This is the real deal. An actual Victorian footbridge. It is such a charming element in a park full of charming and beautiful elements. Much more after the jump… This footbridge marks the original entrance to Forest Park and was built in 1885. It was renovated in 1994 by the Forest Park Forever Women’s Committee […]
Monthly Archives: April 2015
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OK, so I did finally pull myself away from the awesome symmetry I shared in yesterday’s post and went around to the stunning front of Forest Park’s beautiful World’s Fair pavilion. The fountains aren’t going yet, but that doesn’t make it any less gorgeous. Built in 1909 with proceeds from the 1904 World’s Fair held […]
Oh, look! Kristy went to a beautiful park and, right off the bat, her OCD mind was completely captivated by the symmetry of the back of The World’s Fair Pavilion at Forest Park. While The Hubs was enjoying the expansive views, I was all, like, OOH! ORDER! Where is the turtle, you say? After the […]
Pretty cool week for, finding a park and a place in St. Louis that I had never explored before! Did you miss anything this week? Like a naked lady?? LOL On Monday, we stopped at a place we’ve always seen and never explored – The Compton Water Tower: We were impressed with the magnificent staircase […]
Before we leave the Compton Hill neighborhood, I have to show you a mansion left over from a more elegant time in the South Grand area – the Erastus Warner Mansion. Originally built in 1888 by architect, Theodore Link, for lumber baron Erastus Warner and family. Link was more famously the architect of the beautiful […]
There is one permanent resident of Compton Hill Reservoir Park, always present and enjoying the pond and the beautiful architecture. She caused quite a sensation when she first arrived in St. Louis, because she’s, well, naked and remains that way to this day. She’s called “The Naked Truth” and is a memorial to three editors […]
After having missed this little gem of a park for the entirety of my 4+ decades on this earth, I found Reservoir Park to be completely charming! But, like I said before, this particular day was drizzly, gray, chilly, and nothing was in bloom yet, although we did have the charm of a nice lady […]
Jay is back again with a gorgeous color infrared, after being the subject of Wordless Wednesday last week. LOL (I would love for you to come back to visit, so please SUBSCRIBE using one of the buttons I have up there at the top on the left. And be sure to find me on Facebook […]
Beside the Compton Hill Water Tower we saw yesterday is the Reservoir, which provides water to a significant portion of the St. Louis City area. The Grand Staircase up the hill from the tower reminds me of something you might see at a grand palace in Europe! LOL Beautifully symmetric, the fountains at each level […]