Michael Jordan Restaurant in Power House Building 1993 to 1999

     The LaSalle Street Cable  Car Power Station House is located at 500 N. LaSalle Street.  It was built and designed by the North Chicago Street Railroad Company.  Construction went from 1886 to 1887. Construction costs were $35,000.  It was a key part of the Chicago Cable Car System. This was one of the largest in the United States

     The Power house was designed to house engines that moved 2 miles of cable through channels in streets on the near north side and in the loop district.  These cables powered thousand of cable cars  that brought  100,000 workers into downtown each day.

     The power house was a 3 story red brick building.  It had 16,500 square space

The cable car system closed in 1906

LaSalle Power Company Restaurant. In the Power House 2009–2012

Genos East Restaurant. In Power House Building 2013–2020

Hawks moor Restaurant Power House

    Over the years the building was occupied by multiple restaurants.

    The Third Church of Christ Scientist was located at 3524 Russell Boulevard, Saint Louis..  The architect was Albert B. Groves.  It  was built at this location  on 1912.  The building is a six column brick.and stone church. There are arching stain glass windows.This congregation incorporated in 1906 and dissolved in 1985.  The original 3rd Church of Christ Scientist was at this site for 70 years

     It was replaced at this site by New Paradise Missionary Baptist Church. 

   The building was sold in 1915 to the Karpeles family.    They ran 17 manuscript libraries throughout the United States.   They carried multiple historic documents.  Each library had a rotation collection and a permanent.collection focused on regional history.  Unfortunately, in May, 2019, the building sustained extensive damage in a fire.  It currently sits unused.

Former Third Church of Christ Scientist.  There is visible damage to the roof.

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1905 S. Grand Ave. Saint Louis

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     This house was originally designed and built for Erasmus Warner.  He was a lumber magnate.  The house designed by the architect  William Link.  It was built in 1890.

     It is a three story red brick structure.  At some time unknown it was painted white.  Currently the paint was removed.

    The building style is Romanesque revival.  There is intricate wood in the interior.

     Mr. Warner died in 1915.  There were many owners after this.  The building was used as  a livery, a funeral home, storage facility and as medical offices.

An older picture of the house painted white

Fleur Del  Lys Mansion

     This home is located at 3500 Russell Ave. Saint Louis, MO.   This is a 3 story structure with 17 rooms.  There are currently 8 bedrooms and 8 Bathrooms.  

     This house was built in 1913.  The architect was William Lucas.  The first owners were  Mr. and Mrs W. E  Beckmann.  The Beckmans owned a business– W.E. Beckman Bakers and Confectioners Supply Company. The Beckmans lived in the house until 1970.  They donated it to a church.

Fleur DeLys Mansion

     The house was abandoned for 17 years and suffered much damage over the yeats.  In 1986, 2 architects bought the house and completely renovated it.  They sold it after living in there for 10 years. The next owners converted the house to a B A B named Fleur DeLys.

The Red Tower Saint Louis

Red Tower

 The Red Tower aka Bissell Tower is a historic stand pipe tower located at the junction of Bissell Street and Blair Avenue in Saint Louis. It was built in 1885.  The architect was William Eades.  It is meant to be in the form of a Moorish Minaret.

     It is 206 feet in height.   There are 9 doorways leading into a space containing an iron stand pipe and a spiral stair case.  At the top there is a platform.

     It was renovated in 2013.  There was an.attempt to.raze the structure in 1958.  It was renovated in the 1960’s.  It was listed in the National Register of Historic places in 1970.

Kirkwood Cinema

    The Kirkwood Theater was located at 338 South Kirkwood, Missouri.   It opened  as  the 642 seat  Osage Theater in 1932. It was a single floor theater.  Arthur theater took over operation in April, 1967.  It completely remodeled it. In  June 28,  1968. The lobby was remodeled in an art modern style. Seating was increased to 596. It was run as an art theater.  Arthur went out of business.   It was then run by the Moseley Group. The theater went over multiple owner ship changes.

  It currently is being used  as a condominium building.