Whoa!
Proposal for Laclede’s Landing from 1969...
https://www.stltoday.com/news/archives ... 9157e.html
Proposal for Laclede’s Landing from 1969...
https://www.stltoday.com/news/archives ... 9157e.html
Wow. Didn't know about this one.stlgasm wrote: ↑Mar 28, 2020Whoa!
Proposal for Laclede’s Landing from 1969...
https://www.stltoday.com/news/archives/march-laclede-s-landing-plan-is-approved-here-s-a/article_748e56f0-6d11-505c-a1e4-7ed58a39157e.html
Reminiscent of the Renaissance Center along the river in DT Detroit.
Saw that for the first time in the paper this morning as well, very good find. Though I’m with newstl, thank god that didn’t happen.
Like other large master planned developments that were proposed for downtown, I would have been surprised had more than one or two of those towers been built...similar to the US Bank building...wasn’t there supposed to be three of those? We would have more likely lost all of Laclede’s Landing’s historic building stock and ended up with one or two of these buildings and a bunch of empty lots instead.
Like other large master planned developments that were proposed for downtown, I would have been surprised had more than one or two of those towers been built...similar to the US Bank building...wasn’t there supposed to be three of those? We would have more likely lost all of Laclede’s Landing’s historic building stock and ended up with one or two of these buildings and a bunch of empty lots instead.
Three more office towers plus a hotel:sc4mayor wrote: ↑Mar 28, 2020I would have been surprised had more than one or two of those towers been built...similar to the US Bank building...wasn’t there supposed to be three of those?
Wow... $100 million for all that. The exact same project today would easily top $1 billion, maybe even $1.5 billion.stlgasm wrote: ↑Mar 28, 2020Whoa!
Proposal for Laclede’s Landing from 1969...
https://www.stltoday.com/news/archives/march-laclede-s-landing-plan-is-approved-here-s-a/article_748e56f0-6d11-505c-a1e4-7ed58a39157e.html
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the overall plan is pretty terrible but i really like the central tower.stlgasm wrote: ↑Mar 28, 2020Whoa!
Proposal for Laclede’s Landing from 1969...
https://www.stltoday.com/news/archives/march-laclede-s-landing-plan-is-approved-here-s-a/article_748e56f0-6d11-505c-a1e4-7ed58a39157e.html
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^But if you go to the link you get to scroll down through a series of pictures of the landing in days gone by. My personal favorite is probably a shot of a string of ex Frisco Geeps on the high line passing a game of volleyball. Dang I miss that old viaduct. It was a characterful thing. Also miss the Frisco. And the Geeps, come to think of it. Even the old BN green.
"Ex Frisco Geeps on the High Line".
Dang. No more than 2 out of 100 people know what you're talking about. Probably less than that, actually.
Dang. No more than 2 out of 100 people know what you're talking about. Probably less than that, actually.
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^Well, there are several on this forum, so . . .
Sorry to be obtuse. The green trains in the black and white photo . . . wait. Um . . .
Sorry to be obtuse. The green trains in the black and white photo . . . wait. Um . . .
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What was this supposed to be? Is that location just southeast of the Armoryframer wrote:Not sure if this one has been posted before:
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An alternate to the Taylor Family led MLS group. I'm pretty sure they claimed that they were fully prepared to go without any public funding. It came and went pretty fast, it was weird. I liked the location choice a lot though, I was calling for that location since the day the Rams left.SeattleNative wrote: ↑Apr 09, 2020What was this supposed to be? Is that location just southeast of the Armoryframer wrote:Not sure if this one has been posted before:
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^Was the Taylor Family involved in the first MLS effort? I rather thought they only stepped in after it failed to attract public funding, when it looked utterly dead. The first effort really felt completely different.
But anyway, as you say, I liked both the location and that rendering quite a bit. Would have been an interesting design and a solid anchor for a place that could really use one. But I think it will all work out in the end.
But I do still like that rendering. Reminds me a good bit of Beijing's Bird's Nest.
But anyway, as you say, I liked both the location and that rendering quite a bit. Would have been an interesting design and a solid anchor for a place that could really use one. But I think it will all work out in the end.
But I do still like that rendering. Reminds me a good bit of Beijing's Bird's Nest.
I would think the likelihood of the following hotel proposals and projects coming to fruition (as proposed/anytime soon) is significantly threatened by the current disruption in the hospitality industry:
New construction:
New construction:
- 1014 Olive Street - 154-room Moxy Hotel
- York Ave (CWE) - 192-room AC Hotel
- 8125 Forysth - 168-room Residence Inn by Marriott
- 227 South Central - 196-room AC Hotel
- 721 Olive - Hotel St. Louis expansion into Chemical Building
- 1221 Locust - 80-room Tru by Hilton and 123-room Home2Suites
- 1528 Locust - 200-room 21c Museum Hotel
Fixed it for you
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As of last week work was still full speed ahead on the York AC
I agree that most all of these will be delayed (hopefully not the AC on York since it’s already under construction) but is it maybe too soon to put them in the graveyard that is the Unbuilt thread?
Hopefully when things pick up again some of these will come back to life...the CVC said in an interview regarding the city holding off issuing debt for the convention center expansion that they’re already getting interest for 2023 and beyond based on that expansion being open.
Hopefully when things pick up again some of these will come back to life...the CVC said in an interview regarding the city holding off issuing debt for the convention center expansion that they’re already getting interest for 2023 and beyond based on that expansion being open.
Hopefully it is. Just wasn't sure where else to put it. Maybe I should have started a "Potentiall Delayed Projects" thread.sc4mayor wrote: ↑Apr 13, 2020is it maybe too soon to put them in the graveyard that is the Unbuilt thread?
^ This works just fine...or the hotels thread. Either way...let’s hope they don’t stay unbuilt for too long.
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Ehh - probably wasn't that big of a missed opportunity. I highly doubt this Walgreens would have been anything more than the standard concrete block building surrounded by parking. It's not like we've been missing out on a "Link in the Loop" building here for the last 30 years.