Comments on: The Spirit of St. Louis http://www.edrants.com/the-spirit-of-st-louis/ a cultural website in ever-shifting standing Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:01:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Patrick McC http://www.edrants.com/the-spirit-of-st-louis/comment-page-1/#comment-260913 Patrick McC Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:29:06 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=7737#comment-260913 A huge generalization and without merit. St. Louis is pretty typical for most aging, post industrial urban areas: A lot of blight and poverty, but also a vibrant preservation effort and well-gentrified areas. St. Louis actually predates a lot of major eastern cities in terms of original settlement - the Spanish came first, than the French. A settlement of some sort was on the banks of the Mississippi in early 1700's. With the 1904 World's Fair and some pre emininent architectural examples by Louis Sullivan and many others, St. Louis holds its place as a preserve of significant architecture and design trends at the dawn of the 20th century. And as I tell everyone I can, those abandoned brick buildings that populate the landscape in St. Louis are there for the taking, and fixing up. A huge generalization and without merit. St. Louis is pretty typical for most aging, post industrial urban areas: A lot of blight and poverty, but also a vibrant preservation effort and well-gentrified areas.

St. Louis actually predates a lot of major eastern cities in terms of original settlement – the Spanish came first, than the French. A settlement of some sort was on the banks of the Mississippi in early 1700′s. With the 1904 World’s Fair and some pre emininent architectural examples by Louis Sullivan and many others, St. Louis holds its place as a preserve of significant architecture and design trends at the dawn of the 20th century.

And as I tell everyone I can, those abandoned brick buildings that populate the landscape in St. Louis are there for the taking, and fixing up.

]]> By: xian http://www.edrants.com/the-spirit-of-st-louis/comment-page-1/#comment-259202 xian Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:42:51 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=7737#comment-259202 Not true! St. Louis is a vibrant city. Your photo of one street in north city doesn't represent St. Louis as a whole. Not true! St. Louis is a vibrant city.
Your photo of one street in north city doesn’t represent St. Louis as a whole.

]]> By: Bill http://www.edrants.com/the-spirit-of-st-louis/comment-page-1/#comment-245873 Bill Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:36:01 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=7737#comment-245873 Or Buffalo. Or Buffalo.

]]> By: Patrick Stephenson http://www.edrants.com/the-spirit-of-st-louis/comment-page-1/#comment-245818 Patrick Stephenson Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:28:20 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=7737#comment-245818 It's Bush's fault. It’s Bush’s fault.

]]> By: Carolyn http://www.edrants.com/the-spirit-of-st-louis/comment-page-1/#comment-245817 Carolyn Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:29:35 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=7737#comment-245817 Guess they haven't been to Pittsburgh. Or Baltimore. Guess they haven’t been to Pittsburgh. Or Baltimore.

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