Living in Dutchtown for 33 years on Meramec Street I never fully understood the home I renovated until watching this video. Well done all. I shared this with friends who still live in the city and have brick homes. Thank you.
I am 3 mins in and feel what she says so much. I do renovations and moved here for the old houses. The weathering is earned here and every house has a story
So proud of your work on this. It’s a crime to let abandoned houses be set on fire by arsonists in order for demolition to be carried through and then bricks to be sold to other cities to build homes. How does this go unchecked for decades? Follow the money trail and how things are sold. Same with copper stripped and sold to scrap metal places. Same for architectural elements. How does this go unchecked? Is this the original documentary?
Excellently produced documentary. I leaned so much about St.Lewis and the use of brick. The only thing missing is an interview of a local bricklayer. I thick they could have added to the use of bricks in building decoration.
VERY AWESOME. Got home from the St Louis Zoo today and was looking for a historic St Louis documentary to watch as I was in the mood for some home town history. Very awesome find as I was not expecting a doc from a music page I subscribed to! Very awesome I love youre channels content!
Thanks! We produced this several years ago, and it's been on Amazon Prime for a long time. But we thought it would be nice to put it on here for a change and see what kind of audience it finds. We may be putting more documentary content here in the future.
I seen them in the 70 s stilling bricks in North St Louis when I was growing up, we lived on Tyler and 11th Street all of those buildings are gone now they would start fires first and then come back and take the bricks, and that's been happening all over North St Louis for a long time and now they are doing it in South St Louis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can see how easy it is to make this mistake but just to be clear the term “Coffee House” was a fancy name synonymous with a saloon. Dram Shop Licenses were required in order to do business for any establishment selling alcoholic spirits by the dram and because they were selling that instead of coffee is why these coffee shops are listed in those records. There’s no indication any place operating under this description ever sold coffee. MHS research library on Skinker has the original records of Dram Shops in their St. Louis Commons collection in case anyone writing a school paper or book is interested. 37:49
Amazing words by Sheila, I absolutely adored our city on my rides and walks, how the seasons showed me new details and color…. Even finding more interest in the graffiti on the neglected burned out brick beauties, shining a new light to someones past works that have seemingly been forgotten by the city and people.
This was an informative video, about bricks, and where they have been sourced. St. Louis history, has a problem, and that is the amount of bricks laid, in the short amount of time. Some buildings have millions of bricks in them, built all at the same time. A good brick layer, can do 500 bricks a day. When you add up all the roads, tunnels, bridges, and seawalls, and canals, it doesn't add up. Every man woman and child would have to been laying bricks, around the clock.
Many cities and towns across New England feature similar brick architecture, though a significant portion - approximately 80% - lies in ruins. This can be seen in places like Lowell, Lawrence, Fall River, Providence, Pawtucket, and Worcester, among others.
When I was a kid I used to play in the then abandoned Laclede -Cristy brick ovens . This was in the 1960,s Now hwy 44 is there. We still have lots fire bricks in our back yard.
It’s such a shame to not maintain buildings made of brick when you think of the energy and work that went into making the bricks and then the home. I didnt realize how other areas didnt have as many brick buildings until I moved to Oregon. But if these brick buildings were built in the 1800’s, then I guess they weren’t around for the big earthquake. I hope they can survive the next one.
Alderman sitting there with Diamond incrusted ring, tell me he's not in on it. Do something about it ! Sitting in city hall like a Bulldog with rubber teeth. Very informative History of the foundation of our city Thank You
I loved the long, thin, Roman bricks. Frank Lloyd Wright revived in his architecture. I understand that to this very day available by special order only.
Of course taking brick or architectural on old abandon buildings is not good whatsoever (I am not condoning it) BUT what about all the abandon buildings/decaying buildings in north St. Louis say up and down north grand from 70 goin south and surrounding areas along the way? Wouldnt it be better to let the materials be sold and go to a better home somewhere else where it could be reused or purposed ? There are tons of great examples up by the water tower on N.Grand where even church art glass windows are left. Its not just bricks.If they want to stop this problem ,then maybe someone buy the building and redo the building. In many cases that will never happen. These areas are blighted and ruined so what the hey right ? Better off being salvaged and saved.
Twelfth minute fire joke to sombre musical ? An explanation for the bombing photos in black and white caused by fire to the brick city. I'm a bricklaying bricklayer builder of brick fireplaces furnaces and whatever is built...
Living in Dutchtown for 33 years on Meramec Street I never fully understood the home I renovated until watching this video. Well done all. I shared this with friends who still live in the city and have brick homes. Thank you.
Love St. Louis architecture and beautiful homes.
Thank you for sharing this great story about our city.
I am 3 mins in and feel what she says so much. I do renovations and moved here for the old houses. The weathering is earned here and every house has a story
So proud of your work on this. It’s a crime to let abandoned houses be set on fire by arsonists in order for demolition to be carried through and then bricks to be sold to other cities to build homes. How does this go unchecked for decades? Follow the money trail and how things are sold. Same with copper stripped and sold to scrap metal places. Same for architectural elements. How does this go unchecked? Is this the original documentary?
Excellently produced documentary. I leaned so much about St.Lewis and the use of brick. The only thing missing is an interview of a local bricklayer. I thick they could have added to the use of bricks in building decoration.
VERY AWESOME. Got home from the St Louis Zoo today and was looking for a historic St Louis documentary to watch as I was in the mood for some home town history. Very awesome find as I was not expecting a doc from a music page I subscribed to! Very awesome I love youre channels content!
Thanks! We produced this several years ago, and it's been on Amazon Prime for a long time. But we thought it would be nice to put it on here for a change and see what kind of audience it finds. We may be putting more documentary content here in the future.
I seen them in the 70 s stilling bricks in North St Louis when I was growing up, we lived on Tyler and 11th Street all of those buildings are gone now they would start fires first and then come back and take the bricks, and that's been happening all over North St Louis for a long time and now they are doing it in South St Louis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you!
Please give us more of this type of American history@@Lofistl
As someone from St Louis
Thank you for this video
Dexter 🧔🤠👋
I can see how easy it is to make this mistake but just to be clear the term “Coffee House” was a fancy name synonymous with a saloon. Dram Shop Licenses were required in order to do business for any establishment selling alcoholic spirits by the dram and because they were selling that instead of coffee is why these coffee shops are listed in those records. There’s no indication any place operating under this description ever sold coffee. MHS research library on Skinker has the original records of Dram Shops in their St. Louis Commons collection in case anyone writing a school paper or book is interested. 37:49
Amazing words by Sheila, I absolutely adored our city on my rides and walks, how the seasons showed me new details and color….
Even finding more interest in the graffiti on the neglected burned out brick beauties, shining a new light to someones past works that have seemingly been forgotten by the city and people.
Amazing history. Thank u.
My grandparents live on 1438 Dodier. Now there's nothing there. Nothing at all. So sad.
This was an informative video, about bricks, and where they have been sourced. St. Louis history, has a problem, and that is the amount of bricks laid, in the short amount of time. Some buildings have millions of bricks in them, built all at the same time. A good brick layer, can do 500 bricks a day. When you add up all the roads, tunnels, bridges, and seawalls, and canals, it doesn't add up. Every man woman and child would have to been laying bricks, around the clock.
I thought no one else noticed! Cheers-
A good bricklayer can lay a lot more than 500 brick a day.
@valkrider100 if you say so
I'm with you. The roaring 1890s were a hell of time. Buildings being thrown up with superhuman speed
Many cities and towns across New England feature similar brick architecture, though a significant portion - approximately 80% - lies in ruins. This can be seen in places like Lowell, Lawrence, Fall River, Providence, Pawtucket, and Worcester, among others.
Brick City.
When I was a kid I used to play in the then abandoned Laclede -Cristy brick ovens . This was in the 1960,s Now hwy 44 is there. We still have lots fire bricks in our back yard.
It’s such a shame to not maintain buildings made of brick when you think of the energy and work that went into making the bricks and then the home. I didnt realize how other areas didnt have as many brick buildings until I moved to Oregon. But if these brick buildings were built in the 1800’s, then I guess they weren’t around for the big earthquake. I hope they can survive the next one.
Alderman sitting there with Diamond incrusted ring, tell me he's not in on it. Do something about it ! Sitting in city hall like a Bulldog with rubber teeth. Very informative History of the foundation of our city Thank You
Neglect or past Cataclysm?
Old world? 👀
LA could use more brick buildings right about now.
Wildfires, January 2025
I loved the long, thin, Roman bricks. Frank Lloyd Wright revived in his architecture. I understand that to this very day available by special order only.
Had an uncle make a fair amount of money, recycling these St Louis bricks!
Of course taking brick or architectural on old abandon buildings is not good whatsoever (I am not condoning it) BUT what about all the abandon buildings/decaying buildings in north St. Louis say up and down north grand from 70 goin south and surrounding areas along the way? Wouldnt it be better to let the materials be sold and go to a better home somewhere else where it could be reused or purposed ? There are tons of great examples up by the water tower on N.Grand where even church art glass windows are left. Its not just bricks.If they want to stop this problem ,then maybe someone buy the building and redo the building. In many cases that will never happen. These areas are blighted and ruined so what the hey right ? Better off being salvaged and saved.
Similar story of every city founded in the 1800's
Twelfth minute fire joke to sombre musical ? An explanation for the bombing photos in black and white caused by fire to the brick city. I'm a bricklaying bricklayer builder of brick fireplaces furnaces and whatever is built...
St. Louis is a city with square miles of abandoned houses for which nobody takes responsibility.
Three words: NORTH OF DELMAR
just a boring watch and it's a topic of interest so very disappointing . . . detached, slow and yeah 1950 called they want their pubdox film back.
Shame on you.
I thought I was the only one! Thank you now u am going to learn brick 🧱 laying always wanted to here is my sign 🪧