The corner of Jefferson and Cherokee in south St. Louis. To the west lies the funkiest commercial strip in the city. It was once a busy neighborhood shopping street. Then our vast suburban sprawl drained the city proper. Cherokee Street went vacant and desolate. STL's modest Hispanic population is centered around the area and eventually a couple of Latino groceries and taquerias opened. Rent was cheap; artists' workspaces and galleries followed. Then some odd-ball retail, more Mexican and Central American eateries, and one new bar and eclectic restaurant after another. There is even a small batch whiskey distillery.
The strip starts with a joint serving every beverage you need. The crude statue on the corner is supposed to be a Native American of the Cherokee tribe. There is no explanation of the tablet he holds but I zoomed in on it and did a little research. It is written in the Cherokee language, whose syllabary was devised by the tribe member Sequoyah in the early 19th Century. I wish there was a translation.
The strip starts with a joint serving every beverage you need. The crude statue on the corner is supposed to be a Native American of the Cherokee tribe. There is no explanation of the tablet he holds but I zoomed in on it and did a little research. It is written in the Cherokee language, whose syllabary was devised by the tribe member Sequoyah in the early 19th Century. I wish there was a translation.
Every neighborhood changes over time-
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A strange combination of signs here. Trams and cherokee shopping on the pedestal of the statue with a traditional statue above.
ReplyDeleteChanges all around.
ReplyDeleteThe sculpture is quite a standout.
ReplyDeleteGreat man Sequoyah.
ReplyDeleteGood catch with the woman posed in a similar way to the statue. At first I thought he was holding a tablet...the electronic kind.
ReplyDeleteThat's a brilliant outcome Bob.. what goes around comes around as they say :)
ReplyDeleteI think it says he is looking help with a Social Security disability claim.
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