Tortas stuffed with milanesa, sausages, and avocado on a metal counter.
In the middle of my Mexico City vacation and while I have a lot of beautiful buildings to post, arguably nothing has moved me more than these tortas.
Tall metallic arch over a green lawn.
The corner of a stainless steel triangular base.
Looking upwards towards a thinning, vanishing seam along the base of the arch.
Tall metallic arch framed at the upper left by leaves.
Gateway Arch (1965) by Eero Saarinen.
High time that Illinois annexes St. Louis
Small side chapel with a mosaic ceiling in greens, blues, and reds.
Mosaic ceiling in greens, blues, and reds.
Small side chapel with a mosaic ceiling in greens, blues, and reds.
Small side chapel with a mosaic ceiling in greens, blues, and reds.
My personal favorite mosaics were in this side chapel designed and installed by Tiffany Studios.
Grand cathedral interior with domes and arches covered in elegant mosaics depicting religious iconography.
Grand cathedral interior with domes and arches covered in elegant mosaics depicting religious iconography.
Grand cathedral interior with domes and arches covered in elegant mosaics depicting religious iconography.
Grand narthex covered in elegant mosaics depicting religious iconography.
It’s most well-known for its endless mosaic collection, containing over 41 million mosaic tiles!
Small side chapel with a mosaic ceiling in greens, blues, and reds.
Mosaic ceiling in greens, blues, and reds.
Small side chapel with a mosaic ceiling in greens, blues, and reds.
Small side chapel with a mosaic ceiling in greens, blues, and reds.
My personal favorite mosaics were in this side chapel designed and installed by Tiffany Studios.
Grand cathedral interior with domes and arches covered in elegant mosaics depicting religious iconography.
Grand cathedral interior with domes and arches covered in elegant mosaics depicting religious iconography.
Grand cathedral interior with domes and arches covered in elegant mosaics depicting religious iconography.
Grand narthex covered in elegant mosaics depicting religious iconography.
It’s most well-known for its endless mosaic collection, containing over 41 million mosaic tiles!
Massive cathedral with two towers and a central dome towering above worshippers.
Massive cathedral with two towers and a central dome towering above worshippers.
Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis (1914), designed by Barnett, Haynes and Barnett.
Intricate Sullivanesque relief carved into terra cotta.
Intricate Sullivanesque reliefs carved into terra cotta.
Intricate Sullivanesque relief carved into terra cotta.
Intricate Sullivanesque relief carved into terra cotta.
Up close and personal with the Sullivanesque ornament is where this building really comes to life. Sat there marveling for quite a while.
Tall, boxy high-rise clad in terra cotta with an ornate cornice.
Doorways that read “Wainwright State Office Building” framed by a surround featuring Sullivanesque motifs.
Closeup of the decorative cornice and spandrels featuring intricate Sullivanesque motifs.
The iconic Wainwright Building (1891) by Adler & Sullivan.
what if we kissed under the Isamu Noguchi ceiling at the U-Haul St. Louis
A high-rise with gemlike windows fanning upwards and outwards, creating a jagged effect.
A high-rise with gemlike windows fanning upwards and outwards, creating a jagged effect.
One Hundred (2020) by Studio Gang
A sculptural installation on a ceiling which is lighted to cast shadows and imply a lunar landscape.
A large column leading up to a sculptural relief in the ceiling, standing over a U-Haul customer service desk.
A sculptural installation on a ceiling which is lighted to cast shadows and imply a lunar landscape.
A historic photo of the same ceiling installation, crowning a midcentury modern office space.
The former headquarters of Magic Chef in St. Louis, now operating as a U-Haul, featuring a recently restored ceiling installation by Isamu Noguchi which had been, for years, concealed by a drop ceiling.
A brick home with roof dormers.
A brick home with roof dormers and arches over the first story windows.
Two adjoining brick homes with decorative Italianate cornices.
Brick home with front-gabled dormers on the mansard roof.
The houses of Soulard, pt. II
A two-story brick house with a two-story porch.
A brick Victorian-era home with a green yard in front of it.
Adjoining brick Italianate homes with green shutters and decorative cornices.
Brick home with decorative porch on the second story and large dormers on the roof.
The houses of Soulard, one of the oldest neighborhoods in St. Louis.
Second Empire style home with green-painted trim. It is dramatically lit from below, casting large shadows upwards.
The Franz Arzt House (1876) in St.
Louis.
Yellow Art Deco theater with red, vertical trim and glass block blade sign. The marquee has a large clock in the center.
Time Theatre (1938) in Mattoon, IL.
A brick apartment building with a central gable atop a wood balcony over the porch.
A large brick apartment building with a wide overhanging cornice. The entrance is framed by columns.
A brick Queen Anne home with a large porch.
A wide, symmetrical home with a tile roof and full-width porch.
More of St. James Court.
A dramatic brick and stone house with a large rounded turret and decorative porch.
A Colonial style home with a rounded, two-story bay on the right side of the facade. The bottom of the rounded bay is the home’s porch.
A square, symmetrical home with a dramatic red colonnade on the porch with Islamic elements.
A stone, Queen Anne home with a corner tower.
Adjacent to Belgravia Court is St. James Court which is not fully pedestrianized and features larger residences/lots. A wild mix of single-family homes and pretty grand apartment buildings.
A large, three-story Romanesque mansion clad in stone with dramatic corner towers and a large porch with heavy arches.
The Conrad-Caldwell House (1892) in Louisville, designed by Clarke and Loomis.
Sooooo gorgeous
Unreal!
A brick home painted cream with a bright red door. The center of the home features a tall Flemish gable.
A brick home painted grey with a tall pointed gable and decorative spandrels between its windows.
A painted brick home with half-timbered gables.
A square brick and stone home with a two-story porch on the right side of the facade. There is a wall dormer along the roofline that has a half-timbered style gable.
Even more houses on Belgravia Court, none of which were built in 1995.
A three-store yellow home with an eyebrow former on the left side of the roof.
A brick home painted in white and grey with a red door. Pink magnolias bloom in front of the house.
A stately brick home painted yellow with four round arch windows on the second floor and a Colonial style porch.
A brick home with a stone base. There is a rounded bay window and two small square towers along the roofline.
More houses on Belgravia Court
Okay, that should obviously read 1905 lmao
A large, pink Queen Anne house with steeply pointed gables and a large three-story tower with a conical roof.
A broad, square brick home with a Flemish gable and loggia.
A blue home with a hexagonal volume on its top floor. Bright pink magnolias are blooming in front of it.
An ornate Victorian home painted grey with intricate window surrounds in white. A double staircase leads upwards to the house’s entrance.
The houses of Belgravia Court (c. 1892-1995) in the Old Louisville neighborhood, a fully pedestrianized residential “walking court.”
And the architect name is Andrewartha, not Andrewatha 🤦🏽♂️
Oops typo, that City Hall date is 1873 not 1863!
A red brick and stone firehouse with a tall square tower at its left end and two gabled bays at the center and to the right. The base features heavy stone arches.
A grand, Neoclassical temple building with a large portico facade.
A tall, stone Second Empire civic building with a large clock tower sporting a mansard roof.
I really loved these next door neighbors in downtown Louisville: Firehouse No. 2 (1891) by the McDonald Brothers, City Hall Annex (1909) by Cornelius Curtin, and Louisville City Hall (1863) by John Andrewatha.
A three story building with wide overhanging roof eaves and large window bays. The storefront level is framed by a decorative and intricate surround.
A three story building with wide overhanging roof eaves and large window bays. The storefront level is framed by a decorative and intricate surround.
Louisville’s Electric Building (1912)