more cakes in Grand Center

On March 11 I was in Grand Center again to photograph a few more cakes. The Sheldon Concert Hall's cake was painted by students at the nearby Grand Center Arts Academy and their art teacher Megan Clayton.


The Sheldon Concert Hall

Right around the corner from the Sheldon, The Fabulous Fox Theatre has a cake too.



The Fabulous Fox Theatre

Just a few yards south of the Fox, The Big Brothers and Big Sisters organization shares a building with the Kranzberg Arts Center. I've photographed this cake many times. These photos were taken March 16, when it was very windy and cold. In one of my early selfies with the cake's candle, I'm all bundled up and forgot to smile.




Big Brothers and Big Sisters

This one is right in my neighborhood...

I was walking home from St. Pius V's fish fry on the first Friday of Lent (March 7), and saw this beautiful cake in front of Jay's market on South Grand. The South Grand neighborhood is full of ethnic restaurants and small shops.


Jay International Food


90 seconds: See some of the things you can buy at Jay's

I'm in the Grand Center area every week to do a radio show, Lotsa A Cappella, on KDHX on Sunday mornings. Here's one of several cakes in the Grand Center entertainment district. The old St. Louis Theater has been Powell Symphony Hall for many years now.


Powell Symphony Hall in Grand Center

After finishing the radio show, I leave the KDHX studios in Grand Center and head downtown on the 97 Delmar bus, which travels east on Delmar and then on Washington to eventually turn south on 14th Street. The Campbell House Museum is located at 1508 Locust Street, a couple of blocks west of Christ Church Cathedral.


Campbell House Museum

The very first cake I saw (March 5, 2014) on Delmar heading west from Union.

Riding in my friend's car, I took this photo as we drove by. The 97 Delmar bus goes right by here, and I have seen this cake many times since that day, but as of today (May 5) I have yet to get off the bus to walk over and get a closer look.


St. Vincent Greenway in Ruth Porter Mall Park

The next cake I saw was at Christ Church Cathedral, later on March 5 as I arrived to attend Ash Wednesday services there. Notice the snow on the ground. I have seen this cake and photographed it many times since. I'm a member of the Cathedral Choir and we sing at 10 AM services every Sunday morning. The Cathedral is accessible from the 97 Delmar bus, as well as many other buses, and it's a short walk from either the 14th Street or the 8th & Pine MetroLink station.


Christ Church Cathedral

another blog with #stl250 birthday cakes

Cakeway to the West photos on Flickr.

I've been taking photos of the birthday cakes since the beginning of March, when there was still snow on the ground. Now that May is almost here, I decided to make a blog just for my cakewalking adventures.

Mine will be a little different from other similar blogs, because I am starting out by photographing the birthday cakes that I can get to by using public transportation and by walking. Also, since I don't have a smart phone, I do my research ahead of time to find the cake locations. I don't "collect" cakes by using an app, but by using my little Nikon Coolpix L28 to photograph each one.

So far I have only taken photos within the city limits of St. Louis and into University City (The Delmar Loop area). Usually I travel by myself, and spend lots of time photographing the surrounding area, as well as the birthday cakes from every conceivable angle. At first there were few people in the photos, unless someone happened to be in the cake vicinity at the same time, but lately I've tried to include a selfie with each cake. It took a lot of practice for me to stop making a frowny face every time!

This post has only a couple of links and no pictures, but the rest of this blog will feature a lot of photographs.

Here's the link to the STL 250 Cakeway site: stl250.org