The Blog B.E.L.T.

Built Environment in Layman’s Terms (B.E.L.T.) is an award-winning* blog with my research, photos and words about St. Louis and surrounding areas. Here are some content samples:

A White Flight Tour Up West Florissant Ave. to #Ferguson and North St. Louis County
Being used as required reading for the Washington University course The Politics of Place, by architectural historian Michael Allen.

Marking the 10-Year Anniversary of B.E.L.T.

North County MCM: Independent Congregational Church

About That Building at Fyler & Ivanhoe

Personal Architecture: Northland Day Nursery School

Mid-Century Fetish: The Best of Everything

*Awards include RFT 2010 Best Local Website, and RFT 2013 Web Award for Best Architecture Blog.

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November 1973: HELEN REDDY - Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)

I had the biggest crush on a blonde hair, blue eyed boy in my 2nd grade class, Scott Van Seiver. Proximity is what made these feelings so urgent: he sat next to me alphabetically in class and lived down the street from the lady who babysat me, so I saw him on the walks to […]

October 1973: CHARLIE RICH - The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

My Father was gaga in love with his new wife, Joy, while I was falling deeper into dislike with her one visitation weekend at a time. He thought she was the most beautiful girl in the world, and I thought she was bad news. The walls of their tiny apartment were paper thin, so I […]

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