City of Ghosts: Photographing Disinvestment in the St. Louis Urban Lan... July 10, 2012 7 comments The photos are beautiful, stunning. It strikes me that there is so much truth in the photos, that to nitpick…
In St. Louis Even the Old Bricks Are Leaving Town (still) April 3, 2012 2 comments The first article was written in 1978, surely not marking the invention, as it is, of brick theft in St.…
Open/Closed to Screen DETROPIA, Feature Former Youngstown, OH Mayor Ja... March 31, 2012 no comments Jay Williams, executive director of the federal Office of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers, and the former mayor of…
Open/Closed: Exploring Vacant Property in St. Louis to Open with Spani... March 14, 2012 no comments Open/Closed: exploring vacant property in St. Louis (April 18-23) will kick off with an exclusive sneak peek of the documentary…
Visualizing NorthSide and Seeking Semblance of a Land Banking Strategy... February 25, 2012 23 comments The Land Reutilization Authority did not cause the abandonment of North St. Louis City. Paul McKee did not cause the…
St. Louis to Hand Paul McKee, NorthSide, 162 Acres of the City, Sell 3... February 11, 2012 31 comments Mark Twain once wrote, “The first time I ever saw St. Louis, I could have bought it for six million…
“Look at the Blight”: the Daily Eyesores of Main Street St... January 17, 2012 no comments Ever since Clark Griswold told his kids to “look at the blight” when driving through Saint Louis, this City and…
Spanish Lake and the Middle Class Exodus of North St. Louis County Sub... November 28, 2011 20 comments The St. Louis area produces a lot of talented individuals. Often they move away and find incredible success, though most…
A Side Yard in the City: St. Louis, Vacant Land and Shrinking Cities i... November 11, 2011 no comments "Blotting" is the latest urban vacant land trend to be discovered by The Atlantic Cities, billed as "the latest DIY…
“Framing a Modern Mess” Offers a Re-Imagined Pruitt-Igoe a... July 29, 2011 no comments The Pruitt-Igoe site in North St. Louis has been the subject of Melissa Elliott's Masters in Landscape Architecture studio at…
LRA Set to Ease Restrictions on Sale of Vacant Land April 7, 2011 no comments In this article: Why the LRA Should Sell This Lot, But Won't, posted just two days ago, I advocated for…
Why the LRA Should Sell This Lot, But Won’t April 5, 2011 no comments There's a lot in Forest Park Southeast that the Land Reutilization Authority (LRA) of the St. Louis Development Corporation has…