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Just wanted to say, I was wrong about this building. It is excellent. Everytime I go through Main and see it, it just really sticks out and looks awesome on the skyline. With it being there, it gives that area just a big city feel because it feels like this building just completes the rest of the r...

We got an email today that as Fiber TV subscribers we are "eligible to upgrade" to a different streaming TV service. They're throwing in Chromecast replacements for each TV box plus a Google wifi router. Didn't see a timeline on when they'll officially pull the plug on Fiber TV, but we kne...

Maybe the third time will be the charm for an engaging street-level design.

Walked by today and noticed signs of work happening inside. Most of the Alamo cutouts in the Main-facing windows are gone.

Considering that River Market / Loop / Crossroads is one of the only areas in the city with a true functioning grid (or at least the potential), I'm very reluctant to endorse removing any more segments of that grid.

It's always a shock to me how vacant downtown can be. There are supposedly 30,000 people living there, right? Where are they hiding? That's the number for Greater Downtown, IIRC. So that includes neighborhoods like Westside, Beacon Hill, Union Hill, Longfellow, and others that aren't "downtown...

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I've read that climate change is going to potentially reduce yields on agricultural land by 40 percent if we fail to keep temperature increases under 2 degrees celcius. Thus, we are going to need as much current farmland to remain farmland. Of course, if humans can stop eating so much meat, we won'...

I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere else yet, but the Lutfi's on Main closed for good a couple weeks ago.

herrfrank wrote: ↑Mon Jun 07, 2021 9:45 am Eight additional pictures of the 1957 "Country Club" streetcar, mostly Brookside and Waldo pics, at the attached link.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/Gic1KCoZ8KaDVEh79

Very cool, thanks again for sharing.

I'm really impressed with how this turned out. I like the massing, the variation of colors, the integration of the Midwest Hotel, and the street-level presence. They really made a mess of 20th during construction, but the new landscaping is wonderful. It'll really liven up the corner once the space ...

I looked at it again this weekend. An easy retrofit would be to add walkouts to the street-level units. Many other developments do that and it's a small feature that makes a big difference in the urban feel.

Wehrenberg or bust. Not sure if you knew, but they're owned by Marcus Theaters now and people in St. Louis didn't really like that when Marcus (from Milwaukee) came in bought out our hometown theater company. I did! This was very upsetting in Springfield as well. The people loved the Wehrenberg bum...

Also I've recently become biased against water features after learning how much energy they consume. Personally, I'd like to see new water features that provide water quality benefits. Expose some of the buried streams, put in some landscaping, create a couple pools and put fountains in the pools f...

Any news on this one? We're going on six months with a hole in the ground and closed sidewalk.

Whataburgers are best eaten during a layover at Love Field.

Yesterday evening I spotted some work on the south end of the lower roof (behind the streetcar platform). It looks like it could be scaffolding getting put up. Part of the sidewalk was roped off.

Why the hell is the Brooklyn Bridge (opened 1883) still used daily and the Buck O'Neill Bridge (opened 1956) is too expensive to repair? Do we just not maintain our bridges in Missouri? The Eads Bridge would like a word here. Ironically, it's maintained by the City of St. Louis. https://en.wikipedi...

Love the use of this space that is just an empty lot rn, however, really hate the amount of parking included, especially If the Northrail is gaining more traction right now. Agreed, though at least it is all on the NW corner which backs up to the businesses. And could be converted to another use in...

bones.25 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 03, 2021 11:28 am Thanks and it's a "new" used camera since dslr's are out of my price range but I've always wanted one so I bought it second hand. These were taken with a canon t3i.

You can still do a lot with these older bodies and the right glass. Nice photos, look forward to seeing more.