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
12/13/25
11/30/25
This is Zaire - St Louis City Newly Unhoused - The Greater Ville
Zaire is one of the hundreds of New Homeless in STL City.
I met her two days ago while delivering to Larry's Corner. She was a block to the north on Lexington. Cold. I admired her firepit. Her apartment building was one block to the west and is now uninhabitable.
I met her two days ago while delivering to Larry's Corner. She was a block to the north on Lexington. Cold. I admired her firepit. Her apartment building was one block to the west and is now uninhabitable.
Mayor Spenser, get some city employees out there walking streets and doing outreach!
11/25/25
St Louis Noir - #256
My first memory looking at the smeared lights at night on the road after the rain. I was on my knees and my elbows were on the dashboard in the backseat of my dad's car. I was in love. The black puddles, the wavy light on the pavement, the rhythmic splashing from the car tires. The floating neon lights from the motels on 66 as we left the Ozarks.
11/23/25
Bellie
Towards the end of her life she started wrapping herself around my head. It was a hug. I wouldn't move until she did and sometimes that was an hour.
Obsessed Much
Obsessed Much is also known as Jordan Leigh Marshall. I found this on my car years ago while recovering from spondylodesis surgery. I was relearning how to walk upright and had a disabled parking spot.
On the bottom of her note is printed: Faith plants the seeds. Love makes it grow. And yet, when her car was stolen from the alley a few years later, I provided video to the cops because we're such different people. Here's the link to the youtube video that shows her leaving the note. https://studio.youtube.com/video/xgXzb6WfJhU/edit
On the bottom of her note is printed: Faith plants the seeds. Love makes it grow. And yet, when her car was stolen from the alley a few years later, I provided video to the cops because we're such different people. Here's the link to the youtube video that shows her leaving the note. https://studio.youtube.com/video/xgXzb6WfJhU/edit
11/19/25
Pist gave me a Fish
For such a tall man I can't discern how he sees these creatures on the ground amongst the fallen leaves.
11/17/25
Making Bolos
Pist will hand me various thing as a challenge. Yesterday it was this piece of coral that I immediately saw as a bolo. The coral mounted on suede.
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