To bad it was never built. It would've added a lot to Tucker than just a boring Parking GarageSt.Louis1764 wrote:I'm curious can anyone find the rendering of the park pacific condo high-rise that was suppose to be built atop the parking garage?
This is going from an old memory, but if I recall they ran into issues because the parking lot of the Deer Creek strip mall is in the flood plain of Deer Creek itself. Their initial plan was to build on what is currently parking lot, but that put the proposed buildings in very real danger of at least semi-regular flooding.
Except it's not an artificial lake. That area floods once or twice a year because 200 years ago that was a wetland that drained into the Mississippi. It's simply a restoration of what nature intends.stlokc wrote: ↑May 11, 2017I never understood the Chouteau's Lake proposal. Why in the world would we spend hundreds of millions of dollars to build an artificial lake six blocks away from one of the greatest, most historic natural waterways in the country? St. Louis needs to find ways to engage with our existing riverfront rather than creating something new.
Agreed. Needs some major investment though and moved from something just to engage tourists but residents.stlokc wrote: ↑May 11, 2017I never understood the Chouteau's Lake proposal. Why in the world would we spend hundreds of millions of dollars to build an artificial lake six blocks away from one of the greatest, most historic natural waterways in the country? St. Louis needs to find ways to engage with our existing riverfront rather than creating something new.
What aprice said. I agree with you that the river needs to be much better engaged, but the proposed development needn't have overlapped. You're not going to paddle boat or kayak out on the river; between the barge traffic, entire trees floating along, and the many eddies and undercurrents it's just not safe enough.stlokc wrote: ↑May 11, 2017I never understood the Chouteau's Lake proposal. Why in the world would we spend hundreds of millions of dollars to build an artificial lake six blocks away from one of the greatest, most historic natural waterways in the country? St. Louis needs to find ways to engage with our existing riverfront rather than creating something new.
Well you cant really use the Mississippi for anything fun honestly. Too big, too powerful, too fast. Every time I go home to Milwaukee, I am incredibly jealous of the Milwaukee river. Small, slow river they spent a lot of money to clean up that cuts through what would basically be like tucker Ave in STL. Now people take boats on it every night, kayak, canoe, have a riverwalk, tons of restaurants in several neighborhoods looking over the water. Pricey condos looking over the river. I know people who Kayak to work!stlokc wrote: ↑May 11, 2017I never understood the Chouteau's Lake proposal. Why in the world would we spend hundreds of millions of dollars to build an artificial lake six blocks away from one of the greatest, most historic natural waterways in the country? St. Louis needs to find ways to engage with our existing riverfront rather than creating something new.
