Thank you could you tell me 7 major tour site that saint louis has to offer that one would love to see & experience to come here(clubs, parks, sites.etc;🤔🤔)
I grew up on Lafayette and Grand Ave. Went to wyman elementary broke my heart we moved to Houston TX been here ever since. St louis will always be home in my heart I too loved the architecture.
I grew up on Saint Louis Ave ( before it got too bad). It use to be one of the most beautiful streets in the city. Our house was huge. I lived next door to the blue house they featured. The people that lived in that house were the kindest people I've ever met. They always bought me beautiful porcelain dolls. They were very old when I was a child so I imagine they have passed by now. I loved living here. Now the whole area is destroyed by drugs and violence. The house that I lived in was not featured because it exploded sometime around 1992-1993..luckily we moved out about 2 weeks before that happened.
STL born and raised. Still reside here. We have become a little gritty and been through a lot as a city. Lost a lot of great neighborhoods and architecture to decay. But I still love it. It’s our history, good or bad. A lot of great information here.
So does Detroit. If it wasn't for its downfall, it would be one of the largest historical cities in the country. Charleston, SC is one of the largest and best. And Santa Fe, NM is awesome and the oldest by far, but just not nearly as large. But St. Louis is great too. It's sad that lots of historical homes in large cities are falling apart and knocked down because theres no one to protect or save and fix them. Our country will eventually need to do a complete overhaul of our infrastructure. We are the most wealthy country but have the worst old and aging infrastructure. Its embarrassing. But the 1% don't care enough about our country as long as they can live somewhere nice and far away from bad neighborhoods and ignore the problem. Older generations had the best of America when corporations were located in the U.S. and actually paid tax. Now there are a lot less jobs and huge corporations give all their money and jobs to China and other poor countries. America will never be the same as the past with the status quo. We make less and pay more. Home ownership is getting harder for all Americans. Less generational wealth.
My mom did research on a lot of the neighborhoods of St.Louis. I remember spending the occasional day driving around St.Louis Place and other neighborhoods while mom was doing research for her art history degree (she had an associate's in interior design). She would have loved this.
It is such a shame that many of these houses have not been preserved by the city or deemed historical landmarks. The city is so rich in its history and beauty.
When i was a kid in the 90's, downtown saint louis was riddled with empty derelict buildings. Never verified, but was told historical society prevented them from being torn down- BUT did nothing to take care of them. The first time i visited detroit in 2009- a cab driver was showing me derelict buildings that couldn't be torn down due to historical society. Both cities since have torn a lot of that down and built new buildings that now provide attractions and income/jobs. Point of the comment is if there's a historical society stopping something from being torn down, but doing nothing to take care of those same buildings- is that really a good thing?
@@susankrouse6844 That's not the kind of thinking that more developed countries follow (like Western Europe, Canada, etc. Historic preservation is highly regulated in places that have much higher quality of life.
@@susankrouse6844some of the buildings in the city are abandoned and are not maintained because the owners have died. The city should absolutely step in and save them. They could never be built today so it’s a horrible loss once they are gone.
@@susankrouse6844 We have Americans all over our preserved buildings at the moment And the reason we have so many preserved buildings is because of the British national trust - you should get your equivalent - the American national trust would save what’s left and save you lot spending all your hard earned dollars looking at ours 😂
It makes me cry, I pray there is still hope to one day make St. Louis beautiful again. My city deserves better than the leadership that drove it to this dystopian nightmare.
I have always loved St Louis architecture. Thats the one thing I miss about my hometown is just being able to drive by all those big beautiful brick buildings in awe. I hate coming home and seeing so many in disrepair. Its devastating. But I like when I get to come across videos like this and learn more history abt my beautiful city.
I grew up in North St.louis in the late 60,s,and 70,s,I remember all those houses and locations we had a great time it will always be in my memories and blood. I miss those times growing up!!!
BTW, when we lived there, it was called St Louis Park. Never heard of St Louis Place while we were there. Also, the big tornado in 1959, while the main track was up around Jefferson, there WAS a sister funnel that went straight down the middle of the park, and it took out very big mature trees along StL Ave. Picked them straight up, roots and all, and laid them on their sides. We were in the cellar under the stairs and in the cobwebs, and the funnel DID indeed sound like a giant freight train right outside our front door. The weather people never mentioned a sister funnel for that storm.
I was born at the Homer G. Phillips hospital at the time. It’s a senior living building now. St. Louis was beautiful back then. My mom moved to Wells and minerva when I was little. She bought her first and only house for 7k ; 4 bedroom. Which she still owns. The area is now not as safe but everyone knows her and her children so she’s safe. I love St. Louis. All my siblings and I all own properties in the city and give back to community. I wouldn’t live anywhere else. 💜💜💜
Graduated from SLU in 1992 and remember the Cupples House well on campus. Enjoyed this video and look forward to more about St. Louis homes. Attaboy, Nathan.
Subscribed. I used to own a Second Empire home in Lafayette Square 2 decades ago. It’s always been an amazing neighborhood with beautiful homes. I miss St. Louis Architecture. It is truly underrated.
You did an excellent job presenting the history and architecture of a great city, Nathan. I discovered St Louis on Google Earth, and I've seen many of the houses you describe. Google Earth has made me feel as though I've actually walked through these neighbourhoods. I can only imagine what the north part of the city would have looked like around the year 1900. It is a story filled with sadness and destruction, but your work, and the slow but steady restoration, one house at a time, will someday play a part in the renaissance of a great American city.
Oh my gosh, worked for 20 yrs at St. Louis Ave & Baldwin. Always admired what neighborhood must have been and can still appreciate the architecture, style & materials used. Live in FL now and while it has its on unique style, love the STL old homes and can always pick it out on photos. Thank you for your video tour!
I grew up west of those homes on St Louis Ave but now live right near them again. Were always fascinated by them as a child. We saw many big houses along Lindell & in the CWE on our way to various church functions. I love beautiful old homes. Love the modern ones too.
Very interesting, and I love seeing the historic photos while being able to see the current neighborhood. St. Louis has an amazing amount of beautiful historic neighborhoods and homes. Well done, Nathan!
My grandparents lived in St. Louis when I was growing up. Such a colorful city. I loved visiting them. They lived at 4388 Maryland by the Cathedral. In those days the streetcar ran in front of their house and they had gas street lights that were lit by an individual at dusk and a paperboy early in the morning.
Stumbled on your channel and think I'm glad I did. My mother's family was from St.Louis and I remember summers -- which included a train ride from Texas to Union Station -- there. Later in life my career took me to St.Louis for nearly 15 years. This is like a trip home.
I just watched Kaleb's Second Empire vid and came here at his recommendation he gave in his vid. Sooo glad I did. You are very knowledgeable and I sure enjoyed this. I lived and worked in St. Louis from 1980 to 2004, both in the Central West End and St. Louis Hills. I am going to binge watch a few of your vids now. :) Consider me Subscribed. Take care
You did a fine job of relating the history of the homes in this neighborhood. I have often driven the streets of this neighborhood, and wondered who lived in and built these beautiful homes. I've done extensive research on homes and buildings in other neighborhoods of the city, but for some reason overlooked this one. Thanks for you research efforts. I noted some negative comments posted, but ignore these, because the research you did is invaluable.
I am a true native of St Louis! My family has been there so long that I would need to go on ancestry to know more. In 2006, we buried my great grandma in the very last remaining grave bought by my ancestors from when St Peter and Paul cemetery first opened- 1800’s. She was 100 when she died, so all of the family history she was able to tell me about St Louis was told to her by Anna Weber, her mother. I haven’t lived there since 1995, but my family is a STL staple! I love going back regularly! Since we were an original family we are so spread out that none of us know who we are distantly related to! My wonderful deceased grandma was Nancy Crane, founder of a pet care business that’s been there since 1963, and my mom (died 2001) was a ‘67 miss teen St. Louis and the America! St. Louis is so special! Thank you for that history, and all the research you do to make your videos! There’s a lot of us that love St Louis and appreciate you.
Thank you so much for sharing, how fascinating! We are so glad that you are enjoying our videos, stay tuned as we travel neighborhood to neighborhood, house to house uncovering our city's history. -Ken
Thats a rich st. Louis family history to be proud of. My great grandmother was a single mother and a hard worker. She was also the first woman to become a taxi driver in the city of st.louis. From hearing family stories, I heard that she was a fiesty and tough woman who can hold her own. She was proud to be the first female taxi driver in her favorite city her hometown as well. Good ole St. Louis. Which is where she proudly raised her family on the south part of the city. Near Cherokee street. Which later became the little Mexico of st. Louis. Where you can shop locally for mexican goods and a fresh hot plate of some fresh Mexican food. Tacos isnt the only thing we're good for!!!
I love old, well-kept Victorian houses. I hope videos like yours will trigger a resurgence in restoration projects in St. Louis. One of my favorite movies, which I'll have to call a fantasy, is the musical, "Meet Me in St. Louis". Who wouldn't want to live in the mansion featured in the story? If I couldl time-travel, I'd love to see the St. Louis of the 1880's to the "19-aughts". Why I consider the movie a fantasy: I google-earthed Kensington Avenue and it appeared that there were never any Victorian mansions there. The street was lined with brownstones and it looked run down.
There is a really fun story about that house. The studio, MGM built the house and street on a studio back lot for the movie. However, the house and rest of the set were torn down in the 1970’s. The fictional neighborhood was based on the real neighborhood in St Louis named Lafayette Square. Lafayette Square is still standing today and is one of the most grand and well preserved Victorian Era neighborhoods that still exists to this day.
@@ThisHouse As St. Louis suffered from vast urban blight and flight of the affluent to the suburbs in the 1960s and 1970s, city officials offered a program to help preserve Lafayette Square (and other selected historical homes which were in decay and disappearing quickly). Lafayette Square had been hit by a tornado as well, but many years earlier--maybe 1927 if memory serves. The city's program sold buyers abandoned grand homes for $1. The stipulations were the owners had to occupy and be actively restoring the home for at least two years (or maybe it was three). This program probably saved many, many old Victorian grand homes in Lafayette Square (Lafayette Park and adjacent streets for the most part). Owners gave tours of their renovation projects and told of some of the incredible hard work and money they had to put in to the homes to get them back to any semblance of grandeur. Many had tornado damage to the top floors, and previous owners simply sealed off the top floors to avoid having to make repairs. Some had been turned into cheap apartment houses and probably worse. For a city with absolutely tons of social and political problems, this was one beneficial socio-economic program. Don't know if the city kept this concept going indefinitely. It sure should have. St. Louis Place Park, Hyde Park and many neighborhoods in the Central West End are other examples of fantastic St. Louis architecture which largely disappear if some subsidy were not provided. As an example of the worst case scenario in St. Louis, research what happened to Vandeventer Place.
I love this video. This is Thee, Thee most unique video have ever watched throughout UA-cam Land! Don't ask me why as I have no idea why it is so appealing, above and beyond all the other brilliant videos have seen over the (few) years here on the You. In any case Thank you, again.
Thanks for sharing this. I was born on the corner of St. Louis ave and Glasgow. I remember every house you showed in this video. As a kid these houses were huge. I did not know that wealthy people built and owned these homes.
I love my city, been threw alot, but tuff as they come. I'll always admired are architecture gems here in saint Louis Missouri. Born an raised so much history an great memories, still here people need to see the beauty in it.❤🙏🙏
Many times when working in the area. I have drove around these neighborhoods. So many amazing homes and classic brick buildings. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. It is so nice to hear the stories of the places I had seen. Thank you.
Thanks for such a amazing history lesson Nathan. I love learning all about St. Louis and beautiful historic houses and neighbourhoods. Love from Tasmania Australia.
St. Louis is definitely one of those interesting cities. I recommend looking up my hometown area within Philadelphia and cape May NJ also. So much beautiful architecture .
I'm glad your video popped up on my recommended UA-cam watching. Wonderful information that I didn't know previously. I have lived in STL for many years and always wanted take tours of these beautiful homes. I also do historical costuming and have always wanted to do tours/photography in period costumes reflecting what the original inhabitants might have worn. Working on becoming a costumed docent for some of the historical homes to meet my goal.
We are so glad that you enjoyed it! Your goal sounds fascinating and we hope you get there! Who knows, maybe one day we will tour a house where you are acting in period costume? Thanks for watching!
Great video!!! I grew up there...19th street in 60's was a shopping street and Hyde Park was across from the brownstone brick home we lived in. Blair Ave...was a great Park. There was a Dimestore ( we went there for Penny candy.. I know like what is that lol) on the corner across from the fire station. Memories are nice...thanks for the trip down memory lane!!
Do you know if Otto Stiefel is related to the Salina, Kansas Steifel's? The Fox Theater in Salina was renamed Steifel Theatre after this family. Steifel's Department Store of Salina from years gone by.
Excellent history my brother lives near STL. I had no idea all the industry in STL at the Mississippi. And that they showed off with their homes!!! So glad so many are saved. But like Chicago, so many lost forever. Great vid! You were in my recommended, so I subscribed & liked!
The St. Louis Browns are actually the predecessor for the Baltimore Orioles, not the St. Louis Cardinals :) The St. Louis Cardinals and the St. Louis Browns both played simultaneously at Sportsman's Park/Busch Stadium #1. - A St. Louis Native :D
Technically. The browns where cardinals in then perfectos then cardinals n orioles took over the browns name. N they r having a series as we speak game 3 is tomorrow .
My first visit to one of Nathan's videos and I must say I am very impressed. Watching this has me curious to learn more of the St. louis area as I am often there. Thank you or such an informative video.
Glad you enjoyed it! We have a handful of episodes of Nathan's Neighborhood History on our channel! So far he has covered: St. Louis Place, Soulard, Benton Park, and Lasalle Park!
I just moved (back) here from Maryland. Was here as a young girl. Thanks for this very interesting tour of St. Louis Ave & the stories of the residents and businessmen.
@@ThisHouse I saw that, also. That is one motivated owner! I was born in St Louis, reared on the north side. Even as a child I appreciated the rich architectural heritage of the city. Left there in 1975; no close family there any more. Still have affection for the land of my birth. Thank you for your work!
Loved the tour of a neighborhood I grew up in. Our house there was at 2910 N 21st St, between the Polish Falcons and the Neighborhood Association. Do you happen to know of a picture collection of that street? I am stunned that my family did not take outside pictures of that neighborhood. It was a great neighborhood to grow up in. Blair School was great. Living across from the park was a huge bonus for us. Knirr's Bakery was next to our back yard (Paul Knirr owned the house we lived in and rented it to us). Looking forward to seeing more of your work.
We are glad that you enjoyed this video, thank you for watching! We are working on a compiling images from that neighborhood. As soon as we have about 30 historic images we will create a short video to showcase the architecture.
@@ThisHouse about 35 years ago a friend of ours bought 1922 St Louis Avenue intending to rehabilitate it and restore it. The lady who was helping restore St Louis place or Avenue at the time was so well known in the neighborhood and she helped people. o u r friend gave up trying to rehab the house I think. It was such a shame. I remember it as very beautiful. If you run across any pictures of it in its Heyday I would really appreciate it if you could show them. Many years later that whole block was razed.
About forty years ago my father bought a house on St Louis Ave in the 2200 block. It was restored beautifully its has fifteen rooms six fireplaces and three stairscases . Beautifully maintained pocket door made of mahogany .The stairscases are hand crafted and carved . It was build 1894. My sister still lives there to this day. Its an amazing house .
Awesome. As a child in the 50’s I lived on St. Louis Avenue, although it wasn’t millionaires row then. We moved the next street over, University Street, in a house with a turret. The house is still there. I’ve been trying to research who built it in 1878. I have a lot of the later history but 1878 to 1897 are difficult to investigate. Any suggestions?
@@ThisHouse sure hope so.. Used to walk St. louis avenue when going to 14th street (Crown Candy). Was impressed by most of the houses, had NO idea of their history. Should have had someone back then teaching us kids.
The St. Louis Cardinals were never called the browns they are two separate organizations. The Browns were in St. Louis first but after years of poor performance and the rising popularity of the newer Cardinals team the Browns relocated and rebranded as the Baltimore Orioles in 1953.
Then why would the MLB website say that the Cardinals used to be the Browns, then the Perfectos, then the Cardinals? You would think of all people to know the official history, the MLB would probably be in the top choices, right?
The St Louis Cardinals were originally called the St Louis Brown Stockings in 1882, the Browns from 1883-1898, the Perfectos in 1899 and finally the Cardinals in 1900. In 1901 the American League Milwaukee Brewers came to St Louis where they then became the St Louis Browns and played here until 1953 when they moved to Baltimore and became the Baltimore Orioles. For those 52 years St Louis had two teams.
@@ericaevans8247 Someone at Major League Baseball doesn't know his facts. Here's a dose of reality. The St. Louis Cardinals and the St. Louis Browns were two separate teams. In fact, they squared off against each other in the 1944 World Series while the war was going on. The Browns left town because they didn't like playing second fiddle to the Cardinals, especially as they played in the same ballpark. After the 1953 season, they moved to Baltimore, renamed themselves the Orioles, moved into a new facility (Memorial Stadium), and never looked back.
Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video, make sure to like and subscribe!
Thank you! Nathan greatly appreciated your compliment! We would love to collaborate with you sometime!
Great job Nathan! ((Hi Ryan 🐝...lol..I was just thinking about you!) Thank you BOTH for bring us great history info on St. Louis & surrounding areas!
Nice work need more along are St Louis 🤔 history
I love your videos. I wish they were longer!! 👍
Thank you could you tell me 7 major tour site that saint louis has to offer that one would love to see & experience to come here(clubs, parks, sites.etc;🤔🤔)
I grew up on Lafayette and Grand Ave. Went to wyman elementary broke my heart we moved to Houston TX been here ever since. St louis will always be home in my heart I too loved the architecture.
I went to Wyman also 😊
Blacks and Democrats ruined the city
I grew up on Saint Louis Ave ( before it got too bad). It use to be one of the most beautiful streets in the city. Our house was huge. I lived next door to the blue house they featured. The people that lived in that house were the kindest people I've ever met. They always bought me beautiful porcelain dolls. They were very old when I was a child so I imagine they have passed by now. I loved living here. Now the whole area is destroyed by drugs and violence. The house that I lived in was not featured because it exploded sometime around 1992-1993..luckily we moved out about 2 weeks before that happened.
Sorry to hear about that happening to your childhood home.
It was destroyed by lack of ideas and wicked divisive political agenda
Sierra, thank you for sharing your stories. I just eat that stuff up! I appreciate you.
I hate that that happened to your childhood home. I hate how downhill our city has gone. The history is getting destroyed.
All that wealth is violence
STL born and raised. Still reside here. We have become a little gritty and been through a lot as a city. Lost a lot of great neighborhoods and architecture to decay. But I still love it. It’s our history, good or bad. A lot of great information here.
Stl has some of the best historical architecture. Lot's of old homes near Cates, Hamilton and Hodimont.
We totally agree!
So does Detroit. If it wasn't for its downfall, it would be one of the largest historical cities in the country. Charleston, SC is one of the largest and best. And Santa Fe, NM is awesome and the oldest by far, but just not nearly as large. But St. Louis is great too. It's sad that lots of historical homes in large cities are falling apart and knocked down because theres no one to protect or save and fix them. Our country will eventually need to do a complete overhaul of our infrastructure. We are the most wealthy country but have the worst old and aging infrastructure. Its embarrassing. But the 1% don't care enough about our country as long as they can live somewhere nice and far away from bad neighborhoods and ignore the problem. Older generations had the best of America when corporations were located in the U.S. and actually paid tax. Now there are a lot less jobs and huge corporations give all their money and jobs to China and other poor countries. America will never be the same as the past with the status quo. We make less and pay more. Home ownership is getting harder for all Americans. Less generational wealth.
Its Hodiamont this is where I'm from
@@fmglocksmith3901 ok I missed the A lol I lived there for years! And loved it, still do.
Ohh absolutley yes it does, as a little girl I've always admire how beautiful it is.
My mom did research on a lot of the neighborhoods of St.Louis. I remember spending the occasional day driving around St.Louis Place and other neighborhoods while mom was doing research for her art history degree (she had an associate's in interior design). She would have loved this.
We love the neighborhoods of St. Louis and the architectural history that comes with them!
Ohh absolutley awesome, beautiful I've always admire them
Blacks and Democrats ruined the city
It is such a shame that many of these houses have not been preserved by the city or deemed historical landmarks. The city is so rich in its history and beauty.
It is not the city’s “job” to preserve these homes. It is the homeowner’s responsibility to apply for historical preservation, placards, etc.
When i was a kid in the 90's, downtown saint louis was riddled with empty derelict buildings. Never verified, but was told historical society prevented them from being torn down- BUT did nothing to take care of them. The first time i visited detroit in 2009- a cab driver was showing me derelict buildings that couldn't be torn down due to historical society. Both cities since have torn a lot of that down and built new buildings that now provide attractions and income/jobs.
Point of the comment is if there's a historical society stopping something from being torn down, but doing nothing to take care of those same buildings- is that really a good thing?
@@susankrouse6844 That's not the kind of thinking that more developed countries follow (like Western Europe, Canada, etc. Historic preservation is highly regulated in places that have much higher quality of life.
@@susankrouse6844some of the buildings in the city are abandoned and are not maintained because the owners have died. The city should absolutely step in and save them. They could never be built today so it’s a horrible loss once they are gone.
@@susankrouse6844
We have Americans all over our preserved buildings at the moment
And the reason we have so many preserved buildings is because of the British national trust - you should get your equivalent - the American national trust would save what’s left and save you lot spending all your hard earned dollars looking at ours 😂
It makes me cry, I pray there is still hope to one day make St. Louis beautiful again. My city deserves better than the leadership that drove it to this dystopian nightmare.
Are you talking about the union busters that sold our industries out to China
I have always loved St Louis architecture. Thats the one thing I miss about my hometown is just being able to drive by all those big beautiful brick buildings in awe. I hate coming home and seeing so many in disrepair. Its devastating. But I like when I get to come across videos like this and learn more history abt my beautiful city.
I grew up in North St.louis in the late 60,s,and 70,s,I remember all those houses and locations we had a great time it will always be in my memories and blood. I miss those times growing up!!!
BTW, when we lived there, it was called St Louis Park. Never heard of St Louis Place while we were there. Also, the big tornado in 1959, while the main track was up around Jefferson, there WAS a sister funnel that went straight down the middle of the park, and it took out very big mature trees along StL Ave. Picked them straight up, roots and all, and laid them on their sides. We were in the cellar under the stairs and in the cobwebs, and the funnel DID indeed sound like a giant freight train right outside our front door. The weather people never mentioned a sister funnel for that storm.
That sounds terrifying, glad that you and your family were okay. Thank you for sharing your memory with us.
I remember my father telling me about that tornado he remembered because it was unusual for a tornado to strike so close to the city....
Ohh wow,I grew up north mkt.an Hogan area
Great story. I just love hearing from firsthand accounts.
I'm here at the Tower Grove East area. I never knew there was a tornado that hit Stl city, in that area. Thanks for information.
I was born at the Homer G. Phillips hospital at the time.
It’s a senior living building now.
St. Louis was beautiful back then. My mom moved to Wells and minerva when I was little. She bought her first and only house for 7k ; 4 bedroom. Which she still owns.
The area is now not as safe but everyone knows her and her children so she’s safe.
I love St. Louis. All my siblings and I all own properties in the city and give back to community. I wouldn’t live anywhere else. 💜💜💜
That's amazing so many of those grand homes are still upright! Hopefully they'll be restored before time takes them down.
I'm a real residential real estate appraiser and I have appraised both the Sheehan mansion and the O'Mears - both are beautiful structures.
What an honor! We really hope to be able to see the interiors some day
Graduated from SLU in 1992 and remember the Cupples House well on campus. Enjoyed this video and look forward to more about St. Louis homes. Attaboy, Nathan.
Subscribed. I used to own a Second Empire home in Lafayette Square 2 decades ago. It’s always been an amazing neighborhood with beautiful homes. I miss St. Louis Architecture. It is truly underrated.
Thank you for subscribing! I'm glad that you enjoy the beautiful architecture here, cheers!
You did an excellent job presenting the history and architecture of a great city, Nathan. I discovered St Louis on Google Earth, and I've seen many of the houses you describe. Google Earth has made me feel as though I've actually walked through these neighbourhoods. I can only imagine what the north part of the city would have looked like around the year 1900. It is a story filled with sadness and destruction, but your work, and the slow but steady restoration, one house at a time, will someday play a part in the renaissance of a great American city.
I really like the cadence of your voice, you speak at a good pace that I can follow easily! This is so informative!
Oh my gosh, worked for 20 yrs at St. Louis Ave & Baldwin. Always admired what neighborhood must have been and can still appreciate the architecture, style & materials used. Live in FL now and while it has its on unique style, love the STL old homes and can always pick it out on photos. Thank you for your video tour!
Hope the houses and beautiful historical treasures get restored and loved again. Absolutely gorgeous architecture!
I used to love going to that waterfall as a kid. 25 plus yrs later, it still runs! 😍
I grew up west of those homes on St Louis Ave but now live right near them again. Were always fascinated by them as a child. We saw many big houses along Lindell & in the CWE on our way to various church functions. I love beautiful old homes. Love the modern ones too.
Very interesting, and I love seeing the historic photos while being able to see the current neighborhood. St. Louis has an amazing amount of beautiful historic neighborhoods and homes. Well done, Nathan!
Well-done video! Interesting and informative.
My grandparents lived in St. Louis when I was growing up. Such a colorful city. I loved visiting them. They lived at 4388 Maryland by the Cathedral. In those days the streetcar ran in front of their house and they had gas street lights that were lit by an individual at dusk and a paperboy early in the morning.
Stumbled on your channel and think I'm glad I did. My mother's family was from St.Louis and I remember summers -- which included a train ride from Texas to Union Station -- there. Later in life my career took me to St.Louis for nearly 15 years. This is like a trip home.
Interesting history. I went to grad school in St Louis and loved all the interesting architecture.
I just watched Kaleb's Second Empire vid and came here at his recommendation he gave in his vid. Sooo glad I did. You are very knowledgeable and I sure enjoyed this. I lived and worked in St. Louis from 1980 to 2004, both in the Central West End and St. Louis Hills. I am going to binge watch a few of your vids now. :) Consider me Subscribed. Take care
Thanks for watching!!
You did a fine job of relating the history of the homes in this neighborhood. I have often driven the streets of this neighborhood, and wondered who lived in and built these beautiful homes. I've done extensive research on homes and buildings in other neighborhoods of the city, but for some reason overlooked this one. Thanks for you research efforts. I noted some negative comments posted, but ignore these, because the research you did is invaluable.
We are so glad that you appreciated our efforts in compiling the history for this video, thank you for watching!
Yes absolutley enjoy your channel alot,thank you do you.🙏🙏❤
I am a true native of St Louis! My family has been there so long that I would need to go on ancestry to know more. In 2006, we buried my great grandma in the very last remaining grave bought by my ancestors from when St Peter and Paul cemetery first opened- 1800’s. She was 100 when she died, so all of the family history she was able to tell me about St Louis was told to her by Anna Weber, her mother. I haven’t lived there since 1995, but my family is a STL staple! I love going back regularly! Since we were an original family we are so spread out that none of us know who we are distantly related to! My wonderful deceased grandma was Nancy Crane, founder of a pet care business that’s been there since 1963, and my mom (died 2001) was a ‘67 miss teen St. Louis and the America! St. Louis is so special! Thank you for that history, and all the research you do to make your videos! There’s a lot of us that love St Louis and appreciate you.
Thank you so much for sharing, how fascinating! We are so glad that you are enjoying our videos, stay tuned as we travel neighborhood to neighborhood, house to house uncovering our city's history.
-Ken
Thats a rich st. Louis family history to be proud of. My great grandmother was a single mother and a hard worker. She was also the first woman to become a taxi driver in the city of st.louis. From hearing family stories, I heard that she was a fiesty and tough woman who can hold her own. She was proud to be the first female taxi driver in her favorite city her hometown as well. Good ole St. Louis. Which is where she proudly raised her family on the south part of the city. Near Cherokee street. Which later became the little Mexico of st. Louis. Where you can shop locally for mexican goods and a fresh hot plate of some fresh Mexican food. Tacos isnt the only thing we're good for!!!
@@soniajerez8963 oh wow!!!!!! I’m gonna check that area on my hopefully soon next visit!
@@soniajerez8963 I really think that’s fabulous!
I'm from st.louis the history we got is amazing now if you head in that area in this generation it's very rough one of dangerous side in st.louis
Very interesting channel. Solid research and I will book that tour, when I can travel again to US. Lot‘s of greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭🇨🇭
I love old, well-kept Victorian houses. I hope videos like yours will trigger a resurgence in restoration projects in St. Louis. One of my favorite movies, which I'll have to call a fantasy, is the musical, "Meet Me in St. Louis". Who wouldn't want to live in the mansion featured in the story? If I couldl time-travel, I'd love to see the St. Louis of the 1880's to the "19-aughts". Why I consider the movie a fantasy: I google-earthed Kensington Avenue and it appeared that there were never any Victorian mansions there. The street was lined with brownstones and it looked run down.
There is a really fun story about that house. The studio, MGM built the house and street on a studio back lot for the movie. However, the house and rest of the set were torn down in the 1970’s. The fictional neighborhood was based on the real neighborhood in St Louis named Lafayette Square. Lafayette Square is still standing today and is one of the most grand and well preserved Victorian Era neighborhoods that still exists to this day.
@@ThisHouse Thanks! I'm google-earthing the area.
I did that also. It was disappointing to see the reality of the street.
Kensington is the street that the author of Meet Me In St. Louis lived on at one point way back in the day.
@@ThisHouse As St. Louis suffered from vast urban blight and flight of the affluent to the suburbs in the 1960s and 1970s, city officials offered a program to help preserve Lafayette Square (and other selected historical homes which were in decay and disappearing quickly). Lafayette Square had been hit by a tornado as well, but many years earlier--maybe 1927 if memory serves. The city's program sold buyers abandoned grand homes for $1. The stipulations were the owners had to occupy and be actively restoring the home for at least two years (or maybe it was three). This program probably saved many, many old Victorian grand homes in Lafayette Square (Lafayette Park and adjacent streets for the most part). Owners gave tours of their renovation projects and told of some of the incredible hard work and money they had to put in to the homes to get them back to any semblance of grandeur. Many had tornado damage to the top floors, and previous owners simply sealed off the top floors to avoid having to make repairs. Some had been turned into cheap apartment houses and probably worse. For a city with absolutely tons of social and political problems, this was one beneficial socio-economic program. Don't know if the city kept this concept going indefinitely. It sure should have. St. Louis Place Park, Hyde Park and many neighborhoods in the Central West End are other examples of fantastic St. Louis architecture which largely disappear if some subsidy were not provided. As an example of the worst case scenario in St. Louis, research what happened to Vandeventer Place.
I love this video. This is Thee, Thee most unique video have ever watched throughout UA-cam Land! Don't ask me why as I have no idea why it is so appealing, above and beyond all the other brilliant videos have seen over the (few) years here on the You. In any case Thank you, again.
Thanks for the interesting history of St Louis Avenue, a street i was totally unaware of!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for sharing this. I was born on the corner of St. Louis ave and Glasgow. I remember every house you showed in this video. As a kid these houses were huge. I did not know that wealthy people built and owned these homes.
I love my city, been threw alot, but tuff as they come. I'll always admired are architecture gems here in saint Louis Missouri. Born an raised so much history an great memories, still here people need to see the beauty in it.❤🙏🙏
Many times when working in the area. I have drove around these neighborhoods. So many amazing homes and classic brick buildings. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. It is so nice to hear the stories of the places I had seen. Thank you.
Thanks for such a amazing history lesson Nathan. I love learning all about St. Louis and beautiful historic houses and neighbourhoods. Love from Tasmania Australia.
St. Louis is definitely one of those interesting cities. I recommend looking up my hometown area within Philadelphia and cape May NJ also. So much beautiful architecture .
I Just subscribed. I lived in St Louis for a short time. I enjoyed your video.
I always learn something new on Nathan's Neighborhood History!!
Nathan knows so much about these awesome neighborhoods!
@@st.louishistoryandarchitec8067 just went to your You a tube channel, but there weren’t any videos. Are you on Facebook and Instagram?
I'm glad your video popped up on my recommended UA-cam watching. Wonderful information that I didn't know previously. I have lived in STL for many years and always wanted take tours of these beautiful homes. I also do historical costuming and have always wanted to do tours/photography in period costumes reflecting what the original inhabitants might have worn. Working on becoming a costumed docent for some of the historical homes to meet my goal.
We are so glad that you enjoyed it! Your goal sounds fascinating and we hope you get there! Who knows, maybe one day we will tour a house where you are acting in period costume? Thanks for watching!
Nathan, this video & your narration is one of the most comprehensive that I've come across on this subject. Good work; you know your architecture.
First time I ever watched one of the video's....very interesting....enjoyed a lot!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Just subscribed came from kalebs channel empire strikes back.Thanks for your history on the houses great job
Welcome to our channel! Thanks for subscribing!
Many thanks.
Producing works like this video is a labor of love.
It's our pleasure! We love this city and its architecture!
I enjoyed this Nathan! You’re good at what you do.
Thanks Nathan. Cannot wait for more.
Brilliant, glad I finally found you on UA-cam , Nathan
Great video!!! I grew up there...19th street in 60's was a shopping street and Hyde Park was across from the brownstone brick home we lived in. Blair Ave...was a great Park. There was a Dimestore ( we went there for Penny candy.. I know like what is that lol) on the corner across from the fire station. Memories are nice...thanks for the trip down memory lane!!
Thank you, Nathan! As a newer resident of the area, I'm fascinated by this stuff!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for putting this out. Keep doing what your doing.
Thank you! Cheers!
You did a very good job man, thank you for the entertainment! Keep it up!
Im glad you made this video Nathan!
Do you know if Otto Stiefel is related to the Salina, Kansas Steifel's? The Fox Theater in Salina was renamed Steifel Theatre after this family. Steifel's Department Store of Salina from years gone by.
Thank you for posting these homes. It’s fun to see the old neighborhoods since now I live in Southern Illinois
Thank you for watching, we are glad that you are enjoying them!
Wow. Very informative. Thank you.
Great info! I really enjoy your videos. You are very knowledgeable about the city and the architectural styles. Thank you for sharing.
Glad you like them! Thanks for watching!!
Excellent history my brother lives near STL.
I had no idea all the industry in STL at the Mississippi. And that they showed off with their homes!!! So glad so many are saved. But like Chicago, so many lost forever. Great vid! You were in my recommended, so I subscribed & liked!
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed this video!
Lived in stl my whole life. This is awesome!
Thank you for sharing…I love St. Louis history.
That 2nd empire style is to die for! 😍🥰
Awesome video my friend.
Outstanding video and great knowledge of the history!
Glad you enjoyed it
The St. Louis Browns are actually the predecessor for the Baltimore Orioles, not the St. Louis Cardinals :) The St. Louis Cardinals and the St. Louis Browns both played simultaneously at Sportsman's Park/Busch Stadium #1.
- A St. Louis Native :D
Thank you for the information!
Technically. The browns where cardinals in then perfectos then cardinals n orioles took over the browns name. N they r having a series as we speak game 3 is tomorrow .
This is really an outstanding video; it is so informative!
Thanks for the tour.
Nathan thank you. So interesting.
Thanks for this historical look of the buildings!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very informative! Thank you
Very informative. Thanks.
Thanks for watching!
Great Video!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Cool video. Thanks Nathan!
Interesting presentation. Thank you.
My first visit to one of Nathan's videos and I must say I am very impressed. Watching this has me curious to learn more of the St. louis area as I am often there. Thank you or such an informative video.
Glad you enjoyed it! We have a handful of episodes of Nathan's Neighborhood History on our channel! So far he has covered: St. Louis Place, Soulard, Benton Park, and Lasalle Park!
@@ThisHouse It appears I now have two new channels to watch. I'll certainly watch all videos on both. Thank you.
@@st.louishistoryandarchitec8067 Thank you Nathan. I'll go check it out!!!
I reside in STL. And wasn’t aware of a lot of this information so thank you for sharing.
We're glad you enjoyed it!
STL past is much more interesting then the current. Thx for the vid
Nice to learn some history.
Thank 😊 you for this information concerning St. Louis Mo.!
Our pleasure, glad you enjoyed it!
I grew up right by on N. Florissant & Warren right by the park those mansions are still there off of Saint Louis Ave .
Thanks for sharing! We hope that those mansions will remain for many more generations to enjoy.
Awesome. Thanks for this video!!
I just moved (back) here from Maryland. Was here as a young girl. Thanks for this very interesting tour of St. Louis Ave & the stories of the residents and businessmen.
Welcome back! Glad you enjoyed this tour!
Great video. Very informative. Thank you!
I used to live in that area in the mid 1950s. Thanks for the history!
You should check out our last video, We explore the 2nd Empire Strikes Backs home that was built in 1890 in the same area!
@@ThisHouse I saw that, also. That is one motivated owner!
I was born in St Louis, reared on the north side. Even as a child I appreciated the rich architectural heritage of the city.
Left there in 1975; no close family there any more. Still have affection for the land of my birth. Thank you for your work!
Thanks for watching, We will continue to feature the architecture in St. Louis!
Loved the tour of a neighborhood I grew up in. Our house there was at 2910 N 21st St, between the Polish Falcons and the Neighborhood Association. Do you happen to know of a picture collection of that street? I am stunned that my family did not take outside pictures of that neighborhood. It was a great neighborhood to grow up in. Blair School was great. Living across from the park was a huge bonus for us. Knirr's Bakery was next to our back yard (Paul Knirr owned the house we lived in and rented it to us). Looking forward to seeing more of your work.
We are glad that you enjoyed this video, thank you for watching! We are working on a compiling images from that neighborhood. As soon as we have about 30 historic images we will create a short video to showcase the architecture.
@@ThisHouse about 35 years ago a friend of ours bought 1922 St Louis Avenue intending to rehabilitate it and restore it. The lady who was helping restore St Louis place or Avenue at the time was so well known in the neighborhood and she helped people.
o u r friend gave up trying to rehab the house I think. It was such a shame. I remember it as very beautiful. If you run across any pictures of it in its Heyday I would really appreciate it if you could show them. Many years later that whole block was razed.
About forty years ago my father bought a house on St Louis Ave in the 2200 block. It was restored beautifully its has fifteen rooms six fireplaces and three stairscases . Beautifully maintained pocket door made of mahogany .The stairscases are hand crafted and carved . It was build 1894. My sister still lives there to this day. Its an amazing house .
Refreshing to see the history of my hometown 😌
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@ThisHouse 💯❗️
Awesome. As a child in the 50’s I lived on St. Louis Avenue, although it wasn’t millionaires row then. We moved the next street over, University Street, in a house with a turret. The house is still there. I’ve been trying to research who built it in 1878. I have a lot of the later history but 1878 to 1897 are difficult to investigate. Any suggestions?
Very cool!
Thanks for watching!
I love those old historical mansions on St Louis Ave always wanted to see on the inside.
They certainly are beautiful! We were invited to explore one of them, here is that video: ua-cam.com/video/pu0v1XYGM-w/v-deo.html
I grew up off St. Louis Ave & Bacon Streets. Interesting history.
You have to do the houses in Lafayette Square
Nice work Nathan! Never knew all of this.
The first time I've watched your videos. Was very interesting. I'll keep watching.
Thanks for watching!
Very cool and sad seeing all the buildings that are gone. Grew up around 25th and Dodier 960's thru until early 1980's.
Hopefully what is left can be saved.
@@ThisHouse sure hope so.. Used to walk St. louis avenue when going to 14th street (Crown Candy). Was impressed by most of the houses, had NO idea of their history. Should have had someone back then teaching us kids.
The St. Louis Cardinals were never called the browns they are two separate organizations. The Browns were in St. Louis first but after years of poor performance and the rising popularity of the newer Cardinals team the Browns relocated and rebranded as the Baltimore Orioles in 1953.
Thankyou for providing this information!
Then why would the MLB website say that the Cardinals used to be the Browns, then the Perfectos, then the Cardinals? You would think of all people to know the official history, the MLB would probably be in the top choices, right?
The St Louis Cardinals were originally called the St Louis Brown Stockings in 1882, the Browns from 1883-1898, the Perfectos in 1899 and finally the Cardinals in 1900. In 1901 the American League Milwaukee Brewers came to St Louis where they then became the St Louis Browns and played here until 1953 when they moved to Baltimore and became the Baltimore Orioles. For those 52 years St Louis had two teams.
@@ericaevans8247 Someone at Major League Baseball doesn't know his facts. Here's a dose of reality. The St. Louis Cardinals and the St. Louis Browns were two separate teams. In fact, they squared off against each other in the 1944 World Series while the war was going on. The Browns left town because they didn't like playing second fiddle to the Cardinals, especially as they played in the same ballpark. After the 1953 season, they moved to Baltimore, renamed themselves the Orioles, moved into a new facility (Memorial Stadium), and never looked back.
My uncle owned the funeral home # entrepreneur spirit in my veins 🥰
How wonderful!
When I was little I remember going on a holiday house tour in Lafayette square it was beautiful
I love the architecture beautiful ❤️🙌❤️🙌
Great video, Good for him on the video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
thank you for your time and history. u did a fantastic job!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Cool vid man. Thank you 🙏 ❤