In the news: MRH board, RFT on Maplewood restaurant, MetroLink hits person
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What’s been in the news lately.
Resident wants to save historic Lustron houses in Brentwood
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Brentwood resident Barry Williams recently sent a letter to Brentwood Mayor David Dimmitt, encouraging a Lustron historic district along Litzsinger Road to protect the eight Lustron houses between Annalee Avenue and High School Drive. He said that with property values rising, the historic enameled steel houses are endangered.
Maplewood History: A Small House in a Shady, Clean Air Suburb
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Whoever built the small home that was once located at 2533 Big Bend may have been looking for an affordable escape from the stinking, cacophonic mess that the big city a few miles east had become. I have no information as to when the little house was built. But I have always thought that little houses are as important to a well-rounded community as big ones. Some folks just don’t need a big house. Small house, small mortgage also makes a lot of sense.
Maplewood History: Woodside Meets Wash U
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For those of you who came in late, Woodside, ca. 1848, is Maplewood’s oldest home as far as we know. For 17 years, from 1999 until 2016, myself and many others worked to preserve and protect Woodside. I hoped that Woodside could become the home of the Maplewood Historical Society and a community museum to boot. 17 years… If you ever want to hear a one-sided rant about why that didn’t happen, just ask me the next time we run into each other on the street.
Maplewood History: The Amazing Lillian Weber Herold Collection – Part Four
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Images of the Herold’s Brentwood Store and Home
Maplewood History: The Intersection of Manchester and Big Bend in 1955
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I have been asked by Editor Miner to answer a question from someone at the NextSTL website regarding what businesses or entities occupied the four corners of the intersection of Manchester and Big Bend in 1955. I can share this with my readers and kill two birds with one stone. I believe I have covered all of this before in past posts but bear with me. You may have forgotten some of it. I put some numbers on an aerial image that may help.
From MO Dept. of Transportation, update on Manchester Road work
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Missouri Department of Transportation Communications Specialist Andrew Gates reported last week on the ongoing work along Manchester Road between Big Bend and Lindbergh boulevards. Drivers can expect lane closures and shifts along Mary Avenue, Dorothy and Van Mark Way once work starts until about mid-December, he said.
Former MRH teacher, principal and coach dies: in the news
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Legacy.com reported Mr. Seng’s passing. See more reported in the news.
Maplewood History: The Colonial Pleasure Club
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Who the heck has ever even heard of the Colonial Pleasure Club much less knows exactly where it was located? Lillian Weber Herold once did. So does her direct descendant who has been kind enough to share this latest discovery with us. So will you after you read this post.
Maplewood History: Previously Unpublished Images of Charles Samuel and Mary Warder Rannells
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And the hits just keep on comin’!
Increase in car break-ins, catalytic convertor thefts, graffiti: Maplewood Police
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Maplewood Police Officer Jason Schuster on Thursday sent an email to block captains, asking them to tell their neighbors about a recent increase in reported thefts from vehicles (catalytic convertors and break-ins) and property damage/graffiti.
Maplewood History: Go to the Chamber Auction and Buy This Photograph!
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This Friday, October the 8th, the Mid County C of C is having their annual auction, a 1920’s Soiree. You can get all of the details here. For about the last decade or so, the kind folks at Frame of Mind Picture Framing Shop and I have partnered to produce a highly collectible image for the chamber to sell. This year we’ve done it again!