Tower Grove South

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These speckled bricks have such a low sheen if I hadn't noticed a dull glare as I passed I wouldn't have known they were glazed. Tra...
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4/24/09

Before Dillard's

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It was Stix, Baer, and Fuller with the very best logo. This tag is from the 50's, the colors used changed over the decades.
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Fly me to the Moon

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When I was a child my family took a train to Los Angeles to visit my uncle and aunt who were living in Torrance. Both of my relatives had To...
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Pop Quiz

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Answer this question without using google: Where are poplar trees usually planted and for what purpose?
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Olive Oyl

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Five Corners

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I am enamored of disorienting five corner intersections. This treasure is in Clifton Heights.
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Fire escapes

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Fire escapes on homes in the CWE. Originally built as single family homes they morphed into rooming houses during the Great Depression and w...

Granitoid sidewalk

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When I was a child a hundred years ago this is how the sidewalks looked throughout the city. They presented a cohesive path for walking to s...
4/15/09

Glazed bricks on a garage in Bevo

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Charming that a glazed terra cotta pyramid was added:
4/14/09

Glistening Mortar

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Rats. My camera couldn't capture the flecks of mica in this dyed black mortar which caused the wall to glisten as I strolled by. I turne...

Working the Angle

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Along Morgan Ford Rd in Bevo there's three blocks of apartments built on angles but only on the East side of the street. If you live in ...