Monday, February 21, 2011

St. Louis Gave Up on the Admiral Years Ago

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The Admiral riverboat (photo from KWMU) I read with a bit of sadness this weekend the stl today story telling that the Admiral will soon be...
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Preservation Board Approves Demolition of Entire Kosciusko Complex

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The Preservation Board last night approved demolition of the entire complex of buildings bound by Victor, Dekalb, Sidney & 2nd Streets. ...
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Sunday, January 23, 2011

Cultural Resources Recommends Partial Preservation in Kosciusko

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On Monday the Preservation Board will consider the proposed demolition of a grouping of buildings occupying two thirds of a full block of Ko...
Tuesday, January 18, 2011

From the Archives: The Western Union Building

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St. Louis' Western Union Building was located at the southwest corner of 9th and Chestnut Streets. It was designed by architect Welles B...
Thursday, January 6, 2011

Washington Avenue Part 3: Possibilities - How to Connect a Park to a City

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The design competition for improving the Arch grounds drew vastly different philosophies for connecting the park with the city along its nor...
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Friday, December 24, 2010

Ghosts of Downtown's Christmas Past

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In the late 1950's and early 1960's as new suburban shopping centers lured shoppers away from Downtown St. Louis retail several inte...
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Great News for a Change: May's Clayton Home is Saved

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About two years ago I posted the story of the demolition of Morton D. May's Ladue estate , the 1941 International Style masterpiece by S...
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