Jim, I see some addresses that I recognize. The neighborhood around Sarah and Natural Bridge is not one where I would suggest you go knocking on doors! I drove by my gm's house (4029 Labadie) and it was a shambles, boarded up. Across the street were burned-out ruins. My cousins were appalled that we had gone there! I left in 1943 (4133 West Lexington) and my father fled to Normandy soonafter. Ellen "Andrew Davis" <[email protected]> wrote: >I have never actually been to St. Louis so I don't know if my advice would be the best but here it is anyways. I would go during the day because that is always safer than the night. I would also bring copies of any older pictures you have of the house. Then knock on the doors and let the people living there now know who you are and give them the copies for their own enjoyment and to show that you aren't a lunatic. Then ask them if they mind if you take a photo of their house. That is what I always do. I have had some even invite me inside to take photos of the rooms. I usually decline that though for safety reasons. Most people are always interested in seeing old pictures and hearing stories of their houses. In fact I am in contact with several people who live in houses my ancestors used to. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: James Weisheyer<mailto:[email protected]> > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 11:03 PM > Subject: [MO-STLOUIS-METRO] Housing in St. Louis > > > Dear List Members, > > I am visiting St. Louis for a few days in June and I > hope to take as many pictures as I can of the houses > my family lived in prior to 1960. I haven't been to > some of these addresses since the 1950s and I don't > know if the neighborhoods are considered safe. Is > anyone familiar with these address to know whether it > would be safe to take pictures during the day? > > 1723 North 13th Street > 4281 Farlin Avenue > 2038 East Gano Avenue > 1315 Sullivan Avenue > 4212 St. Louis Avenue > 5532 Robin Avenue > 8617 Mora Lane > 4608 Pope Avenue > 4137a West Kossuth Avenue > > Thank you, > Jim in Florida > > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Mail Mobile > Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail<http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail> > > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > If you haven't visited Dave Lossos' "Genealogy in St. Louis" website (http://genealogyinstlouis.accessgenealogy.com/<http://genealogyinstlouisaccessgenealogy.com/>) you might want to take a look. > > > >==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== >If you wish to unsubscribe from the MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List, send only the word UNSUBSCRIBE to [email protected] or if you are on the Digest List [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp

Yeah I would stay clear entirely of neighborhoods like that. I have always never felt safe in those kinds of areas. I have been lucky that most of my ancestors houses that are still up from the St. Louis area are in Webster Groves. ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 12:53 AM Subject: Re: [MO-STLOUIS-METRO] Housing in St. Louis Jim, I see some addresses that I recognize. The neighborhood around Sarah and Natural Bridge is not one where I would suggest you go knocking on doors! I drove by my gm's house (4029 Labadie) and it was a shambles, boarded up. Across the street were burned-out ruins. My cousins were appalled that we had gone there! I left in 1943 (4133 West Lexington) and my father fled to Normandy soonafter. Ellen "Andrew Davis" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >I have never actually been to St. Louis so I don't know if my advice would be the best but here it is anyways. I would go during the day because that is always safer than the night. I would also bring copies of any older pictures you have of the house. Then knock on the doors and let the people living there now know who you are and give them the copies for their own enjoyment and to show that you aren't a lunatic. Then ask them if they mind if you take a photo of their house. That is what I always do. I have had some even invite me inside to take photos of the rooms. I usually decline that though for safety reasons. Most people are always interested in seeing old pictures and hearing stories of their houses. In fact I am in contact with several people who live in houses my ancestors used to. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: James Weisheyer<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 11:03 PM > Subject: [MO-STLOUIS-METRO] Housing in St. Louis > > > Dear List Members, > > I am visiting St. Louis for a few days in June and I > hope to take as many pictures as I can of the houses > my family lived in prior to 1960. I haven't been to > some of these addresses since the 1950s and I don't > know if the neighborhoods are considered safe. Is > anyone familiar with these address to know whether it > would be safe to take pictures during the day? > > 1723 North 13th Street > 4281 Farlin Avenue > 2038 East Gano Avenue > 1315 Sullivan Avenue > 4212 St. Louis Avenue > 5532 Robin Avenue > 8617 Mora Lane > 4608 Pope Avenue > 4137a West Kossuth Avenue > > Thank you, > Jim in Florida > > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Mail Mobile > Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail<http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail<http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail<http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail>> > > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > If you haven't visited Dave Lossos' "Genealogy in St. Louis" website (http://genealogyinstlouis.accessgenealogy.com/<http://genealogyinstlouisaccessgenealogy.com/<http://genealogyinstlouis.accessgenealogy.com/<http://genealogyinstlouisaccessgenealogy.com/>>) you might want to take a look. > > > >==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== >If you wish to unsubscribe from the MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List, send only the word UNSUBSCRIBE to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> or if you are on the Digest List [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register<http://isp.netscape.com/register> Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp<http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp> ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== If you haven't visited Dave Lossos' "Genealogy in St. Louis" website (http://genealogyinstlouis.accessgenealogy.com/<http://genealogyinstlouisaccessgenealogy.com/>) you might want to take a look.