Washington Avenue

Extra cakes!

We’ve gone downtown St. Louis a few times now to do some cake hunting. Each time we go we have a list and our route. Both times I’ve gone down Washington Avenue and have gotten new cakes that weren’t on our list for that day. So this is a compilation of the Washington Avenue cakes we seem to get when we go downtown cake hunting.

Lammert Building

This Americanized French Renaissance Revival building was built in 1898 on 911-919 Washington Avenue. Hargadine and McKettrick Drygoods Company leased the building until 1923 when Lammert Furniture Company renovated the building and did some alterations. The Lammert Furniture Company was a well-known wholesale and retail furniture vendor that was founded in St. Louis in 1861. The building was designated a City Landmark in 1979 and was renovated in 1984. Today it houses 72 startup companies that make up the T-Rex co-working space, ArchGrants, the Landmarks Association of St. Louis, and the stl250 app developer Candy Lab.

Cake artist -  Janice Schoultz-Mudd

The Missouri Athletic Club

The Missouri Athletic Club opened its doors on September 13, 1903. St. Louis at the time was busy making preparations for the 1904 Olympics and World’s Fair. The athletic club hosted dignitaries from around the world that were visiting St. Louis for the Olympics and World’s Fair. Athletes from the Missouri Athletic Club competed in boxing, wrestling, water polo, swimming and track at the Olympic Games. In March 1914 a fire destroyed the original clubhouse. On March 1, 1916 the present-day clubhouse opened its doors with a more elaborate clubhouse. In 2007 the Missouri Athletic Club was added to the National Register of Historical Places.

Cake artist -  Stuttgart Visiting Artists *

*Artists from the City of Stuttgart, Germany attended the St. Louis-Stuttgart Sister Cities (SLSSC) annual Winter Ball event held at the Missouri Athletic Club. During their visit they painted this cake.

National Blues Museum

The National Blues Museum is set to open in 2015. It will explore the Blues and celebrate the genre as the foundation of all modern American music. The museum is set to have a 100-seat theater, technology driven experiences, exhibits, and public programming.

Guest blogger - Diane

Cake artist - Mark Swain

One hundred-nine down 141 to go.