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I mostly share updates about STL development & historic preservation
Centene is finally selling the unused Clayton land from their cancelled HQ expansion. For those who don't recall, Centene still owns the Ritz-Carlton next door and has been steadily investing in improvements there
www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news...
www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news...
November 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Centene is finally selling the unused Clayton land from their cancelled HQ expansion. For those who don't recall, Centene still owns the Ritz-Carlton next door and has been steadily investing in improvements there
www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news...
www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news...
The video also shows the high line trestle in use that crosses I-70 and is now owned by Great Rivers Greenway for future park/trail use (2/2)
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The video also shows the high line trestle in use that crosses I-70 and is now owned by Great Rivers Greenway for future park/trail use (2/2)
Joe Jones' painting "View of St. Louis" (at SLAM) circa 1932 shows the Illinois Terminal Railroad descending into the Tucker/12th Street viaduct where it became a subway. Here's a YouTube video that shows what it was like to ride the route (1/2)
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November 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Joe Jones' painting "View of St. Louis" (at SLAM) circa 1932 shows the Illinois Terminal Railroad descending into the Tucker/12th Street viaduct where it became a subway. Here's a YouTube video that shows what it was like to ride the route (1/2)
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Patisserie Svoi, Ukrainian bakery & pastry shop opening first storefront at 8 S. Euclid in the former Mainlander space:
“In October 2022, with just $5,000 in their bank account and a dream in their hearts, they took the leap to move stateside [from Ukraine]”
www.feastmagazine.com/makers/patis...
“In October 2022, with just $5,000 in their bank account and a dream in their hearts, they took the leap to move stateside [from Ukraine]”
www.feastmagazine.com/makers/patis...
November 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Patisserie Svoi, Ukrainian bakery & pastry shop opening first storefront at 8 S. Euclid in the former Mainlander space:
“In October 2022, with just $5,000 in their bank account and a dream in their hearts, they took the leap to move stateside [from Ukraine]”
www.feastmagazine.com/makers/patis...
“In October 2022, with just $5,000 in their bank account and a dream in their hearts, they took the leap to move stateside [from Ukraine]”
www.feastmagazine.com/makers/patis...
Streetview of the future Olio on Delmar: Pre-tornado vs. October 2025 with new construction framing
November 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Streetview of the future Olio on Delmar: Pre-tornado vs. October 2025 with new construction framing
Progress on the dispensary at former Talayna’s site on Hampton. First proposed 2+ years ago
November 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Progress on the dispensary at former Talayna’s site on Hampton. First proposed 2+ years ago
Scottish Arms in the CWE on Sarah is seeking to reopen this month. Some updates on progress:
November 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Scottish Arms in the CWE on Sarah is seeking to reopen this month. Some updates on progress:
Some recent photos of the C2N project at the former Goodwill Building on Forest Park Ave - posted by WUMCRC
November 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Some recent photos of the C2N project at the former Goodwill Building on Forest Park Ave - posted by WUMCRC
Rendering showing masonry details for the Boy Scouts HQ replacement on West Pine (across from CWE Whole Foods)
November 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Rendering showing masonry details for the Boy Scouts HQ replacement on West Pine (across from CWE Whole Foods)
McGowan Bros selling Spring Street Lofts across from Fresh Thyme & City Foundry. This was a pretty stunning restoration back in 2009. They had to peel back the modernized facade to see if there was enough left to qualify for historic tax credits
www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news...
www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news...
November 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
McGowan Bros selling Spring Street Lofts across from Fresh Thyme & City Foundry. This was a pretty stunning restoration back in 2009. They had to peel back the modernized facade to see if there was enough left to qualify for historic tax credits
www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news...
www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news...
According to the STL Biz Journal, local charitable trusts/foundations reported the following for their most recent fiscal year:
1) $6.4 Billion in total assets
2) $532 Million distributed
1) $6.4 Billion in total assets
2) $532 Million distributed
November 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
According to the STL Biz Journal, local charitable trusts/foundations reported the following for their most recent fiscal year:
1) $6.4 Billion in total assets
2) $532 Million distributed
1) $6.4 Billion in total assets
2) $532 Million distributed
Floorplans from today's Board of Adj. packet for Melbourne apartments at 3601 Lindell show a speakeasy off the back alley 👀. Variances expected to be approved.
drive.google.com/file/d/1MaDb...
drive.google.com/file/d/1MaDb...
November 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Floorplans from today's Board of Adj. packet for Melbourne apartments at 3601 Lindell show a speakeasy off the back alley 👀. Variances expected to be approved.
drive.google.com/file/d/1MaDb...
drive.google.com/file/d/1MaDb...
More images of mixed-use project just east of Wellston at 5955 Dr. MLK. Board of Adjustment will review/approve variances at their meeting today. This would be a big deal for the neighborhood! Plans by Core10 Artchitecture
November 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
More images of mixed-use project just east of Wellston at 5955 Dr. MLK. Board of Adjustment will review/approve variances at their meeting today. This would be a big deal for the neighborhood! Plans by Core10 Artchitecture
KSDK 5 sign is up at Highlands One following their departure from downtown, and St. Louis Business Journal is making the same move. 🙄 Both newsrooms love reporting on supposed downtown decline, but both have shown they don’t actually care.
November 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
KSDK 5 sign is up at Highlands One following their departure from downtown, and St. Louis Business Journal is making the same move. 🙄 Both newsrooms love reporting on supposed downtown decline, but both have shown they don’t actually care.
An owl on Enright Ave in U. City tonight😍
November 19, 2025 at 6:16 AM
An owl on Enright Ave in U. City tonight😍
A senseless crash scene on a sleepy block of Clayton Ave in Cortex 🤔
November 19, 2025 at 6:13 AM
A senseless crash scene on a sleepy block of Clayton Ave in Cortex 🤔
New renderings of the GRG pedestrian bridge across 64/40 at City Foundry - planned for 2027-28
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November 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
New renderings of the GRG pedestrian bridge across 64/40 at City Foundry - planned for 2027-28
greatriversgreenway.org/anniversary-...
greatriversgreenway.org/anniversary-...
4567 Arco in the Grove is one of the rare rehabs to retain its historic woodwork and charm. Listed for $500K
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November 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
4567 Arco in the Grove is one of the rare rehabs to retain its historic woodwork and charm. Listed for $500K
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Clayton pursuing major overhaul of elementary schools: historic 1929 Glenridge & 1939 Meramec to be renovated with large additions. 1971 Captain (across from Kaldi's DeMun) would see full demo/rebuild. Students dislocated for a year or more at each school.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Clayton pursuing major overhaul of elementary schools: historic 1929 Glenridge & 1939 Meramec to be renovated with large additions. 1971 Captain (across from Kaldi's DeMun) would see full demo/rebuild. Students dislocated for a year or more at each school.
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1903 Gibson Heights Presbyterian Church is for sale at Taylor & Arco in the Grove for $300K. Appears to have been in continuous operation as a church for 122 years:
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November 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
1903 Gibson Heights Presbyterian Church is for sale at Taylor & Arco in the Grove for $300K. Appears to have been in continuous operation as a church for 122 years:
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Noteworthy Café piano-themed eatery and event space has replaced Sho-Off Car Wash at Newstead & Olive: "a fanciful musical playground, where the floors, tables, and walls [...] incorporate dismantled piano parts and salvaged raw materials."
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November 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Noteworthy Café piano-themed eatery and event space has replaced Sho-Off Car Wash at Newstead & Olive: "a fanciful musical playground, where the floors, tables, and walls [...] incorporate dismantled piano parts and salvaged raw materials."
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Copper progress:
November 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Copper progress:
Seems Treasurer Adam Layne wants to continue Larry Williams’ legacy of garage-building. Back in 2022 Layne proposed this bizarre garage structure that mercifully wasn’t built
www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...
www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...
November 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Seems Treasurer Adam Layne wants to continue Larry Williams’ legacy of garage-building. Back in 2022 Layne proposed this bizarre garage structure that mercifully wasn’t built
www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...
www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...
Can you imagine thinking a garage is needed at this corner, but not first doing something about the sea of unused pavement on Olive Street?
November 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Can you imagine thinking a garage is needed at this corner, but not first doing something about the sea of unused pavement on Olive Street?