http://www.beltstl.com/2007/04/streamline-moderne-in-north-st-louis/ Built Environment in Layman's Terms Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:32:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.beltstl.com/2007/04/streamline-moderne-in-north-st-louis/comment-page-1/#comment-5475 NoCo’s Streamline Beauty: 11851 Benham : NOCO ~ The online magazine of North St. Louis County Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:00:42 +0000 http://www.beltstl.com/?p=132#comment-5475 [...] Apparently Mr. Fry owned the house until 1956, when it was sold to the Boone family, who lived there for more than 30 years. Since then, it has changed hands numerous times and clearly suffered neglect. In the past five years, it has even lost its quirky awnings, which were still intact when my fellow blogger Toby Weiss covered the property back in 2007. [...] [...] Apparently Mr. Fry owned the house until 1956, when it was sold to the Boone family, who lived there for more than 30 years. Since then, it has changed hands numerous times and clearly suffered neglect. In the past five years, it has even lost its quirky awnings, which were still intact when my fellow blogger Toby Weiss covered the property back in 2007. [...]

]]> http://www.beltstl.com/2007/04/streamline-moderne-in-north-st-louis/comment-page-1/#comment-421 Michael R. Allen Fri, 04 May 2007 16:26:00 +0000 http://www.beltstl.com/?p=132#comment-421 Wonderful house. I agree with the comment about the hipped roof being a later addition. I don't know why there is such ignorance about and hatred toward flat roofs. The roofs can't be blamed for an owner's negligence. With proper maintenace, a flat roof can go without leaks for decades. Wonderful house. I agree with the comment about the hipped roof being a later addition. I don’t know why there is such ignorance about and hatred toward flat roofs. The roofs can’t be blamed for an owner’s negligence. With proper maintenace, a flat roof can go without leaks for decades.

]]> http://www.beltstl.com/2007/04/streamline-moderne-in-north-st-louis/comment-page-1/#comment-417 Anonymous Wed, 02 May 2007 04:02:00 +0000 http://www.beltstl.com/?p=132#comment-417 What a gem!<br/>That hip roof just doesn't fit though. I'd bet anything it had a flat roof originally. Someone got tired of chasing the leaks, so the hip was built over the top. What a gem!
That hip roof just doesn’t fit though. I’d bet anything it had a flat roof originally. Someone got tired of chasing the leaks, so the hip was built over the top.

]]> http://www.beltstl.com/2007/04/streamline-moderne-in-north-st-louis/comment-page-1/#comment-416 Paul Hohmann Tue, 01 May 2007 18:19:00 +0000 http://www.beltstl.com/?p=132#comment-416 WOW! What a cool house! My first thought when I read that it was abandoned was "I'd love to put that on the back of a truck and bring it to the City"... after reading the last paragraph, someone might need to. WOW! What a cool house! My first thought when I read that it was abandoned was “I’d love to put that on the back of a truck and bring it to the City”… after reading the last paragraph, someone might need to.

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