Counting the Costs of Cupples 7 Demo or Redevelopment
Cupples 7 is a seven-story, 200,000 sq ft brick building and the last remaining building in the historic Cupples Station…
Tag Archives: demolition
Biondi Before and After
In the wake of Saint Louis University President Father Lawrence Biondi's announcement that he will step down, it will undoubtedly…
A Quick Primer on the Cupples Building #7 Saga
{This Building Matters – a video series by Preservation Research Office
Cupples #7 appears likely to be demolished in about…
UrbanStreet to Seek Demo at 10th & Locust
Years ago now, the Roberts brothers planned to demolish the two buildings at the northeast corner of Tenth Street and…
BJC, Children’s Hospital Set to Receive City Approval for Jewish...
{the buildings seen at left would replace the Jewish Hospital and School of Nursing}
The original Jewish Hospital and additions…
Clayton’s Central Presbyterian Church Offers Expansion, Reuse Al...
{looking southwest from Hanley Road – image by CORE10 Architecture}
I last wrote about the “race to de-densify” a year…
The Race to De-Densify: Demolition for Tax-Exempt Surface Parking in C...
{church in blue – condo demolition in red – future home demolition in yellow – existing parking in green}
The…
Self-inflicted Suburbanism: Kirkwood Looks to Demo Downtown Stores for...
“It’s not that (more parking) is a bad idea…” Actually, yes, it is that more parking is a bad idea,…
Will Anyone Make a Water Color of the QuikTrip: The Loss of Place in S...
Another unique building in the City of St. Louis is about to meet the wrecking ball. The building at the…
Demolition So Fast You’ll Freak, St. Louis Style
What do you do when you just must have a drive-thru for your Jimmy John's? Adapt the current location? Build…
Developer Seeks Demolition for Historic Station G
What was once to be the historic centerpiece of several significant developments on the north side of Forest Park Southeast…
Will Clayton Address Lack of Pedestrian Realm On Hanley With Demolitio...
The problem: sidewalks are too narrow and abut a high-speed arterial road without a tree lawn, crosswalks are faded and…