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        • Deconstruction
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        • Deconstruction
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      • Anheuser Busch Distribution Facility (Alton, Illinois)
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    • Churches
      • Christ Church Cathedral
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      • Most Holy Name Roman Catholic Church
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        • High Altar
        • Shrine to the Blessed Virgin
        • Shrine of St. Ann Railing
      • St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church
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      • St. Liborius German Catholic Church
        • High Altar
        • St. Ann Altar
        • Infant of Prague Altar
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        • Holy Water Founts
        • Communion Rail
        • Side Altars
      • St. Mark’s Memorial Episcopal Church
      • St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church
      • St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church
        • High Altar and Baldachin
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        • Communion Railing
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      • 611-15 North Vandeventer
        • Deconstructed
      • 812 Pine Street
        • Deconstruction
      • 1022-32 North 6th Street
      • 1410-14 Washington Avenue
      • 2617-23 Cass
        • Deconstruction
      • 3352-54 South Jefferson Avenue
      • 4431-39 Olive Street
      • Baer, Sternberg & Cohen Hat Company
      • Brinkwirth Building
        • Deconstruction
      • Garavelli’s Buffet/Aratas Billiards
      • Garavelli’s Restaurant
        • Deconstruction
      • Korte Building
      • Liberty Storage and Warehouse Company Building
        • New Foundation and Base
        • Fundraising Appeal
      • Mavrakos Candy Store
      • Mersmann Estate Building
        • Deconstruction
      • Olive Hall
      • Southwestern Telephone and Telegraph (Grand Exchange)
        • Entrance
        • Parapet Coping
        • Upper Cornice
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      • Terra Cotta Cornice #4308
      • Westminster Laundry
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      • Civil Courts Building (St. Louis)
        • Revolving Doors
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        • Deconstruction
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      • Lindell Building (Schaper Brothers)
        • Details and Deconstruction
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      • Lions Club Building (Chicago)
      • Maplewood Masonic Temple, Lodge No. 566, A.F. & A.M.
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    • Gaslight Square
      • 4222 Olive (Gaslight Square)
        • Deconstruction
      • 4224-26 Olive (Gaslight Square)
        • Deconstruction
        • Reconstruction
      • 4230 Olive (Gaslight Square)
        • Deconstruction
      • 4236-40 Olive (Gaslight Square)
        • Reconstruction
      • 4242 Olive (Gaslight Square)
      • 4244-48 Olive (Gaslight Square)
        • Deconstruction
      • Weber Bros. Realty Building
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      • Deaconess Hospital Library
      • St. Louis City Hospital School of Nursing
      • St. Louis County Lunatic Asylum (East Wing)
        • Balustrading
        • Deconstruction
      • St. Louis Isolation Hospital for Infants Ward Building
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      • Marquette Hotel (Milner Hotel)
        • Deconstruction
        • Lobby
      • Statler Hotel
      • West End Hotel
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      • 4937 Forest Park Avenue
      • Gilbert House
      • Hlas Office & Print Shop
      • Hugh McKittrick Residence
        • Main Staircase
        • 2nd-3rd Story Staircase
        • Step Sides and Boot Scraper
      • 4100 Block McPherson Avenue, South Side
    • Ice Houses
      • Polar Wave Ice & Fuel Delivery Station
    • Libraries
      • East St. Louis Public Library
        • Details
    • Mortuaries
      • Wagoner Mortuary Building
        • Dismantling
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      • Chicago Stock Exchange Building
      • Liggett Building (International Building)
        • Pre-Demolition
      • Lincoln Trust (Title Guaranty) Building
        • East Entrance
        • 1st Story Piers
        • Entablature
        • 2nd Story Piers
        • Window Spandrels
        • Elevator Tower and Building Sign
        • Cornice
        • Guaranty Home & Investment Syndicate
      • Missouri Pacific Building (Buder Building)
        • Main Staircase
        • Revolving Doors
        • Pier Medallion Recovery
        • Entrance Recovery
        • Cornice Recovery
        • Demolition
      • National Bank of Commerce Building
      • Oreon-Scott Building
      • Railway Exchange Building
        • A History of the Railway Exchange Building
      • St. Louis Mutual Life Insurance Company
      • St. Louis Star Building
      • St. Louis Title Building
        • Deconstruction
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        • Deconstruction
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      • Big Four Route Building
        • Deconstruction
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      • Mission Free School
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      • Webster School Annex
        • Deconstruction
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      • Walsh Memorial Stadium
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        • Façade
      • Granada Theatre
        • Terra Cotta Details
        • Deconstruction
      • Rivoli Theatre
        • Façade
        • Deconstruction
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      • Ambassador Building
        • Ambassador Theater
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        • Cornice Recovery
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      • Century Building
        • Entrance and Deconstruction
        • Locust Street Entrance
        • Spandrels
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      • East St. Louis Sewer District
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      • Blackwell Wielandy Building
        • Deconstruction
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Curatorial discussion at Urban Archaeology, Pulitzer Arts Foundation, September 2023. Photograph by Virginia Harold, (c) Pulitzer Arts Foundation.

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