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St. Francis de Sales, Lent
I stopped in to St. Francis de Sales during Lent, and I noticed that the statues are all covered with purple cloth during this period. Also, thank you, Bob.
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Stained Glass Windows, St. Francis de Sales
I stopped by St. Francis de Sales again, and checked out the stained glass, which was looking resplendent in the bright sunny weather on Saturday. It was so nice to get out again after so many...
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Church Road, Revisited May 2025
To my readers: I am safe from the tornado, but many others are not. Please keep them in your thoughts. In the future, when it is appropriate, I will survey the damage to the historic neighborhoods...
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Interior, Former Immaculate Conception, St. Henry’s
Just about everyone in St. Louis has heard now that the new pope, Leo XIV, served his novitiate to become an Augustinian here in St. Louis at the now closed St. Henry’s/Immaculate Conception at the...
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After the Tornado: Photographing Destruction
Trees and debris along Lagoon Drive, Forest Park I grappled with whether I should take or post any photographs of the tornado damage that struck St. Louis on May 16, 2025, which a reader noted will...
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After the Tornado: Union Boulevard
Heading north on Union Boulevard, we see the damage to Waterman Place; normally the house above and below are largely shielded from view but with the trees destroyed, they are exposed. Many of the...
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After the Tornado: Around the Ville and Greater Ville
Fountain Park, which has been in the news a bunch already, was crowded with disaster relief efforts so I continued on, not wanting to get in the way. I headed up North Taylor Avenue, taking a quick...
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Residential Neighborhood West of Dowtown, Keokuk, Iowa
“The town has a population of fifteen thousand now, and is progressing with a healthy growth. It was night, and we could not see details, for which we were sorry, for Keokuk has the reputation of...
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Evangelist Center, Former Grace and Eden-Immanuel Lutheran Church
Grace Lutheran Church first appears in records in 1926 at 6404 Easton Avenue, modern day MLK Dr. in Wellston. I’m a little torn in wondering if there was an earlier congregation in this church, as the...
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After the Tornado: Wydown Boulevard, Clayton
I had just looked at this stretch of Wydown Boulevard back in January of 2024 in Clayton in between Big Bend and Skinker boulevards, and it has now been transformed due to the tornado of May 16. The...
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