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
4/21/12
4/18/12
4/8/12
Bond. Flemish Bond
I appreciate the details to this house on 39 Hartford with its original quarter sawn oak doors, the Flemish bond, and quoining:
Terra cotta capital:
Dinner with Sue at Duff's
3/6/12
4200 Folsom and McRee
Photos from my walk today on the above blocks.
Elaborate corbels:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRl2LnkJ6-ua4TMoifz2FiaJAtin4rPA5GnGlqgLlRiZasde7YO5ALrq7ZgXkZSu63CKqbuyiTnSxreShwZjCqxoBTHqKUx52UHWP-dfGjDV8tdSWirxwiKFt8WVNPfJEcKkwiWQ/s320/42+002.JPG)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihoGdC6zFg6Jd9gnrsLSC5bbXgc1v_2CwiguqPMjbv_DaW9LCYWJdKGqXVWj6SxvP4vs6r8Asrj97ZeE8DcSdF4fONUaaNMyQ7MRI_iBOJh9rKR1JGw47cpVY2jx98cf29dBPCUg/s320/42+003.JPG)
Bricks that cast shadows on themselves give me the willies:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx68SpnZHag2RUX971NlgeE2TIMoqZky3QpgpPvLw6RrOqJRiH23jEWAe7UPkkJmfRFRzv-oitU-35tBshDAZFh77amFvy3rG6_mbn6Wh1e5cxARQr8BW7b-hc1AQ3n29gR_-j7A/s320/42+005.JPG)
Stellar brick columns:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH6CBgcJEKGd3UOYWmDcfISRSmNb4iYxAOTMZ4ScqwXpPlF7sFHoZTYRu5XbA5CGDKmaPq2-Q_ZpsTu4JMf2yD2YArJaYuILhsrUtVW_xYu3nzkPDctzGEfhwdbiPBCuWfHvqosA/s320/42+007.JPG)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCb_7AgAZJRYaW_qhXPgzbdBfXPP-fADqxV3YYtkPbEHpV-ru4NI2XVQtsiirAq-sKRIYcruP4stWLF-e8VVmMB2NAMtu7oZxo_GQVSxBohPpCZVMK_Bh-7q4pRRnAJDZnuW6M7Q/s320/42+008.JPG)
I was with riding with Christopher Thiemet last month when we spotted a building being razed. We saw this old wall advertisement which is called a ghost sign because its faded but this one of the old Star Saloon and Cafe is in great condition.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQeEHJZlsqvvQVjmWPNhk_yzTHrLjteOOuCSJl8TJD7gdM18JeohqYYfNMctavhW49kB_KZ2D-7m1ZiL9PzPWXiPSI41Km_hdqPyJbkZryC_leNcVcjc6Wvf54lPNtw49Mc5R3A/s320/42+012.JPG)
Hey, velvet isn't smooth it has a nap...then again the silk velvet of the time was rather smooth. Ever seen a velvet loom and how it is cut?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRS-KvM7_k-IGTLd4fbcNbYksZf8lrJXKqSSE82J9N5PjgUqIVUSJZgaS2y0x5XSMXJWzkApronHIHfcvQYDsIToo0SzcXx001t2HusJ0y4snAO4mYND9jC1vungUCPXiTWMejg/s320/42+013.JPG)
The site:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHn-mCGqh2mkIX-r-Vhc9ZgU_KI13reBFU0ySnGcVUWIPvZhHaltaaNdFjbSFcpn3wFPMTuNisT77a1HRjzQufXXNdMhhaBgBbYZa6DihB3MniZy90Enc57REoJpenvG1AZwizg/s320/42+011.JPG)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9Ssuc1W_VfpCwR0bIJEIcEneB-PHaD8AWiJSnG0-xzzzseVM5oUQRJW4_gk5fJ_Qi90Ry4L3ekY0_nybfRWwkWkvE8IdgOL-DH3etnXlWJUAXgi2HRHHRxZm3D9T5x5_nPAGWA/s320/42+010.JPG)
On the west side:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyHt1y_2L5l9B30bAyuzS6yaY6KgBHYsBYpAtYbf1imbvYyXxu7eBYecEOTAnUAk757PiNce3mHUZjUzYTRXquci0ReNtQix8s68KSV4uVIRmzGLMv1o8obwrIF5yv5slawUwdg/s320/42+023.JPG)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieeTumUckZUT2RU6kqxN6JFLkCa5Qw-WV17lyGZL3oFyoS7EvBspTFzdT1r7n3-g00qKkcxjo2V8yKVvikjButPssPPEzFpi378forOXXuKGd98ROr6YPvXqKaarYDsslFBuJQZg/s320/42+017.JPG)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZlE0U10OyrkkP-f-9_6UxphyyhbS_tCUx2LPqTdyIJtruPiUxi5BXrDgQ9Vt31Q-FZ-iOG6hp7u8Cg3pm1VTOBzAXcbVYpOZcxKgZWXte77gcIibzIjm8Zv_lC8HiVhQT-onKQ/s320/42+018.JPG)
This old substation with its Deco facade reminds me of the bathroom in The Deco Fortress (friend it on FB):
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEMknPF__glBI94cWsbQ5iQ4OTl7lDCHHSqoOPmXZbT0cl91NdviwtYtzKwmp6bVho8P78Fc9LH3Zw3auNYMUIZebrJt2MI-jpTfDbH105501TlTRICxfws0HBdgiWSoUxg4aRg/s320/42+024.JPG)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThSYoTc2KQh1uLuqibj1x3Y50_k56UAF7PYcJQPZ59uGjKnUBfAiEMZt_RZuDA5NjOyPfPM3P10mos-QIM_eSFXZ2YZxpP4FO7hai7K8meCYjqFbmzdvpNFdglAJk9VTFCClIcQ/s320/42+019.JPG)
My favorite smokestack in St. Louis and it's an Octagon:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRb0slUmxjd8rNkMl5I26WEq4D8nEPXXmBiZ3sXVBvEiNyPSzRPmo7pFayTs4RlGf_0Zlv-QdpY2vxtsbzTYm7HcQUBpDGqoimRrEhp2g9-p8e9rpti79i2uy-Ldy3YiSjqlT8SA/s320/42+020.JPG)
I marveled at my brick karma when I encountered this Hydraulic paver:
Elaborate corbels:
Bricks that cast shadows on themselves give me the willies:
Stellar brick columns:
I was with riding with Christopher Thiemet last month when we spotted a building being razed. We saw this old wall advertisement which is called a ghost sign because its faded but this one of the old Star Saloon and Cafe is in great condition.
Hey, velvet isn't smooth it has a nap...then again the silk velvet of the time was rather smooth. Ever seen a velvet loom and how it is cut?
The site:
On the west side:
This old substation with its Deco facade reminds me of the bathroom in The Deco Fortress (friend it on FB):
My favorite smokestack in St. Louis and it's an Octagon:
I marveled at my brick karma when I encountered this Hydraulic paver:
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