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

9/26/11

Laced columns, riveted

Downtown St. Louis. Laced columns are sexy, you know they are. Eads Bridge:

Tension Member

A few weeks ago I was sitting in a Doctor's waiting room looking at a magazine when I noticed an article about the book my friends were ...

9/5/11

Ohio and Utah

I strolled the 26 and 2700 blocks of Utah today. Narrow : Listing Houses and Chimney: For Chris over at St. Louis Patina: Marble staircase: ...

9/4/11

TGS Architecture Walking Tour

I'm hosting a TGS Architecture Walking Tour on Sunday, Sept 18. The tour will begin at Utah and Grand and will be lead by Architect, Dav...

8/28/11

Interview with Writer Peter Plate

Click on the title to read an interview I did in 1986 with then emerging writer, Peter Plate.

7/31/11

Sidewalk Marks

Also see the updated article: http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=67179 Click on the title and thanks to BF Pat Fish for providing ...

7/12/11

Pat Fish

Leading Celtic tattoo artist Pat Fish of Tattoo Santa Barbara:

7/8/11

Earlier in the evening

Dinner with my bodyguard at Three Monkeys on MGF where I spotted these unusual bricks.

6/29/11

Devastation on 4000 Utah Street

4000 Utah is one of my favorite blocks in TGS and is populated with perfect Craftsman Bungalows. Note that all the trees along the south sid...

6/23/11

Burn.Question

I move with a relentless force that radiates while staring out the window at clouds, Cooper's hawks, the limestone cornice, and terra co...

6/4/11

Behind the Brick

Brick awaiting repointing on my back porch after being raked. Behind the fine mortar finish was a variety of small rocks which had me wonder...

5/25/11

Fist size

My neighbor holding a piece of hail after the storm. More massive chunks can be seen in the background on the lawns.

5/19/11

Two white guys

Click on the title above for a hilarious story. My neighbor/friend/contractor being supervised by another white guy: Gary told me a couple o...

5/4/11

Adnan Kadir

Read a book by Sissela Bok called: Lying: Moral Choice in Public and Private Life

4/14/11

Whoops

No, not there either

2/27/11

The Kingshighway Viaduct and Skate Park

I read (click on the title) that the demo of the KHW viaduct is starting soon and wanted to revisit the area below the deck. I had the willi...

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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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