Category Archives: Northside Regeneration
Questions for Northside Regeneration
by Michael R. Allen The Missouri Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling issued yesterday affirming the Northside Regeneration redevelopment ordinances means “we’re open for business,” in the words of company leader Paul J. McKee, Jr. Of course since Circuit Court Judge Robert … Continue reading
The Cost of Northside Regeneration
In my latest St. Louis Public Radio commentary, “The Cost of Northside Regeneration”, I contrast the slow development of the St. Louis Place neighborhood after John O’Fallon and others filed the Union Addition plat in 1850 with the lumbering, subsidized … Continue reading
Video: Winter at Pruitt-Igoe
This video documents a site visit on January 6, 2013. What a beautiful day for a walk in the forest!
Eminent Domain, Northside Regeneration and the St. Louis American
by Michael R. Allen The most recent edition of the St. Louis American‘s lively Political Eye editorial column deals with the Missouri Supreme Court consideration of the Northside Regeneration redevelopment agreement and tax increment financing bills, invalidated by Circuit Court … Continue reading
“The Viability of St. Louis as an Urban Place”: Karrie Jacobs on Pruitt-Igoe and Northside Regeneration
In her Metropolis column this month, under the title of “Saint Louis Blues”, Karrie Jacobs reflects on her fall visit to St. Louis (she was keynote speaker at the FORM Contemporary Design Show). The column takes on both the Northside … Continue reading
The Winkelman House on St. Louis Avenue: A Popular Emblem, Fading Away
by Michael R. Allen [Previous coverage: The Precarious Condition of Two Beautiful Houses on St. Louis Avenue, August 12, 2009] The front elevation of the Bernhardt Winkelman House at 1936 St. Louis Avenue has become a quiet cultural icon for … Continue reading
Does the Vess Bottle Belong in the Bottle District?
by Michael R. Allen Now that the “Bottle District” — that mass of spread gravel north of our football stadium — is poised to become part of the Northside Regeneration project, perhaps it is time to evaluate the fate of … Continue reading
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As Long As Someone Wants to Live in It
by Michael R. Allen In The Power of Place, Dolores Hayden champions the study and preservation of common urban vernacular housing as the best way to record the lives of most Americans. “Most can be learned from urban building types … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, JeffVanderLou, North St. Louis, Northside Regeneration
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Northside Regeneration’s New Scale
by Michael R. Allen Today the Missouri Court of Appeals filed its ruling in Northside Regeneration and the City of St. Louis’ appeal of Circuit Court Judge Robert Dierker’s July 2010 ruling that suspended the redevelopment ordinances for Northside Regeneration’s … Continue reading
Posted in North St. Louis, Northside Regeneration, Public Policy
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Pruitt-Igoe Belongs to Us
by Michael R. Allen The St. Louis Development Corporation has proposed initiating a $100,000 two-year option on the 33-acre Pruitt-Igoe site for Paul J. McKee, Jr.’s Northside Regeneration LLC. During that time, the ddeveloper would have exclusive right to purchase … Continue reading
Posted in North St. Louis, Northside Regeneration, Pruitt Igoe
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