Many of my posts over the past six months have concerned announcements of new construction projects in the neighborhood. Yesterday at Rosati-Kain High School there was a ground-breaking ceremony for a 12,000 s.f. 3-story addition that is being constructed at 216 N. Newstead Avenue. The partially-demolished building in the photo was the convent that housed…
Category: Art & Architecture
WEW reports “High-Rise Plan May Topple…”
In the June 6th issue of the West End Word there's an article by reporter William Poe on Covington Realty Partners' plan for the Optimist site at 4490-94 Lindell Boulevard. The reporter opens with "It may take an optimist of another sort to bring to life a $57 million, 14-story apartment tower…" June 04, 2014…
Bye Bye “China China”
Chinese artist Zhu Wei's China China, which has been on loan to the CWE from the Gateway Foundation, will be relocated to Lambert-St. Louis Airport before the July opening of the newly renovated Terminal 1 ticketing level lounge. According to Jeff Lea, Public Relations Manager for Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, The St. Louis Airport Commission…