Category Archives: St. Louis Place
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
Old Free Thinkers’ School Falling in St. Louis Place
by Emily Kozlowski A quick pass down North 20th Street gives a glimpse of an unassuming brick school house, surrounded by a concrete lot and a chain-link fence. In front of the building is a small market and behind it … Continue reading
Posted in North St. Louis, St. Louis Place
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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
This Building Matters #2: James Clemens, Jr. House
On Christmas Eve, we visited a hallowed site in our city’s architectural heritage: the James Clemens, Jr. House. The condition of the house and its still-evident beauty moved Steven Fitzpatrick Smith, who joined us for the visit. As the video … 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
Two For One, 20th and Warren Streets
by Michael R. Allen Demolition of the fire-damaged corner store at 20th & Warren streets is nearly done (see “Lost: Corner Store, 20th & Warren”), In the process of demolition, wreckers have knocked loose a large section of the corner … Continue reading
Posted in Demolition, North St. Louis, St. Louis Place
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Lost: Corner Store, 20th & Warren
by Michael R. Allen Last week, St. Louis Place lost one of its few remaining corner commercial buildings to a fire. The vacant three-story building at the southeast corner of 20th and Warren Streets was deteriorating, and had recently shown … Continue reading
Posted in Fire, North St. Louis, St. Louis Place
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Capping Neighborhood Revitalization
by Michael R. Allen In the past few weeks, proponents of the possibly impending economic development deal crafted between leaders in the Missouri House and Senate have made excuses for proposed cuts to the historic rehabilitation tax credit: “it was … Continue reading
Posted in Hyde Park, Missouri, North St. Louis, O'Fallon, Penrose, Public Policy, St. Louis Place, The Ville
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Clemens House Update
by Michael R. Allen Readers are always asking what is the status of the James Clemens, Jr. House complex, which includes the mansion designed by Patrick Walsh (1860), a dormitory addition (1887) and the chapel wing by Aloysius Gillick (1896). … Continue reading
Coming Soon
by Michael R. Allen Coming Soon. So proclaims this small plastic sign, affixed by screws and washers to the front wall of a north St. Louis building. There’s a dumpster out back, so the sign definitely is telling it straight. … Continue reading
Posted in North St. Louis, Pruitt Igoe, St. Louis Place
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