In the onward and upward department, it was exciting to discover that a bike shop is about to open in the neighborhood. This morning, I noticed a sign in the window at 324 N. Euclid, in the space below Lemon Spalon and next to Wolfgang's Pet Stop, indicating that "Mike's Bikes" is "coming soon." A…
L Photographie lands in the CWE
I wish I could take credit for the gorgeous photographs in this post, which were provided by Kristie Cromie, on the right above, co-owner with Liz Sloan, middle, of L Photographie. Also pictured is L Photographie's Kate Hayes, left. You'll notice a huge bump-up in quality and styling on this page, and you may also…
Sifting through a photographer’s archives, Part III
Here are more photos from the archives of photographer Martin Schweig showing fashion from the early 20th century. I mentioned in the last post from the archives that Martin's father and grandfather were commissioned to do photography for St. Louis department stores. That's what Martin thinks these beautiful fashion photographs were for. If you are…