What Should Be: River Aquarium and BRT Station at Forest Park Hospital Site

{As seen from just above the BRT stop, the remnant arched entry stair from the hospital is retained to create a two-level main entry to the Aquarium [click to enlarge.}

With the procurement of the acreage south of the St. Louis Zoo across I-64 where the Forest Park Hospital currently sits, the zoo now has an excellent opportunity to expand its bounds beyond the longtime limits of its present footprint in Forest Park. The opportunity to create a south campus with a new featured attraction and much additional parking to relieve congestion is certainly good news for the city of St. Louis and its metropolitan surrounds. Located at the northeast corner of the Clayton-Tamm neighborhood in Dog Town, the potential to make a strong connection to the popular bar and restaurant area at the intersection of Clayton and Tamm Avenues, and make great improvements to the busy intersection of Hampton and Oakland Avenues has piqued the interest of citizens.

{Seen in an aerial view from the northeast, the entirety of the proposed redevelopment area is assigned a reuse or surrounding fabric is repaired.}