St. Louis is made of brick and rock

I am a geology whore. I love when a city is so obviously constructed from the materials of its environs.

I am waiting for Clark Kent to emerge from this building.
stl super hero building
And this is where the Bad Guys get their just rewards. stl courthouse

Built of compressed dead sea creatures.
stl courthouse limestone

A bright life for the gentle set.
stl brick and green
Providing the practical and less glamourous parts of life. stl soap

And when the systems and industries start to fail …
brick and rubble

This entry was posted on Sunday, May 20th, 2007 at 5:03 PM and filed in art, travel. Bookmark this entry. Follow the comments here with the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response or trackback.

2 Responses to “St. Louis is made of brick and rock”

  1. marian said:

    Ummmm we just partied at your house last night. You didn’t just fly off to Missouri, now did you?

    If so, YOU ARE A TROOPER!!!

    Posted on 20-May-07 at 7:58 pm | Permalink
  2. lola said:

    I lived in St. Louis for awhile, and never really noticed the beauty in the buildings. Sometimes it takes a new eye to point it out …

    ~ lola

    Posted on 01-Jun-07 at 1:06 pm | Permalink

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