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 […]
Category Archives: Architecture
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 […]
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 […]
Recently, my partner, Jay, and I decided to head down to a place we’ve each passed a million times in our lives, but never stopped to explore – The Compton Hill Water Tower and Park. These beautiful structures are truly things of the past. There are only seven left in the whole of the United […]
Literally taken from the same spot high on one of the hilly Alton streets, I turned about 45 degrees from the view of the adorable neighborhood I shared yesterday and saw this gorgeous stately mansion sitting off by itself. How’s that for a mansion?! I loved the black porch and matching urns on the front […]
Before we leave the Soulard area, I had to share this little entryway The Hubs and I discovered as we were tramping around the neighborhood. We didn’t so much see this entrance as hear it… We could hear the music of several windchimes as we were walking along the streets, but we couldn’t find where […]
Since it’s Easter weekend, I thought I’d share a quirky little thing I found when prowling around one of my favorite neighborhoods in St. Louis. You have to understand, there’s a lot of religion in The ‘Lou, particularly Catholic. It seems like there’s a huge, gorgeous church on every other corner. People have devotionals and […]
This guy has kind of freaked The Hubs and I out ever since we’ve been married. Meet St. Vincent de Paul. While it’s also one of our favorites of the local historic churches, I’d be lying if I didn’t admit it’s partly because it’s creepy. Check after the jump for a closeup. The eyes are […]
During our Day in the City, I simply had to get pictures of these guys. I’ve grown up seeing these fellows in the corners of the Anheuser-Busch buildings. My grandpa used to work downtown and, every time he’d take me to work with him, we would pass these fellows. I can’t imagine St. Louis without […]