A LOVELY LAFAYETTE CHRISTMAS #3

 I had just a few more photos to share
 that I took in St. Louis last Friday.

The area of Lafayette Square has a

beautiful manicured park in the middle

with sculptures and unusual planting

of schrubs, trees and flowers in the

summer.  This building is used for

events.

 The collage below shows some of the

 narrow type houses but many are bigger

 than we might realize because they are 3 

stories high and have

basements below.

I should have done a photo study on

the fences because there were so many

elaborate cast iron examples but this

simple one had fresh garland.

Because of the traffic, we didn't want to

be in St. Louis late but I would have

loved to see this yard after dark with 

all the little white lights.

I don't remember what the fancy

pieces under the roof edge are

called - perhaps corbels ? - but 

these were so detailed below.

I remembered that back in the 80's

there was an old Victorian turned

rental in Burlington, Iowa and there

were sadly corbel pieces that just 

layed on the ground around the

former grand home.

So that concludes my photos.  

I deleted many photos because I felt I was

sharing too many but I hope you enjoyed

this visit!