A cheerful printemps mansard

This is one of my favorite mansards.  It's what I like to call Bricktorian- a brick second empire Victorian.  I love the jaune (yellow) trim.  I am most impressed with the northern wall- count those windows!  If you've ever replaced just ONE window, you can certainly appreciate the cost and effort of replacing 22 of them.  It's spring and this house always has an impressive daffodil display.  

Mansard Garage

I'm sure the neighbors love this garage/towing facility on Sidney and California.  The building has lovely brickwork, shape and proportion but the mansard was horribly papered.  And I don't even know where to start with that window on the mansard with the small lean-to over it.

Sans Mansard, part deux

This poor mansard is missing its rear.  And roof.  Corner of Olive and 22nd.

Jacques dans le Box

Jack in the Box restaurants rock the bad 70's mansard look.  This location is at Gravois and Gustine.  I don't know how to pronounce Gustine- I say "Gus-Teen" which reminds me of this Cosby Show where Theo sings the blues for Justine.

Brewers and Mansards

This is a good picture. My 3 yo son G. is in the forefront pulling a sled. That's a serious mansard behind him, the home of Max Feuerbacher, proprietor of the Green Tree Brewery. The smoke in the background is steam from the Anheuser-Busch brewery. Learn more about Feuerbacher and his brewery here.