Obviously, the buildings constructed for the fair were absolutely gorgeous, but it's my understanding that most of these buildings were build incredibly cheaply, were not meant to last, and many were actually torn down in the days and weeks after the fair was over.
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There's a YT video that talks through this...
They used plaster of paris which isn't meant to last, but it is incredibly easy to mold and create with. Oddly enough, that was one of the allures of the World's Fair buildings is that everyone showing up knew some of those buildings would fade away within a year or two.
They used plaster of paris which isn't meant to last, but it is incredibly easy to mold and create with. Oddly enough, that was one of the allures of the World's Fair buildings is that everyone showing up knew some of those buildings would fade away within a year or two.
Exactly. If these buildings were meant to last 100+ years, we never would have been able to afford to build them in the first place.
Amazing pictures, though the "human zoo" displays are a bit disturbing.sc4mayor wrote:The Atlantic has a nice little collection of old World’s Fair photos in St. Louis it published the other day. Pretty cool stuff.
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2019/ ... os/597658/
I always thought it would be cool to have an organization create a phone app that lets you open your camera up in Forest Park and see, from where you're standing in the park and old Fairgrounds, what the World's Fair looked like. It would also be interactive. You could walk towards a building, and walk inside and look around. It would cost lots of money to develop so that's probably why it wasn't done.sc4mayor wrote:The Atlantic has a nice little collection of old World’s Fair photos in St. Louis it published the other day. Pretty cool stuff.
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2019/ ... os/597658/
Really nice writeup in Forbes on the new Ai Weiwei exhibit at the Kemper Art Museum at Wash U. Talks about the Loop and surrounding area too.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/chaddscott ... 2fb1a87a02
https://www.forbes.com/sites/chaddscott ... 2fb1a87a02
Yeah, I guess it’s mostly flattering, except for this lazy, cliche, stereotypical, and frankly inaccurate characterization of St. Louis:DJJD wrote: ↑Oct 01, 2019Really nice writeup in Forbes on the new Ai Weiwei exhibit at the Kemper Art Museum at Wash U. Talks about the Loop and surrounding area too.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/chaddscott ... 2fb1a87a02
he revolutionary contemporary artist born in Beijing, China now living and working in Berlin, Germany seems to have little in common with this Midwestern city, steeped as it is in conservative middle-American values.
I’d like to know what about present-day St. Louis City is conservative and “steeped in middle American values”. What are “middle American values” anyway. That description just seems kind of incongruous with the reality of the urban core St. Louis that I know, that is actually quite edgy, radical, free-spirited, cultured and cool. Yeah yeah, I shouldn’t be so sensitive, but that reference seems a little backhanded and patronizing to me.
The Guardian- Why are so many black children being shot dead in one US city?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/201 ... s-2019-why
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/201 ... s-2019-why
Why are so many black children being shot dead in one US city?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/201 ... s-2019-why
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/201 ... s-2019-why
2019’s Best & Worst Cities for People with Disabilities
STL #3
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-ci ... ties/7164/
STL #3
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-ci ... ties/7164/
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Jane Smiley on What St. Louis Tells Us About America
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/14/trav ... e=Homepage
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/14/trav ... e=Homepage
Another person that left Saint Louis talking about how nice it is. Although it looks like she has moved around a lot so I'll give her a pass.chris fuller wrote: ↑Oct 14, 2019Jane Smiley on What St. Louis Tells Us About America
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/14/trav ... e=Homepage
^^ Very, very good read. Thanks for the link!
^ Is it wrong for people to say nice things that have left? I left, but still love St. Louis and am moving back soon.
^ Is it wrong for people to say nice things that have left? I left, but still love St. Louis and am moving back soon.
Not at all wrong. Not everyone leaves because they hate it here. It just bothers me that there are better opportunities elsewhere.sc4mayor wrote: ↑Oct 14, 2019^^ Very, very good read. Thanks for the link!
^ Is it wrong for people to say nice things that have left? I left, but still love St. Louis and am moving back soon.
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For various reasons, I caught a few minutes of the Australian/New Zealand show 800 Words on TV (PBS) - for some strange reason, one of the characters, Shay, wears a lot (relatively speaking) of Mizzou and STL branded shirts/sweatshirts. The actress who plays her is Australian, and I haven't yet been able to find any reasoning as to why STL- or Mizzou-branded stuff is in the character's wardrobe (either in-universe or IRL) - my only theory is that she's done some filming in Atlanta apparently, so maybe there's a UGA/SEC connection in there somehow? Not sure, and I'm not the only one who's asked about the STL connection online, but it really caught me off guard and it was definitely neat to see our little corner of the world on display on international TV.
EDIT: Found this post which might shed some light. Someone emailed the production company about the Mizzou gear and received this response "Sadly the answer to this question is…no reason! Sarah found it in a 2nd hand shop in the states, I believe, and really liked it. No hidden meaning, and she hasn’t been there to study or anything like that!…Boring answer?" Other shirts include a Kurt Warner St. Louis Cardinals shirt and one for Guido's.
Good to know our region produces aesthetically pleasing logo wear, I guess?
EDIT: Found this post which might shed some light. Someone emailed the production company about the Mizzou gear and received this response "Sadly the answer to this question is…no reason! Sarah found it in a 2nd hand shop in the states, I believe, and really liked it. No hidden meaning, and she hasn’t been there to study or anything like that!…Boring answer?" Other shirts include a Kurt Warner St. Louis Cardinals shirt and one for Guido's.
Good to know our region produces aesthetically pleasing logo wear, I guess?
^ on that note, in the music video for the Django Django song "Surface To Air", the featured artist Self Esteem is wearing a Cardinals jersey.
They're both British artists. The music video is filmed in a very nondescript location, possibly a ghost town in Spain (an educated guess from me and a few others).
They're both British artists. The music video is filmed in a very nondescript location, possibly a ghost town in Spain (an educated guess from me and a few others).
Indy overtaking St. Louis: It takes a lot to shake up the top five, but Indianapolis (along with the entire state of Indiana) has been pulling out all the stops. In the past year, Indianapolis launched two accelerators, started seeing the benefits of $250M in Indiana-focused fund-of-funds, and the state made their tax credit now transferrable. While St. Louis has seen some momentum (homegrown Cultivation Capital did just close its largest fund) and St. Louis still has more startups, a better university ecosystem and more Fortune 500s, there is less startup momentum, fewer big outcomes, and the Indiana government programs (and general business climate) significantly surpass Missouri’s. While both ecosystems are clearly doing something right, it feels like Indiana and its capital has just been more aggressive (pun intended). https://blog.midweststartups.com/2019-b ... cb7187ad95
The least leveraged cities in America
4. St. Louis (tie)
4. St. Louis (tie)
- Leverage ratio: 2.26
- Median mortgage amount: $165,000
- Median borrower income: $73,000 https://www.lendingtree.com/home/most-stretched-homebuyers-in-america-in-2019/
Nice write-up in The Architect's Newspaper about the Pulitzer Foundation and some related stuff:
https://archpaper.com/2019/10/st-louis- ... r-projects
https://archpaper.com/2019/10/st-louis- ... r-projects
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This is a bit marginal to say the least, but Air Choice One made it into Wendover's most recent video on the EAS program:
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'Sexiest ice cream alive': Clementine’s Creamery makes 'The O List' in Oprah Magazine
Here is some good publicity
Here is some good publicity
It's amazing that you can fly round trip to Owensboro, Kentucky, for less than the cost of a two-minute helicopter tour from the Arch.symphonicpoet wrote: ↑Nov 05, 2019This is a bit marginal to say the least, but Air Choice One made it into Wendover's most recent video on the EAS program:
It's $38 r/t to Owensboro, with slightly more than half of that being taxes/fees.