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Collinsville Avenue - August 2003.
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An empty clothing store, with a beautiful Mid-Century Modern facade in aqua, complete with a battered neon sign -- a close cousin of River Roads Mall in north St. Louis County. The signage was removed in 2005 and the vintage colors covered with black paint.
Link: Seidel's Apparel Company at Ecology of Abence.
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Collinsville Avenue - August 2003.
Collinsville Avenue at St. Louis Avenue - November 2007.
November 2007.
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A view of the surrounding streetscape, looking west down Collinsville Avenue.
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Collinsville Avenue - August 2003.
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A nearby burnout, long since demolished.
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View north from 7th Street - August 2003.
Heading east out of downtown on Collinsville Avenue - November 2007.
November 2007.
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A view looking north towards Collinsville Avenue. Downtown East St. Louis is an astonishingly isolated stretch of urban construction, surrounded by blocks of vacant lots -- a context that has completely vanished.
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