Landmarks Association of St. Louis

Old 'favorites' return to St. Louis' most endangered list for 20th anniversary

Rachel Lippmann — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 17:42:56 +0000

Some familiar structures have returned to the the Landmarks Association of St. Louis's list of most endangered buildings in the region.

It's the 20th year the Association has published the list, which is designed to highlight 11 iconic or important buildings in danger of disappearing due to neglect or proposed demolition.

Owner asks for permission to demolish Cupples 7

Rachel Lippmann — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:50:06 +0000

Saying he has no choice, the owner of a crumbling building in the Cupples Station warehouse complex has applied for a permit to demolish the building.

Developer Kevin McGowan, who owns the building at 1014 Spruce St. known as Cupples 7, filed his application on Nov. 9th. Streets around the building have been blocked off since late September due to safety concerns.

Brick theft steals St. Louis history

Mandi Rice — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:09:10 +0000

Every day, train cars and semi trucks leave St. Louis stacked high with pallets of bricks. They head south to cities like New Orleans, to be reused in new construction.

But those bricks leave at a cost to the city—they’re often stolen from buildings the city owns, damaging both the government’s investment and city’s historic heritage. Mandi Rice takes us to one of those neighborhoods, and asks what the city government is doing to curb the problem.