More fantastic photos that show the varied beauty of our wonderful city and it's residents. Love the impromptu portraits of passers by. Thanks for posting, Jive!
i'm practically in tears ... man i miss home. thanks for the beautiful shots.
by the way, is anyone else afraid that Pinnacle is going to destroy the Union Light and Power Building? is it still in use? i hadn't thought about the proximity until i saw that pic. i LOVE that building. if they touch that building i'll RUIN them!
urban_dilettante wrote:i'm practically in tears ... man i miss home. thanks for the beautiful shots.
by the way, is anyone else afraid that Pinnacle is going to destroy the Union Light and Power Building? is it still in use? i hadn't thought about the proximity until i saw that pic. i LOVE that building. if they touch that building i'll RUIN them!
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Don't worry, that power station is still in use, and I'm almost positive it's on the National Register of Historic Places (TGE-ATW?). It's not going anywhere.
JCity-- that row of homes is just off Page. I think it's Clarendon or another street very close to it.
Thanks for the comments everyone. We have an amazing city to photograph!
SMSPlanstu wrote:Can you photograph more northside like Page area.
The area between Kingshighway and Union and north of Delmar is amazing. Raymond street is one of my favs. Definitely used to be at least upper-middle class.
SMSPlanstu wrote:Can you photograph more northside like Page area.
The area between Kingshighway and Union and north of Delmar is amazing. Raymond street is one of my favs. Definitely used to be at least upper-middle class.
Do you have any interests aside from snobbery and elitism?
SMSPlanstu wrote:Can you photograph more northside like Page area.
The area between Kingshighway and Union and north of Delmar is amazing. Raymond street is one of my favs. Definitely used to be at least upper-middle class.
Do you have any interests aside from snobbery and elitism?
Sorry, I can see how someone might read that as snobby now that I re-read it. Streets aren't my favorites because they used to be upper-middle class.
I'm just fascinated by how some areas of our "ghetto" are nicer than the nicest parts in other cities. The houses on that street are impressive, but many are in need of repair.
Do you have any interests aside from snobbery and elitism?
maybe bastiat has a goal of filling in these neighborhoods with occupants that can actually keep up these historic homes. I know I personally want st. louis' architectural heritage to last.
It is not an attack to say that upper middle class housing was built in an area. The quality and quantity of buildings on the northside are often overlooked because of ignorance towards demographics. Many neighborhoods built on the northside mirror southside neighborhoods with buildings of great amenities, lots of space, compact blocks at least for the streetcar era, and efficient transportation based on the great street grid.
We are all aware of the massive white flight and escaping of the white middle class, but much of the black middle class has also left major inner cities throughout the United States. Some are left to maintain historic buildings and neighborhoods. We are all aware of the spread of blight, concentrated poverty, and the impacts of them. But, let not historical trends be a detriment to the revitalization of the community. In time the gentrification movement will move progressively northward and it is the nature of cities and metropolitan regions to change demographically by income, housing, transportation, education, etc.
I bet many of us would prefer to see the building stock of historical areas revitalized regardless of the racial, ethnic, religious, or political backgrounds of the inhabitants. If the current inhabitants possess the ability to rehab the houses, then good, but the market will play itself out. Those who cannot afford the increasing land rents and rehab costs will probably be moved by the market in time and a silver lining exits: popssibly better schools (compared to St. Louis City), newer housing stock, more modern amenities, more shopping and retail options, less concentrated poverty, etc.
That all being said, how about more of those great northside pictures and any analysis of the neighborhoods in regard to their building stock and neighborhood public amenities (parks, libraries, etc)?
SMSPlanstu wrote:Can you photograph more northside like Page area.
The area between Kingshighway and Union and north of Delmar is amazing. Raymond street is one of my favs. Definitely used to be at least upper-middle class.
Do you have any interests aside from snobbery and elitism?
Have any besides condescending self righteousness?
