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07.28.2009 9:22 am

Update: Heavy demo starts on San Luis; rally Tues. afternoon

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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…

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07.24.2009 1:19 pm

San Luis demo matter in hands of judge

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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…

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06.23.2009 7:00 pm

Survival of San Luis is uncertain

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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…

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06.22.2009 11:10 pm

San Luis demo permit moves ahead but destruction uncertain

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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…

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06.08.2009 3:57 pm

Board to consider San Luis demo request

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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…

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02.16.2009 11:40 am

San Luis love-in on Lindell

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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…

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