Unseen STL History: Brick by Chance or Fortune Revisited

Name: Unseen STL History: Brick by Chance or Fortune Revisited
Start: 2025-01-16T18:30:00-06:00
End: 2025-01-16T21:00:00-06:00
Location: Spine Bookstore & Café

Schedule

Thu Jan 16 2025 at 06:30 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Spine Bookstore & Café | St. Louis, MO

For January’s Unseen STL History Talks, we’re shaking things up with a special event! Join us for a screening of the 2011 documentary Brick by Chance and Fortune, created by local filmmaker Bill Streeter. Afterward, we’ll host a discussion featuring Bill, some of the documentary’s participants, and other advocates dedicated to preserving St. Louis history.
This unique event will be held on January 16th at Spine Bookstore and Cafe, 1982 Arsenal St., from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the film screening starting promptly at 6:30 p.m., followed by a lively discussion. There is a $5 cover charge.
Beginning at 6:30 p.m. (note that this is earlier than previous events), we’ll watch the one-hour documentary Brick by Chance and Fortune, produced and directed by Bill Streeter. St. Louis boasts a rich legacy of brick architecture, and this film delves into the history of the city’s clay and brick industry. It also highlights ongoing efforts to protect and preserve St. Louis’s architectural heritage from threats such as brick thieves and urban renewal. The documentary not only uncovers the little-known history of the local brick industry but also raises important questions about the value of preserving our historic architecture and the built environment.
Following the documentary, we will present a lively discussion featuring Bill Streeter, Toby Weiss, and Paul Hohmann from the documentary, as well as Emery Cox and Laurie Ahrens from the National Building Arts Center (who will honor the memory of Larry Giles) plus other special guests. Chris Naffziger will moderate the discussion.
For more information, see https://unseenstlouis.substack.com/p/unseen-stl-history-talks-january-2025