BRASS SIDEWALK MARKER 1910

43 Hartford, Tower Grove South, 1910

When I was a kid, I used to see these all over our neighborhood and in other parts of the city. Due to many sidewalks being replaced due to damage along with wheel chair accessible sidewalk corners, many of these markers landed in a dump.

If you've any photos of these or know the location of one in St. Louis, run that info over el pronto.



Brass Sidewalk Marker

CANYON BRICK

Called so because of the texture, a reverse of 'bubble' brick. This was spotted in Benton Park West on a duplex from the 50's.

WHERE WE LIVE

I live with an affable and precocious pup, Beau.
This is our house in Tower grove South with original leaded glass bookcases, colonnades and beamed ceiling on the second floor.

BROWNIE BRICKS

I cringe to think that I may been trivializing bricks by giving them frivolous titles. I call them as I see them and the surface presents as baked brownies.

DIAMOND BRICK

Rather exceptional. I found these on 40 Potomac and (as yet) haven't found them elsewhere.




Diamond Brick

BARK BRICK

It has a rough texture that resembles the bark of a tree. It looks as if the terra cotta was applied with a large knife, similar to stucco but never smoothed out.

I wondered how these bricks left the mold unbroken so I asked my 82 year old neighbor, Clarence, told me that during the firing, the brick would shrink and fall out of the mold when turned over.

These photos are from 38 McDonald.

DIMPLE BRICK

I was driving down the alley behind 40 Potomac with my friend Chris Deckard last week, telling him how I give names to different brick when I spotted these bricks on two different garages. He suggested the name Dimple Brick. I have to give him props for calling brick.






Dimple Brick!

3964 McDonald Ave - The brick

Not knowing the names for the different styles of bricks that I photograph and collect, I refer to them by how their surface presents. It's completely subjective and when I have more time i will research further. I refer to the brick on my childhood home as Striped brick. Here's some examples plus a full photo of 3964 McDonald.

3964 McDonald Ave

This is where it all began, 3964 McDonald Ave in the Tower Grove South area of St. Louis. My childhood home!

I love the brass mailbox and beveled glass address plate. I used to polish it when I was a kid. I would run my fingers over the surrounding brick, fascinated with the crevices and various values of color.

I loves me some brick.