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Hah, thanks! Its fun and stressful at the same time. But getting less stressful as we check more boxes off of our list.  

I wonder if you could lower a camera rig down there 

Heck, can we lower a voice recorder down there to see if there are any EVPs?  It is Halloween this week after all...

Hey, the giant brick wall should at least be a solid indication that it's not a problem with the sewer lateral. The cistern you show makes good sense, but it would be exceptionally cool if it's a shaft leading down to a cave or mine.

My initial thought when I first watched the story video from the deck a couple days ago without even seeing into the hole was cistern, because often the most simple and common answer is right. However, without excavating it, I don't know if there is a way to say with absolute certainty in this case. If it was in my backyard, I could pretty conclusively say cistern, but there is some interesting history here that at least allows the question to be asked.

Anyone know any local exterior paint historic color consultants? (I already sent a note to Landmarks) 

We are incredibly jealous of all of the remaining details he's got on the inside of that one. 

So cool! Those are all wood? ...some of them have the color of zinc, so I was wondering.

So neat. 

I live in Tower Grove South and walk past this house all the time with my dog. 

Can't wait to see the changes coming to it!

Damn, those are pretty! Getting rid of the siding will truly make that house pop. Congratulations! And thank you!

Really awesome progress!  So excited to see your house painted, it's going to be so great.

^City hall archives or the mercantile library?

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Aug 11, 2022

Thanks! 

Question for the researchers here... my oldest neighbor just came by and told our contractors the rear portion of my house used to be a successful meat market when he was a kid... is there a way to find out more about this business? lol

My first thought was the Post Dispatch Archives found on the library's webpage. I only skimmed the first couple results and tried a search for the address near the word meat and didn't have any hits but I didn't spend terribly long on that search or adjacent terms. My other thought would be city directories - Ancestry (which you can access for free at the library) often has some. A shortcut would be the Missouri History Museum Library but I think they close this week into next year and I don't know what their plans are for accessibility. 

I'm going with the assumption that they aren't the owners though so if the meat market owned it, maybe the deed history? I know you've already done a lot of research and I may be overlapping with what you already know. I'm curious what you can find out!