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I believe the oldest exterior wall of the St. Louis Zoo (on the north side, along where the 1904 World's Fair bird cage was relocated) was modeled after this st
by geerlingguy 7y ago
I believe the oldest exterior wall of the St. Louis Zoo (on the north side, along where the 1904 World's Fair bird cage was relocated) was modeled after this style. I think it's more than one brick thick, though, so it probably wasn't done that way to save on brick, just to echo the style.
- pubby 7y agoThat was my first thought too. You can see it on google maps here: https://www.google.com/maps/@38.6369944,-90.2886515,3a,75y,228.27h,89.82t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s7FLKsn677ynqLqoWicfgFg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 https://www.google.com/maps/@38.6369944,-90.2886515,3a,75y,2...
- brianberns 7y agoI don't think it's physically possible to make a wall like this that's more than one brick thick (without using an absurd amount of mortar).