Updated 12:11 p.m.:

Rally tonight or not, demolition of the San Luis has decidedly moved on from the “soft” phase.

Crews and cranes from Ahrens Excavation were clawing away at the Central West End apartment building this morning, and, by 11:15, had…

St. Louis Circuit Judge Robert Dierker said today he’ll decide with “reasonable promptness” whether the Archdiocese of St. Louis may proceed with demolition of its vacant San Luis apartment building.

Friends of the San Luis, a group formed to preserve the…

The Archdiocese of St. Louis, owner of the vacant San Luis apartments on Lindell Boulevard, is acting as if it has clear sailing to tear down the 11-story building.

Dan Jay, the architect on the archdiocese’s plan to replace the building…

Whether the San Luis apartment building is an architectural gem that helps anchor the Lindell Boulevard streetscape or an unremarkable hulk replaceable by a parking lot were the opposing views tonight before the St. Louis Preservation Board.

So far, the winner…

The struggle over the future of the San Luis apartment building on Lindell Boulevard is about to enter a new phase.

Up to now, the dispute has been mainly statements–and a Valentine’s Day demonstration–by building preservationists who want to save the San…

UPDATED: Dozens of people showed up Saturday for what they called a Valentine’s Day “love-in” to support preservation of the San Luis apartments on Lindell Boulevard in the Central West End.

Will the preservationists return next year to celebrate the saving…