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Eagle Eye

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11/21/14

The House That Won't Stop Building

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You need to see this! I had a dream about this house 30 years before I met it in person in East Saint last week.
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10/23/14

Route 66

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Photos of some historic places that used to flourish along Route 66 from the 50s to the early 70s. These were taken in Pacific, MO last mont...
8/13/14

What happens when a Roof on a Brick Building isn't Maintained

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The anatomy of an exterior wall which reveals the standard three wythe. If the coping tiles is cracked or removed rain will work its way do...
7/30/14

Hello from My Bike

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7/17/14

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My Best Life

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Three Gates

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7/6/14

Graham Granitoid Sidewalk Marker 1910

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A rare sidewalk marker spotted today in Tower Grove South.
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6/22/14

Homage to Spike Japan

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Wake up I wait for your heart. I thought of pachi guy and his spike when I saw the below. But unless you've read the blog, Spike Japan ...

Made by Hand

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These bricks were formed and fired by hand then loaded onto carts pulled by horses. This house was made by hand, the bricks rubbed by hand t...
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I Ching Bricks

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Urns & Black Brick - Clifton Heights

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I'm always flummoxed by the neoclassical urns atop buildings in St. Louis. Elusive black brick used here as a design element.
6/18/14

Baby's New Shoes

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Antique Mortar Mix

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Feldspar and Quartz:

Listing Utility Poles & Trees

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Red Glazed Brick & Mortar

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This is my first spotting of the elusive red glazed brick. It's has a deep berry color. We've all seen stained rose color mortar (ri...
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Door Fence

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Many years ago I admired a gorgeous collection of doors in Midtown/CWE that someone had used to make a fence. It was about 75 feet long. Whi...
6/16/14

Challenging Air

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At dawn we're up, on bikes, and flowing. Please consider the gorgeous Spike Japan Blog. Pachiguy has harvested my breath http://spikej...