Snow Pics: The Architecture

Sweet, sweet bleaders--

For the past two days, I've shared pictures of the late-March snowfall in Lafayette Square: on Sunday, an every-two-hours' snowfall progression, and on Monday, pictures of the snow-covered park. Today I want to show you some of the houses and other buildings around the park.

Lafayette Square was originally part of a section of St. Louis called Old Frenchtown, which includes the current neighborhoods of LaSalle (the neighborhood that Purina built), Soulard (home to the oldest farmers' market west of the Mississippi), and Lafayette Square (the most beautiful neighborhood in all the land). If you ask me, those are easily the three most beautiful neighborhoods in all of St. Louis.

Most of the buildings in Lafayette Square were built in the mid-to-late 1800s; mine was built in 1888. Here's a look down my snow-covered street; surely you can see the consistency of the architecture:

You'll hear the architecture called many things: Victorian, Second Empire, Italianate, Napoleon III, and others. It's hard to say exactly what's right, but the old police station is pretty representative of all the buildings and houses on The Square:

Because snow casts such a magical spell, I put on my boots (the ones that make me the butt of so many jokes *cough*WILLIAM*cough*DAVID*) and headed out with my (borrowed) camera.

Here are some of the my favorite pictures of the houses and buildings around The Square in the snow.

Here's the Methodist Church, on The Square's namesake street, Lafayette Avenue.

The Square has a funeral home, also on Lafayette.

Along Mississippi Avenue...

This pink house, along Mississippi, is my favorite house that faces the park.

The Square's "downtown," home to some of the city's most popular establishments (heading east down  Park Avenue).

Park Avenue homes (and at least one B&B)

This home, at the corner of Park and Missouri Avenues, is one of the only houses in the neighborhood with a porch, so it's a real standout.

Looking south down Missouri Avenue, toward Lafayette Avenue...

The Abbey on the Park, now eight condos, covered in snow. The Abbey sits at the corner of Missouri and Albion (or, as I like to call it, "Albion the lookout for you!").

Let me know if you'd like more pictures--I'll post or not, based on feedback.

Until later...stay warm (something I didn't think I'd be saying right around Easter)!