For those who are new to the neighborhood or may have forgotten what the 4500 block of Olive Street looked like six years ago, here are some pictures from the past. John McPheeters, the developer of Bowood Farms, assembled several "down and out" properties including a body shop, the automotive graveyard shown above, and a…
Category: Art & Architecture
Join the fun at the Beacon Festival!
I have been meaning to tell you about the upcoming St. Louis Beacon Festival for days now but this week has flown by, no pun intended, and I am just getting to it. It isn't too late though for you to consider signing up for what I began to call "Camp Beacon" during last year's…
Overheard on the street
Earlier today, as I was walking across Euclid, I overheard the following question being posed as visitors peered into Lenox Place, "If you had the money, why would you want to live in this part of town?"