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07.29.2009 9:00 pm

Citizens should have central role in preservation fights

Beginning stages of demolition on the San Luis Apartments. Brittanie Williams/Post-Dispatch

Beginning stages of demolition on the San Luis Apartments. Brittanie Williams/Post-Dispatch

There’s a sad passing on Lindell Boulevard’s rich streetscape in St. Louis’ Central West End. Demolition crews have begun razing one of the city’s distinctive examples of mid-20th Century modernist architecture.

The…

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04.18.2009 11:22 pm

noparkinglotonlindell.com

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02.03.2009 9:00 pm

Recycle St. Louis school buildings

Consultants have recommended that Mann Elementary School on Juniata Street be closed. Emily Rasinski | Post-Dispatch

Consultants have recommended that Mann Elementary School on Juniata Street be closed. Emily Rasinski | Post-Dispatch

The final bell may toll for 27 of St. Louis Public Schools’ 87 buildings, some immediately and others over the next several years. That’s the advice…

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12.10.2008 6:59 pm

A bum steer on historic schools in St. Louis

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Shenandoah School, 3412 Shenandoah Avenue.  Built in 1926 and designed by Rockwell Milligan.  (Photo by Rob Powers, www.builtstlouis.net)

Shenandoah School, 3412 Shenandoah Avenue. Built in 1926 and designed by Rockwell Milligan. (Photo by Rob Powers, www.builtstlouis.net)

The consulting firm hired by St. Louis Public School’s special administrative board to perform a comprehensive review of district buildings and facilities is testing public…

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09.14.2008 9:03 pm

Monday editorial: Trust the people

mckee_opt.jpgReal estate mogul Paul J. McKee Jr. may have a brilliant plan to remake long-suffering sections of St. Louis, north of downtown.

But no one can say for sure because he has released very few details. The result has been years of…

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06.18.2008 10:30 am

Plaudits for northside neighborhood

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Old North St. Louis

The Old North St. Louis neighborhood is really gaining traction as a community on the rise — evidenced in part by this laudatory piece by the Natural Resources Defense Council, a high profile national environmental group.

The piece begins this way:

Every now and…

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