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11.08.2009 9:00 pm

‘Landmarks’ at 50 has become landmark in it own right

Paint being from the brick facade of a house in the 1800 block of Pestalozzi Street in Benton Park in 2003. (Andrew Cutraro/Post-Dispatch

Paint being from the brick facade of a house in the 1800 block of Pestalozzi Street in Benton Park in 2003. (Andrew Cutraro/Post-Dispatch

Landmarks Association of St. Louis — one of the premier historic preservation and advocacy groups in the nation — will…

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05.22.2009 9:00 pm

NorthSide transformation needs leadership, capital and accountability

Southeastward view of Downtown skyline from third floor window of Blewitt Middle School on Cass Avenue near 19th Street.

Southeastward view of Downtown skyline from third floor window of Blewitt Middle School on Cass Avenue near 19th Street. Eddie Roth.

The vision is breathtaking.

Against all odds — and, some would argue, against all reason —  a huge swath of long-blighted, mostly…

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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

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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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12.01.2008 3:53 pm

Would be Saarinens to show their work

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The student design proposals for the St. Louis Arch Grounds/Riverfront will be on display December 3, 2008 to January 15, 2009 at Architecture St. Louis/Landmarks Association, 911 Washington Ave., St. Louis.

R.S.V.P for opening reception, to be held Wednesday, December 3, 2008,…

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11.12.2008 9:00 pm

Tension on the St. Louis riverfront

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Former U.S. Sen. John Danforth has exhorted the St. Louis region to “think big” about the future of two of its transcendent assets — the Gateway Arch and the Mississippi riverfront.

He sees both as moribund, for…

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05.18.2008 1:25 pm

Saarinen-Danforth on same page

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Arch Plan large

Former U.S. Sen. John Danforth has a big vision to leverage St. Louis’s great civic icon — the Arch — improving access from Downtown and developing a compelling cultural institution on its grounds.

His effort is sure to give rise to critics…

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