Ferguson



Elegant Victorian, zippidy streetcar, and Cold War refuge of McDonnell-Douglas executives



Emblem





School

William Ittner designed high school in 1930, now an elementary school









Residential

Farmhouse





Historic East Ferguson





















































































Modernist church school building















Ferguson West Historic

























More common house style and size

































St. Louis brick bungalow

















Prairie style





Historic school







Streetcar suburb era and Pre-WWII, 1910s - 1930s





























































Post-War suburban

Duplex

























































Olivette or Creve Coeur?





Chesterfield?









New













Normandy United Methodist Church







Commercial





Stone medallion





Rehab













Train station to upper left









Cast Iron Storefront building,

Globe Iron & Foundry, St. Louis





















View waiting for the commuter train to St. Louis





View over the commercial area





Parks

Pictured is Robert-Superior, but Ferguson has heavily invested in January-Wabash, its most stunning park.





The history, demographics, and highlights are yet to come.

Sweet.



Great pictorial.



No pics of Lake Pembroke?

It looks like the land of pleasant living. I love it.

Is the rail line active in Ferguson? Could it be reactiveated / converted for MetroLink use?

January Wabash Park

Ferguson, MO



































There was a newer playground too.



Surrounding houses

This first one has a view over the lake





Colonials





Reflection:

There were many fathers teaching sons how to fish, people out walking on the paved trail around the park, and many ducks. Very serene and the park and surrounding streets that I ventured onto (during my run) had a bucolic feel.

Beautiful park. I have never seen it before. You have made me very curious about the towns in this area.

JCity wrote:Is the rail line active in Ferguson? Could it be reactiveated / converted for MetroLink use?

I belive it is an active, commercial line, JCity.



Two rather long trains pulling cars loaded with automobiles went roaring by while my family snacked on ice cream at The Whistle Stop (the old train station SMSPlanst2U alluded to in his pictorial) earlier this summer.

The east-west line, running between Baden and Hazelwood, is an active freight railroad owned by Norfolk Southern, but the north-south line ending in Ferguson has been converted to a bike trail, at least north of UMSL. South of UMSL, this former Wabash rail line became MetroLink.

Very nice photos... i especially enjoyed the ones from Church St and Adams St.



My wife and I finally bought a house in Ferguson last fall... we had been renting a small one-BR apartment several blocks away for several years.



--Josh

How'd I miss this???? (Thanks, SMSPlanstu) There are some bargains here. Anyone looking for inner ring suburban should give Ferguson a serious look...students from UMSL, too. There's a variety of styles, everything from lofts to victorian to new construction and everything in between. A couple years ago there was a nice arts and crafts bungalo down the street from me that was priced at $109,000...how's that for a bargain?

StL_Dan wrote:Two rather long trains pulling cars loaded with automobiles went roaring by while my family snacked on ice cream at The Whistle Stop (the old train station SMSPlanst2U alluded to in his pictorial) earlier this summer.

My train-obsessed three y/o son loves that place. The food and ice cream aren't bad either!



Ferguson's a cool, underrated little place. A lot of people don't realize how varied and interesting the housing stock is there- it really compares favorably with Webster and Kirkwood in that category IMHO.



Thanks for the pictures, SMS (you probably ought to change that to MSU!)

Great pics, SMS! People are always surprised by how much Ferguson has to offer. I live in the Old Ferguson West neighborhood - lots of hip young professionals and gorgeous old houses. And we can walk to the farmers market!



As for local restaurants, shadrach, yes, Mimi's is very good (and cheap). I'd also recommend Vincenzo's, Faraci Pizza, Southern Delight Soul Food, and the Whistle Stop. The Mexican restaurant, El Palenque, also has a great sopapilla.



You can get more Ferguson scoop at any of these:

www.oldfergusonwest.com

www.fergusonfarmersmarket.com

www.fergusoncitywalk.com