Chicken Joe
@chickenjoestl.bsky.social
Time Traveler; photographer of St Louis architecture, the rural Midwest and other historical things
Rural Kansas on 35mm film, taken with my 1965 Nikon Nikkormat
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A colorful old filling station on Kingshighway and Chemical in Fairmont City, Illinois
Sad to see, it appears they're prepping for demolition of the former Nite Spot Cafe (1933) on Route 66 in Fairmont City, Illinois
St Anselm Catholic Church and St Louis Abbey, built in 1962 and designed by architect Gyo Obata of Hellmuth, Obata Kassabaum. This is probably my favorite mid century Catholic Church in St Louis
Charred remnants of the former bridge at the Crunden Martin complex near downtown St Louis. This fire was heartbreaking for me, the complex & bridge between the warehouses was one of my favorite industrial buildings in St Louis, and was one of the first places I’d show people when giving tours
A groovy mid century "Motor Bank" in Fort Madison, Iowa
An abandoned Victorian era high school in Dallas City, Illinois, built in 1896. It’s been sitting since 2006 and is slated for demolition, but apparently they can’t even find the money to demolish it.
Irene is resting on my lap, she's still molting so she's been sad lately
A house in Alton, Illinois, taken on 116 roll film with my 1917 Eastman Kodak Premo Cartridge camera. 116 film is a large format roll film introduced in 1899 and discontinued in 1984. It's larger than 120 film, coming in at 70mm. I’m extremely excited these turned out!
Abandoned Victorian houses in Jeff Vander Lou, St Louis
Soulard, St Louis on film, taken on 35mm Kodak Ektar with my Nikon Nikkormat
A Sears house in Lindenwood Park, St Louis, a customized "Maplewood" model, built in 1931
A snowy walk, taken on film with my 1969 Nikon Nikkormat
Near North Riverfront, St Louis on 35mm Kodak Portra 800 film
Three Sears Catalog kit houses in Rock Hill and Brentwood, Missouri. Their models are Crescent, Berwyn and Grant, built roughly in 1926, 1940 and 1929. Over the next month I'm going to try and photograph all 56 confirmed Sears houses in the St Louis area
Westmoreland Place in St Louis during Friday's snowfall
Little bursts of color on a dreary, snowy afternoon in St Louis
