Places in Peril Westland Acres 09/18/201910/29/2019 Westland Acres is a residential subdivision of approximately 130 acres on the border of the villages of Chesterfield and Wildwood in suburban west St. Louis County. It contains a handful…
Places in Peril Sara Lou Cafe 09/18/201910/29/2019 Sara Lou CafePhoto by Meghan Kirkwood, Assistant Professor of ArtWashington University Samfox School of Design and Visual Arts The Sarah Lou Cafe was constructed in 1906 and is situated at…
Places in Peril de Hodiamont House 09/18/201910/29/2019 de Hodiamont House The de Hodiamont House was built as a farmhouse in 1829 by Baron Emanuel de Hodiamont, a Belgian Trappist Monk who came to St. Louis in 1803.…
Places in Peril Shanley Building 09/18/201912/30/2019 An Op-Ed by Michael Allen on the proposed demolition of the Shanley Building (December 24, 2019) Shanley Building The Shanley Building, built in 1935, was the first International Style building…
Places in Peril Second Baptist Church 09/17/201910/29/2019 Second Baptist Church The imposing Second Baptist Church at 500 North Kingshighway in the City of St. Louis was constructed in 1907 by the architectural firm of Mauran, Russell &…
Places in Peril Katz Drugstores 09/17/201910/29/2019 Main and Westport Location | Kansas City Katz City #46 | Springfield Katz Drug Company was founded in 1914 by newspaper and fruit stand owners Mike and Issac Katz. The first two…
