St Louis' Haunted Neighborhood

I made a short video in the neighborhood around the Lemp Mansion in St. Louis. Four generations of brewery owners hanged themselves. The huge brick brewery offers ghost tours.

[@kennymike7937]

Spooky 👻 I like it. It reminds me ot that 1970's Halloween Movie.

[@MrDEWaters]

I don't believe in ghosts, but clearly this neighborhood looks creepy. The architecture is certainly magnificent from the viewpoint of someone who was present in the 1800s and it is quite remarkable to us today. The Lemp Mansion welcomes visitors who stay there hoping to experience ghostly visitations but of course I am skeptical of what they are actually seeing.

[@trishc135]

I love the the architecture of bygone periods. The craftsmanship alone is spectacular when you consider the tools they had available to use.

[@MrDEWaters]

@@trishc135 Bricklayers in St. Louis were sought after in other cities, due to their skill.

[@garryferrington811]

What an amazing place! How did any of this survive urban renewal?

[@MrDEWaters]

That's right. the City of St. Louis lost two-thirds of its population after World War II when many of the old factories became obsolete and there was massive movement to the suburbs. In general people didn't want to live in the hundred year old houses that had deteriorated---but some were willing to fix them up to their original condition.

[@rogerk2049]

Sure it’s creepy in some places.😮

[@23chdavis]

The Soulard area, where the Lemp Mansion is located, has many beautiful homes of French architecture. I'm curious where House #2, the one that resembles the Addams Family home, is located...

[@MrDEWaters]

2322 S. 12th Street (Soulard neighborhood) at the corner of Lami St. www.stlmag.com/history/a-look-at-the-renovation-of-one-of-soulards-most-lavish-and-historically-intact-houses/

[@kaytiikaboom702]

That’s not soulard.. it’s Benton park

[@kellyjohnson7170]

Go the hospital where the exorcist happened 😮

[@lisaspayandneuter7402]

They tore that hospital down I believe it was called Alexian Brothers

[@garryferrington811]

There's reality, then there's fiction. Batman isn't real...sorry to bust your bubble, but someone has to do it.