The Hyde Park neighborhood in north St. Louis will soon have 16 new townhouses. A ground breaking ceremony was held at the corner of <A HREF="http://maps.yahoo.com//maps_result?csz= ... ]Salisbury and North 22nd Streets[/b]</A> on October 03rd, 2004.



The neighborhood has a five-year plan to bring 25 rental units and 90 new single-family homes to the neighborhood.

I wish I had a digital camera to show the difference between the majority of the blocks around and a few away from the park in their depressed state. Surprisingly, North Park Place is a sparkling example of an ideal urban block with the vast majority of its homes rehabbed or just extremely well maintained. I hope Hyde Park makes a come back and that the Turnivein (spelling?) or former German gymnasium club is rehabbed since it's currently one of the most endangered. The Hyde Park neighborhood used to be a more upper middle class mixed with middle class neighborhood resembling Lafayette Square. Actually, the same builders of Laf Sq. homes built around Hyde Park too!