SP1 US Navy World War II

Our family favorite US Navy photos of E J Thias.

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E J Thias participated in Track and Field. He told us stories about how in the 1940's pole vaulters used wooden poles and landed in sand pits. My father even made his own pole. This is one of those stories that it really takes you back in time before fiberglass poles and air cushions were introduced to the sport of track and field. Posted in a photo of E J Thias pole vaulting and two of the numbers that he wore at Cleveland High School track and field events. The photo is labelled E J Thias 1940.

Boyhood Photos

Posting two boyhood photos of E J Thias. My grandmother sent my father into school early - which he never seemed to be too thrilled about. E J is in the second row, second person from the left.

Leroy Pen

Everyone in my family learned how to use the Leroy Pen. I love to fill up the pen with ink and watch the link flow into letters from this hand held contraption of a tool. Because of the computer age the pen is outdated for many. More of E J Thias' tools will be posted on this blog.

Corner Crete

Thias House corner slab of concrete has THIAS and handprints of the E J Thias family, a little weathered, but still readable.

Party like an Architect -Harris Armstrong's Champagne Punch

Architects are very social people. My father had a busy schedule and so many events to go to even in his 80's. He received so many invitations for art shows and events he couldn't go to all of them, but he did go to many.

My mom recently gave me her prized copy of the WAL cookbook from the 1950's. WAL is the Women's Architecture League. I was so excited to receive this. I plan on posting appetizer and cocktail recipes from the book regularly on E J's Blog.

Harris Armstrong's Champagne Punch

3 Bottles of Taylor's Sauterne
4 Bottles of Champagne
1 Bottle of Brandy
2 Bottles of Ginger Ale
2 Bottles of Sparkling Water

Pour over ice. Will fill 2 very large bowls. Makes 79 cups before adding ice.

This was the traditional "Architects' Punch" of the St. Louis Chapter AIA in the 50's.

Decades of Design

An old media kit from St. Louis Magazine was found by me when my mom and I were going through some of my father's papers. I thought this was so cool. While in flux for the last few months, my studio has become a disaster area - because even though I have the additional responsibility of some of my father's projects - I still have many deadlines of my own.

I spent today going through some of my own things and my husband kindly reminded me that I wasn't going to get much done if I kept reading all of the magazines ie: my copies of St. Louis Magazine and AT Home- trying to figure out why I kept so many issues - I realized by paging through each issue why and found something I hadn't noticed before - started reading it- it became hopeless to think I would throw any away- I decided to keep all of them!