The Hunt for 1875: Plate #5

I have seen the Compton and Dry pictorial St. Louis used for a variety of historical purposes, but I have yet to see a full comparison of the pictorial St. Louis in 1875 with what remains today. Each day a new plate will appear in the order of their appearance in the Compton and Dry map, followed by an edited version in which the remaining buildings (as far as I can tell) are highlighted in blue. All images are from the Library of Congress downloadable map.

Plate index:
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Surviving buildings from Plate #5:
• 1809-1811 S. 7th (residential)
• 1817-1819 S. 7th (residential)
• 1821 S. 7th (residential)
• 1823 S. 7th (residential)
• 1825 S. 7th (residential)
• 1919 S. 7th (Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church)
• 1709 S. 8th (residential)
• 1711 S. 8th (residential)
• 1713-1719 S. 8th (residential)
• 1721-1723 S. 8th (residential)
• 1800-1802 S. 8th (residential)
• 1804-1806 S. 8th (residential)
• 1808-1810 S. 8th (residential)
• 1805-1811 S. 8th (Trinity Lutheran Church)
• 1814 S. 8th (residential)
• 1818-1820 S. 8th (residential)
• 1822 S. 8th (residential)
• 1824 S. 8th (residential)
• 1825 S. 8th (residential)
• 1826 S. 8th (residential)
• 1828 S. 8th (residential)
• 1920 S. 8th (residential)
• 719 Soulard (residential)
• 710 Geyer (residential)
• 800-802 Geyer (residential)
• 803 Allen (residential)
• 805 Allen (residential)
• 807 Allen (residential)
• 809 Allen (residential)

Plate #5:
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Remaining Buildings from Plate #5:
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