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By the way, I'm a fan of bungalows too. Plus shotgun houses (as in NOLA), triple deckers (as in Boston), closely set detached houses (as in St. Louis), etc., etc. Not to mention various types of apartment buildings: walk-ups (as in Manhattan), 6 story art deco buildings (as in the Bronx), even garden style apartments (as in my old neighborhood in Arlington, Va.) But no type of housing gets me breathing hard like a solid row of century old rowhouses.
T. Damon, those are awesome, but they aren't in "downtown" St. Louis. They are in the Central West End, which is a neighborhood in the city proper, about 7 miles west of downtown.
T. Damon, those are awesome, but they aren't in "downtown" St. Louis. They are in the Central West End, which is a neighborhood in the city proper, about 7 miles west of downtown.
True, it was a whirlwind tour of activities and events in four days with a very connected Gay couple (one local) when we visited last year- I didn't know where the heck I was half the time haha. All I know is that as an architect I was drooling like a kid at an F.A.O Schwarz toy store and could barely contain myself at all the landmark architecture examples wherever we were.
Central West End reminds me of a neighborhood in Paris, downtown, full of beautiful buildings but unfortunately a dearth of people to make it come alive but; Washington Park, the Museum of Art, Botanical Gardens, Zoo, Shakespeare in the Park, Bogarts Smokehouse and Ted Drewes Frozen Custard- you had me at hello!
Neighborhood: the North End;
This neighborhood is east and northeast of the New Center. It is very blighted and has many vacant structures and vacant lots. Below is some of the best that remain:
Neighborhood: Boston-Edison;
the name speaks for itself; 900 houses like these:
-Although several blocks south of Boston-Edison, TAYLOR STREET is a forgotten gem with no city, state, or national historical recognition. Why?
-East of Boston-Edison, is the much smaller East Boston-Arden Park District. Does your city have mansions stacked on top of each other like this?
-ATKINSON AVENUE, the street one block south of Boston-Edison, isn't too shabby either.
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