Only The Hole Is Left

South Jefferson and Crittenden in Benton Park.  So much of the southeast quadrant of the city is spotty, with areas of preservation and rehabilitation mixed with decay. In many places you can see the mix within a single block. The last owners of this shop really tried hard but they just didn't make it.

The name is puzzling, There is a California Avenue on the South Side but it's five blocks away. Do they make better donuts on the Left Coast?                              

Weird

Some of the work at the chalk art festival was cute, some were funny and some were just strange. What's with the mild version of a sideshow, um, freak in the first picture? And that hippo - its tongue looks like the River Stix flowing into the land of darkness. À chacun son goût.                          

Chalk Art

Last Saturday afternoon, the family took Madeleine for a walk in Benton Park in St. Louis' South Side. We found the remains of a chalk art festival that had taken place earlier in the day. These are a couple of samples. Should be more to come.