I was driving along Potomac when I spotted Kevin on a walk. His father used to be the minister of this church and knows the current minister. Which means I have an in to do photos without having to attend mass.
Flemish bond.
Stellar limestone arches
Recently tuck pointed
This has to be some of the whitest mortar I've come across. I bet it went on like cake frosting.
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
12/31/08
12/30/08
Art Deco Four Family Redux
Click on the title above to see photos of my first sojourn to this building.
We had the good fortune to meet an exiting resident of this building today and he invited us in to view the interior.
Plaster walls gently curve to meet the ceiling.
Kitchen grotto: Probably designed as a resting spot for the phone which would have been Bakelite.
Deep mint green tile with a black border that resonates with the black vitrolite on the exterior of the building.
Matching bathtub.
The best: The brass peep hole on the back door of the apartment. There's a U track below the slates with a brass ball.
Slide the brass ball to either side and the slates open.
We had the good fortune to meet an exiting resident of this building today and he invited us in to view the interior.
Plaster walls gently curve to meet the ceiling.
Kitchen grotto: Probably designed as a resting spot for the phone which would have been Bakelite.
Deep mint green tile with a black border that resonates with the black vitrolite on the exterior of the building.
Matching bathtub.
The best: The brass peep hole on the back door of the apartment. There's a U track below the slates with a brass ball.
Slide the brass ball to either side and the slates open.
Twin Brick Columns
12/10/08
Top Brick Picks of 2008
Last week I received two emails asking why I haven't been posting.
Winter is when I get my work on and 10 hours a day online is enough.
So here's my top picks of brick for the year and hey, I'll be back on the hunt in early January.
Best of show:
Multi color sand finish
Brain brick
Sand finish brick
Blistering brick with black mortar
Best palette
Wire cut brick in diaper bond
The elusive accordion brick
Honorable Mention for unique color and tidy mortar.
Wire cut brick in situ
Winter is when I get my work on and 10 hours a day online is enough.
So here's my top picks of brick for the year and hey, I'll be back on the hunt in early January.
Best of show:
Multi color sand finish
Brain brick
Sand finish brick
Blistering brick with black mortar
Best palette
Wire cut brick in diaper bond
The elusive accordion brick
Honorable Mention for unique color and tidy mortar.
Wire cut brick in situ
12/3/08
Enright and Goodfellow 1944
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