tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006035116970579216.post3680026929791259760..comments2024-03-23T21:00:09.726-05:00Comments on Vanishing STL: Krewson Fails the Central West End and the City, Leads Preservation Board to Condemn San LuisVanishing STLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08798287914185180625noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006035116970579216.post-36206740714129424992009-07-22T11:43:23.471-05:002009-07-22T11:43:23.471-05:00lol @ all of you old foagies using "fail"...lol @ all of you old foagies using "fail" and "epic win".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006035116970579216.post-4500542496728786602009-06-25T10:32:30.400-05:002009-06-25T10:32:30.400-05:00Its people like you that are hendering progress. T...Its people like you that are hendering progress. The generations that created urban sprawl and new urbanism as their philosophy are the ones trying to continue these failures. It's pretty obivous that we are reaching a point when public transit, walking, urban environments, and community cohesion are the things that will keep our environment and our cities afloat. Encouraging yet another parking lot where parking isnt an extreme problem is incredible backwards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006035116970579216.post-37349169229396540192009-06-25T10:32:29.761-05:002009-06-25T10:32:29.761-05:00Its people like you that are hendering progress. T...Its people like you that are hendering progress. The generations that created urban sprawl and new urbanism as their philosophy are the ones trying to continue these failures. It's pretty obivous that we are reaching a point when public transit, walking, urban environments, and community cohesion are the things that will keep our environment and our cities afloat. Encouraging yet another parking lot where parking isnt an extreme problem is incredible backwards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006035116970579216.post-67523197996040320422009-06-24T15:55:29.538-05:002009-06-24T15:55:29.538-05:00I absolutely loved living in the Central West End,...I absolutely loved living in the Central West End, and aside from the occasional eyesore or two (San Luis included, along with the gaudy and out-of-place 'Indigo hotel' which still hasn't opened), it's a great area to be in.<br /><br />But do you really want it to be a little 'island of Europeanism' or something? What do you have against people from the county enjoying our city. If you seriously want to live in an urban landscape with all the city conveniences, than I'm very sorry, but Saint Louis simply isn't your town. We're in a place called the Midwest. We don't have New York, London, Rome, or whatever other city you seem to idolize. It's Saint Louis, and it's a spread out metropolitan area.<br /><br />If R-K high school wasn't there, that would be a great loss. The high school obviously maintains it's building, contributes back to the CWE, and is trying to maintain a good strip of Lindell Blvd.<br /><br />From Wash U. through Forest Park, down to R-K, there's a lot of beautiful architecture along Lindell. And there are sore thumbs. The biggest, ugliest, most poorly constructed and covered-in-warts sore thumb is the abomination known as San Luis.<br /><br />I'm sorry, but it has to go. If I were going to develop on that land, and ever hoped to make a dollar, I would not restore that building.Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006035116970579216.post-17118097421672726872009-06-24T14:14:16.388-05:002009-06-24T14:14:16.388-05:00Yes, I would like more mid-century modern building...Yes, I would like more mid-century modern buildings than Catholic high schools, thanks for asking.....I would also be in favor of Rosati Kain moving because I am tired of hearing how the poor little girls can't stand to walk 4 blocks or take public transit.A.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08562217534227190369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006035116970579216.post-24602284773395145472009-06-24T12:50:00.195-05:002009-06-24T12:50:00.195-05:00Some 7th grader apparently skipped school today.Some 7th grader apparently skipped school today.STLgasmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13637030307305896833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006035116970579216.post-65198329604119623172009-06-24T10:03:00.021-05:002009-06-24T10:03:00.021-05:00the san luis is not the most urban model in the fi...the san luis is not the most urban model in the first place...MOTOR hotel. it is the church's property. can't they do with it what they wish?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006035116970579216.post-19081039391383285542009-06-24T09:41:40.585-05:002009-06-24T09:41:40.585-05:00The StL region is designed for the auto dependent ...The StL region is designed for the auto dependent and no amount of whining by "preservationists" will change that. Preserve our highways-parking lots, not empty buildings, Carheads Rule!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006035116970579216.post-47442771867552078962009-06-24T09:16:01.594-05:002009-06-24T09:16:01.594-05:00^^Jeff, have you checked out Chesterfield? Sounds...^^Jeff, have you checked out Chesterfield? Sounds like your kind of town!STLgasmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13637030307305896833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006035116970579216.post-24058944321237641472009-06-24T08:57:18.144-05:002009-06-24T08:57:18.144-05:00Good riddance to that eyesore of a building! I liv...Good riddance to that eyesore of a building! I lived on Maryland/Taylor for a few years, and I have a few friends who have lived in the area for much longer. That block seems to have been cursed with two of the ugliest buildings known to man, next to a beautiful Cathedral, and surrounded by many upscale and unique apartment buildings, condos and homes.<br /><br />I also know a few of the students who are currently at Rosati-Kain, and have friends who are alumni; the number one complaint has been a lack of proper parking for the students—at times, I have heard that Rosati-Kain has considered moving, because that area of the city is *not* the safest part of town, by a long shot. Parking your car on the street, you'd better either have shatter-proof glass, or never leave any reason for a passerby to break in. (My brother's car was broken into twice in two years on Taylor, and the second time nothing was even stolen!).<br /><br />But I guess you'd rather see an ugly motor hotel, hearkening back to the worst era of American architecture since the founding of this country, than have a flourishing high school. Ah well, priorities.<br /><br />It's also a major pain to live in that area when the Cathedral has huge events, because everyone is forced to park on the streets, clogging up a two block radius. Anything that helps alleviate that is good in my book.<br /><br />Sorry, but you might as well put "epic win" on the picture at the top of this page—which, I might say, is not how the lot is actually going to look. There are other more updated renderings that I've seen that have a heck of a lot more green space than any other area in that strip of Lindell.<br /><br />RIP, San Luis.Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006035116970579216.post-73469718776632650522009-06-24T04:32:33.863-05:002009-06-24T04:32:33.863-05:00We must preserve private property rights and allow...We must preserve private property rights and allow property owners to shape our cities within the larger framework of zoning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006035116970579216.post-10600961343822918722009-06-24T02:06:32.894-05:002009-06-24T02:06:32.894-05:00I've been contemplating moving back to STL fro...I've been contemplating moving back to STL from NYC recently. However, things like this give me pause...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006035116970579216.post-15040028987461935842009-06-23T09:22:22.487-05:002009-06-23T09:22:22.487-05:00Last night she lost my vote for any bid for higher...Last night she lost my vote for any bid for higher office.<br /><br />She would have had it, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006035116970579216.post-24369610889346507072009-06-23T08:18:14.229-05:002009-06-23T08:18:14.229-05:00Outrageous! As part of my family and several frien...Outrageous! As part of my family and several friends live in Krewsons ward, I am usually split on her overall voting record/decisions, but this one takes the cake. It is abhorrent; I will happily work to get her voted OUT in the next election!A.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08562217534227190369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006035116970579216.post-59232225592587146862009-06-23T07:53:27.200-05:002009-06-23T07:53:27.200-05:00The tone for the area was set in stone by the &quo...The tone for the area was set in stone by the "New 64". More and larger highways, means more cars, more traffic and the need for more parking lots. <br /><br />Nothing is more embarrassing then the failure of the citizenry to insist on something better than the New 64, the Main Street of the region. The trend is in place and will only get worse until economic reality slaps the region across the face for ignoring sustainable and more urban designs. The New 64 guarantees that homes will be exported and the "faceless suburban waste land" will be imported.<br />johnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006035116970579216.post-80105807380633917562009-06-23T07:51:44.731-05:002009-06-23T07:51:44.731-05:00Congratulations to all who advocated for the build...Congratulations to all who advocated for the building - it is clear that with all the testimony and letters and such, this result is not due to a lack of support for the San Luis, but something more systemic and distressing.<br /><br />How would an appeal process work?Eleanornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006035116970579216.post-88128423162494803852009-06-23T06:55:23.369-05:002009-06-23T06:55:23.369-05:00I will be fully involved in the appeals process. ...I will be fully involved in the appeals process. I am so embarrassed for St. Louis.STLgasmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13637030307305896833noreply@blogger.com