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The Old Neighborhood, Part 2 | The Wellston Loop
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The St. Charles Road. The Old Neighborhood, Part 2. Last week, I introduced Ray Suarez’s 1999 book,. The Old Neighborhood: What We Lost in the Great Suburban Migration, 1966-1999. Suarez’s book looks at the phenomenon of the old neighborhood once-bustling, tight-knit urban communities that are now ghettos or that have been largely abandoned. St Louisan Charles Manelli describes the forces that prompted whites to leave the City of St. Louis and move to the County:. Standing in contrast to the Petroffs and...
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Historic Art Deco Storefronts Removed From Board of Education Building – UrbanReview | ST LOUIS
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Raquo; Planning and Design. Raquo; Currently Reading:. Historic Art Deco Storefronts Removed From Board of Education Building. November 19, 2013. The former St. Louis Board of Education Building was built in 1893, but in the late 1930s the storefront spaces on the ground floor were replaced with new Art Deco fronts. The National Register Nomination. The quotes in the post are from the nomination linked above:. The curved glass, vitrolite tile, and aluminum details are visible above. The city’s Cult...
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Parking – UrbanReview | ST LOUIS
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Raquo; Parking » Recent Articles:. Generic Form Letters Mailed To Owners Of Poorly Maintained Surface Parking Lot Notifying Them Of Code Violations. August 30, 2016. In May I posted about the parking lot to the East of my condo building, see Deplorable Surface Parking Lot At 1601 Locust Cited, Fined. The next month I submitted a request to the city for copies of the notice(s) sent to the owner. I’ve finally received them. Standing water in some of the many holes in the paving, August 23rd. I was initiall...
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From Art Deco To Aluminum – UrbanReview | ST LOUIS
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Raquo; Currently Reading:. From Art Deco To Aluminum. May 30, 2014. Work is progressing on the construction of new storefronts at the former Board of Education building located at 901 Locust St. Last November I posted about the historic Art Deco storefronts being removed. They weren’t original to the building. Modern aluminum frames for new storefronts, these are facing 9th Street. Are under part of the public sidewalk, making the task of building a ramp more difficult. 8212; Steve Patterson. Sunday Poll...
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Environment – UrbanReview | ST LOUIS
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Raquo; Environment » Recent Articles:. Sunday Poll: Monarch Butterfly Gardens In Residential Neighborhoods Are…. September 4, 2016. Recently a butterfly garden in the inner-ring suburb of Maplewood has been in the news:. Alice Helzer has lived in her historic Maplewood home for more than 35 years and for several years has decided to let the plants in her garden grow. She enjoys growing milkweed because it is a natural habitat for the monarch butterfly. 8212; Steve Patterson. August 31, 2016. Somewhat dis...
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Featured – UrbanReview | ST LOUIS
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Raquo; Featured » Recent Articles:. Sunday Poll: Monarch Butterfly Gardens In Residential Neighborhoods Are…. September 4, 2016. Recently a butterfly garden in the inner-ring suburb of Maplewood has been in the news:. Alice Helzer has lived in her historic Maplewood home for more than 35 years and for several years has decided to let the plants in her garden grow. She enjoys growing milkweed because it is a natural habitat for the monarch butterfly. 8212; Steve Patterson. September 2, 2016. Needed to cre...
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Diner To Reopen Soon At Tucker & Washington – UrbanReview | ST LOUIS
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Raquo; Popular Culture. Raquo; Currently Reading:. Diner To Reopen Soon At Tucker & Washington. June 28, 2013. It has been a couple of years since the 12th Street Diner closed, in the same location will be a place called King Louie’s — no connection to the former King Louie’s on Chouteau:. A “citified homage”? I like how that sounds! King Louie’s will soon open at Tucker and Washington. The new wider sidewalk along Tucker will be perfect for outdoor dining. Short fence with limited entrance points? I did...
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New Downtown Rain Garden Reduces Sidewalk Width Too Much – UrbanReview | ST LOUIS
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Raquo; Currently Reading:. New Downtown Rain Garden Reduces Sidewalk Width Too Much. November 16, 2010. ABOVE: New rain garden in the 11th St sidewalk between Pine and Olive. Here is an addition to downtown you may have missed, here was the press release:. ST LOUIS, November 10, 2010 – The Downtown Community Improvement District. Rain gardens have been designated in the downtown St. Louis streetscape plan and they are gaining popularity in downtowns across the nation and abroad. With this in mind...The m...
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St. Louis Streetcar Solution: March 2010
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St Louis Streetcar Solution. Come to the edge," He said. They said, "We are afraid." "Come to the edge," He said. They came. He pushed them. and they flew. Guillaume Apollinaire. Monday, March 29, 2010. How much does it cost, annually, for the City of St. Louis to patch road surfaces with exposed streetcar tracks? These are pictures of the road surface on Pershing Avenue, just east of the intersection of Pershing Avenue and DeBaliviere Road in St. Louis, Missouri, near 5630 Pershing Avenue 63112. With na...
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St. Louis Streetcar Solution: The Proposed Model for the future Loop Trolley
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St Louis Streetcar Solution. Come to the edge," He said. They said, "We are afraid." "Come to the edge," He said. They came. He pushed them. and they flew. Guillaume Apollinaire. Thursday, July 22, 2010. The Proposed Model for the future Loop Trolley. The streetcar, above, can be fitted with ramps, operable by the streetcar operator, to allow for passengers with special needs to board the streetcars. Posted by STLStreetcar@gmail.com. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Subscribe to RSS Feed. The politica...
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