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
11/25/24
11/15/24
Washington, PA. Photo by Alan Taylor Jeffries
Look at that Vitrolite that was curved and the sidewalk freight elevator covers!
I recall seeing some of these functioning in Downtown STL: They'd slowly ascend and open startling pedestrians.
11/13/24
11/12/24
11/9/24
11/5/24
11/4/24
11/1/24
10/31/24
Wingbermuehle Funeral Home
Don Wingbermuehle was my dad's BF in his elementary school years. He owned and operated this funeral home that was in this building - their home - until the 80s. He and his wife had ten daughters and every one of them had a name that began with a D. Little Donna once tried to get me to follow her down the stairs to the embalming room. All of the daughters attended St. Elizabeth Academy.
10/27/24
10/26/24
10/24/24
10/23/24
Fins
The fins on this building are strategic: They shade most of the sun as the earth turns. It was interesting to observe the shadows/shade casted by the fins.The facade has been butched with add ons over the decades.My research, such as time allowed, repealed no records of its architect.
10/19/24
10/16/24
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