St. Louis (Jan. 14, 2015) – The Opus Group (Opus) in partnership with AIG Global Real Estate announced today the start of construction of a 12-story luxury apartment building in the historic Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis. “We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to offer a modern, upscale living option in the…
Category: Art & Architecture
Hiding in Plain Sight
Despite the fact that I routinely crisscross the neighborhood, it was only recently that I focused on the vintage Standard Oil signage on the quaint BP Station located at Newstead and Laclede Avenues. I subsequently learned that Barry Williams, a longtime CWEnder who was Executive Director of the Central West End Association in 2004, was…
CWE-based artist Marlene Lewis “hearts” the Rose Bowl Parade
Given our location in the Heartland, it may seem improbable that Marlene Lewis' work (the artist is shown here in her CWE studio during CAM's Open Studios tour last summer) would be represented in tomorrow's annual New Year's Day Rose Parade, part of Pasadena's Tournament of Roses celebration. When I visited Marlene earlier this month…