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

9/7/25

Well, that was weird.

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I sell stuff on fb mp. This message arrived mid day Thursday to which I responded, Shouldn't you be working? The line went dead.

9/6/25

Mayor Spenser: Transitory Housing for Tornado Victims?

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This is the mostly bando St. Louis Marketplace at 6590 Manchester Ave. It once hosted a Sam's Club, a K-mart, both big box stores. It ha...

9/3/25

Disaster Gentrifcation

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https://missouriindependent.com/2025/09/03/disaster-destroyed-their-st-louis-homes-then-the-real-estate-vultures-swooped-in/

Streaming Dismissal

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8/31/25

East St. Louis

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Colin The Ass told me he had a job delivering to ESTL. We had been driving to BLLVLL via 15. I got out as soon as I dropped off the delive...

Bando Smokehouse - The Hill

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8/30/25

8/25/25

My favorite Brick structure is a Smoke Stack

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Also known as an industrial chimney but the phrase Smoke Stack is poetic.

8/23/25

I used to make Belts

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They sold on Etsy and usually to other designers.

The ST. Louis Arch - Photos by Matthew Smith - AKA Brick Dawg

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And now she's beginning her Residency.

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I'm so proud of you, Willow.

8/20/25

Signs and Billboards. East St. Louis

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89 Blocks

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Watch the documentary, 89 Blocks. Watch it.

8/19/25

Signs and Billboards

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NSTL and ESTL.

8/18/25

Broken Stretch

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7 Threes

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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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