Three Gates

Graham Granitoid Sidewalk Marker 1910

A rare sidewalk marker spotted today in Tower Grove South.

Homage to Spike Japan

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 in its thrilling entirety well...it's sort of like watching the movie Naked Lunch without having read the book. You just aren't going to get it.

Made by Hand

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 to create the wedges used below. The beautiful mortar is going soft.

I Ching Bricks

Urns & Black Brick - Clifton Heights

I'm always flummoxed by the neoclassical urns atop buildings in St. Louis.

Elusive black brick used here as a design element.