St. Louis Brick

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

11/11/09

Heinous Repointing

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There I was driving down a street minding my business when I spotted this building and the bizzaro repointing: Click to enlarge if you'r...

11/10/09

Gates

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11/8/09

Flatirons - Mt Pleasant

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Friday morning at 5 AM Tim and I arrived at St. Claire Hospital in Fenton where I was having surgery on my hand. I had been up for 20 hours ...

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10/28/09

Cheap Sleeps

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Many years ago (long before my brother starting appearing the in Pirate movies) I had a dream that Johnny Depp and I were business partners ...

10/27/09

Send Flowers

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I have to go back. I missed doing photos of the stained pink pointing on this exquisite building. It's critical because the emphasis is ...

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10/26/09

Glazed White Bricks at City Hall

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I am enamored of the glazed white brick walls in the courtyard at City Hall. I like to think they were used to bounce and reflect light duri...

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10/25/09

Twenty years ago

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One early November morning in 1979 my mother called me at work to tell me Jack's father had been killed in a car bombing. I had heard th...

10/21/09

The Hill

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Tim and I used to dine at Zia's on The Hill until I noticed how anxious I became during the ride. I was completely unhinged by the arch...

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Christian Herman: St. Louis, Missouri, United States; I appreciate, document, and collect historic face brick. I'm a maker of many things which I sell in my Etsy shop. I love the challenge of materials and design. Most of my work involves upcyling. I dream about design and resolve design issues in my dreams. Life is magical. I'm not available to answer questions via email about bricks. I'm rabidly possessive of my time. What I know is disclosed here and I wish you luck in your research.

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