Cake 118-Grand Avenue Water Tower

Found November 1, 2014

Located along a very busy street, and no easy way to stand in front of the cake, I had to take this photo from a distance to avoid getting run over.

The Grand Avenue Water Tower is the oldest extant water tower in St. Louis.  It was used for firefighting and regulating water pressure in the area.  The tower was built in 1871.  It was decommissioned in 1912, and its standpipe and spiral staircase were removed at that time.  In 1998, the water tower was restored.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Avenue_Water_Tower

Cake 117-Crown Candy Kitchen

Found November 1, 2014

Crown Candy Kitchen is one of St. Louis' oldest and most popular attractions.  Opened in 1913, Harry Karandzieff and his friend Pete Jugaloff brought their Greek confectionery skills to St. Louis. Today the business is still run my Harry's grandsons.  Crown Candy makes their own chocolates and has a soda fountain.  They also serve lunch and dinner!

For more information and a complete menu, visit the website!

Cake 116- Old North St. Louis

Found November 1, 2014

This area was established in 1816 as the Village of North St. Louis.  It was annexed into the City of St. Louis in 1841, but what once grew to a vibrant neighborhood as declined and deteriorated over the past five decades.  In 1981, a group of residents, small business owners, and community leaders established the Old North St. Louis Restoration Group with the hopes to restore and develop the community once again.  For the first ten years, they worked to restore each others homes.  By 2004, the neighborhood was recognized by St. Louis magazine as one of city's best places to live in it's "up-and-coming" category.

http://www.onsl.org/index.php?title=history

Cake 115- Griot Museum of Black History

Found November 1, 2014

This was one of the more worn looking cakes I've seen since beginning my cake journey.  There were several parts of the cake that had peeling paint.

The Griot Museum of Black History opened as The Black World History Museum in 1997.  In 2009, they took on the name Griot Museum because in many African countries, Griot is a highly respected member of the community who collects and preserves stories, objects, and traditions of the community. The Griot strives to share stories of African Americans who have a regional connection and have contributed to the nation's development.

http://www.thegriotmuseum.com/who-are-we.html

Cake 114- Boys and Girls Club

Found November 1, 2014

This Cake is located at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis, but is also the former site of Sportsman's Parks, which is where the St. Louis Browns and St Louis Cardinals baseball team as well as former St. Louis Cardinals football team played. The last game played at the ballpark was May 8, 1966.  The Boys and Girls Club has been serving the area since 1967, with five locations throughout St. Louis.  The club is open after-school and during the summer, when children are most in need of a safe place to learn and grow. 

I really enjoyed how this cake was split in half, with one side dedicated to the Boys and Girls Club, and the other half portraying the history of Sportsman's Park.

http://www.stl250.org/cake-boys-and-girls.aspx

Cake 113- Sumner High School

Found November 1, 2014

Sumner high school was the first African American high school west of the Mississippi River.  Opening in 1875, it was one of two segregated high schools in the city of St. Louis.  It moved to it's current location in 1908. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumner_High_School_(St._Louis)

Cake 112- Annie Malone

Found November 1, 2014

Today we headed to the Northeast corner of St. Louis in search of cakes.  Our first was at Annie Malone located in The Ville.  According to the Cakeway website, Annie Malone Children and Family Service Center is the oldest African-American facility in the city that cares for disadvantaged youth and families.  The center began in 1888 as St. Louis Colored Orphans Home.  In 1919, Annie Malone accepted presidency of the home until 1943. Today the agency still serves as one of the most well respected social service agencies in St. Louis.

http://www.stl250.org/cake-annie-malone.aspx