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

5/26/10

Permastone or more hoosier rehabbing

This building had a face lift: Permastone was added to the facade to bump it out and create a frame. I'm guessing it was done because th...

5/17/10

Brick with Black Holes - Pop Quiz

How is it these bricks have black holes? Check out the original mortar with its flecks of quartz and feldspar. It's almost 100 years old...

5/16/10

The Chicken Coop Tour Photos

Click on the title to see the photos from the tour hosted by TGS resident Gary Pey who wrote: I think a good time was had by all! Despite th...

5/13/10

Front Yard

Last year I decided maintaining a lawn was comprising my precious time so I laid down layers of wet newspaper and mulched. Several plants we...

5/12/10

Back Yard

I do a yard share with the vegetable garden in the back of the yard. Nine neighbors invest 35.00 and get to share the bounty. This year I...

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...

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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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