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

5/11/10

Chicken Coop Tour this Saturday May 15th

Take the free tour! Hosted by my fabulous neighbor and erstwhile contractor, Gary Pey or Gray Pet as I inadvertently typo his name. "D...

5/6/10

St. Louis Brick Confidential

Last week I was staring at the bricks on the wall of my former grade school here in TGS and thinking again about doing paintings based on br...

The Monte Christo

These magnificent bricks slay me with their rough finish and subtle range of hue. The original mortar was finger tooled into the crevices. ...

4/26/10

Storm Damage

Damage to the stone wall in McDonald Park: Just spoke with the Parks Commissioner who is rounding up engineers as I type! The storm also dep...

4/25/10

Digging a Foundation

Located in TGS, this hole was created last week. Click on the title to see the plans. Some of the soil slipped during yesterday's rain ...

4/19/10

There's goes the Neighborhood

Ouch! On my block so I now walk west.

4/17/10

Stone steps - River Des Peres

4/3/10

Homage to Felix Hoenikker

3/25/10

Outrageous Brickwork

I spotted this dreamy little house in the Southampton neighborhood. Click to enlarge the photos. The bricks were laid on an angle creating a...

3/14/10

Gas Tank remediation on Morgan Ford

A few days ago I noticed the gas tanks at Morgan Ford and Oleatha were being removed. I stopped to talk with some of the worker's who to...

2/24/10

Joe goes to Haiti

One of our Tower Grove South neighbors is currently in Haiti volunteering with the Relief Effort. You can read his blog by clicking on the t...

2/20/10

Leaves

These photos are from last fall. I arrived at the garage door where I found my neighbor's kids on leaf disposal duty. Jumping on the lea...

2/18/10

Southwest Garden - Mosaic

One of my favorite buildings in Southwest Garden and not just because of the sun beam. This side door and porch is so elaborate that the bui...

2/13/10

Stone Walls

2/10/10

Ice Storm

These photos are from 12/1/2006 Morgan Ford and Juniata

2/7/10

Sky Dome on Morgan Ford

I found this photo on FaceBook. It was located on the north east corner of Hartford and MGF, right across the street from my grandfather...

3171 S Grand

Photo of my Mother in front of 3171 S Grand with a reflection of the building that now houses Jay Asia. I date this photo to 1948. She was e...

Train overpass Columbia Ave

Beau goes for a ride

Beau is my canine companion who rides in the back seat and stares out the widow. Here's proof: Every single time I drive past a field, a...

2/6/10

Urban Farming

I've visited a few coops in TGS during the last two years and this one wins the prize for deluxe accommodations. It's right across t...

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About Me

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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