Holy Corners Kingshighway and McPherson

quincunx · PostAug 13, 2021#262021-08-13T16:13+00:00

Great news!

Stltodau - Local producer aims to turn 'Holy Corners' church into gospel music hall of fame

A local film and TV producer is raising money to redevelop the historic Second Baptist Church in the Central West End into a gospel music hall of fame.

Monica Butler, founder of production company the Butler Group, says the 40,000-square-foot project will feature a state-of-the-art sound stage and film theater, hall of fame museum, education center, café, courtyard and event space. She plans to call it the Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Cultural Arts, Entertainment and Gospel Research Center.

https://www.stltoday.com/business/local ... 7998b.html

addxb2 · PostAug 13, 2021#272021-08-13T16:43+00:00

Seems like a great project for GreaterSTLInc to support.

BellaVilla · PostAug 28, 2021#282021-08-28T10:30+00:00

You already know their proposal will include demo of the reliance auto building for surface parking

symphonicpoet · PostAug 29, 2021#292021-08-29T03:41+00:00

^If ever there were a building which could be cheaply and effectively converted into structured parking that would be it. Didn't someone already make a proposal to convert that building into a garage? (Well, a parking garage, seeing as it's already a garage.)

stlgasm · PostAug 29, 2021#302021-08-29T13:27+00:00

BellaVilla wrote: ↑
Aug 28, 2021
You already know their proposal will include demo of the reliance auto building for surface parking

No way, that’s not happening. For one thing, the CWE historic district standards would never allow that. On top of that, I know the family that owns the Reliance Automotive building and they have a strong attachment to the building and will only consider proposals that uphold the highest and best use of the property.

Link to 2020 RFP: https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/d ... 200928.pdf

quincunx · PostOct 26, 2021#312021-10-26T10:12+00:00

Damn

framer · PostOct 26, 2021#322021-10-26T12:32+00:00

quincunx · PostOct 26, 2021#332021-10-26T13:09+00:00

StlToday - Towering steeple goes up in flames at vacant church in Central West End

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/cri ... bb5e3.html

sc4mayor · PostOct 26, 2021#342021-10-26T13:52+00:00

Wow that sucks. Sounds like it was contained to the steeple though. Hopefully the the rest can be saved.

Aesir · PostOct 26, 2021#352021-10-26T14:30+00:00

That is ***** terrible. What a failure that that building has been vacant for long enough that this was allowed to happen.

SRQ2STL · PostOct 26, 2021#362021-10-26T15:01+00:00

The flames were captured at 2:30am from the WUSM Cancer Center construction site, for perspective:

pattimagee · PostOct 26, 2021#372021-10-26T20:27+00:00

sc4mayor · PostOct 26, 2021#382021-10-26T20:30+00:00

All in all, this one appears to have ended far, far better than it could have. From what I've read, nearly all the damage was contained to the steeple. Won't help the renovation costs, but even it looks to be sound.

pattimagee · PostOct 26, 2021#392021-10-26T20:35+00:00

Let's hope they had good insurance that helps cover some improvements they may have been planning.

tztag · PostOct 26, 2021#402021-10-26T22:22+00:00

I'm so sad about this. I really hope the plan goes forward and the church is saved.

chris fuller · PostOct 26, 2021#412021-10-26T23:29+00:00

demo it all-put up another QT

tztag · PostOct 27, 2021#422021-10-27T01:00+00:00

I hear they have great chicken tenders

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sc4mayor · PostOct 27, 2021#432021-10-27T17:18+00:00

Seems like a bit of good news:

The developers view the fire as only a minor setback, said Lin Woods, president of Gospel Music Hall of Fame Missouri.

“We're a little bit upset, a little bit saddened by it, but it doesn't deter us from our goal,” Woods said. “We're pushing forward and making this a tourist destination.”

https://news.stlpublicradio.org/arts/20 ... L_C2TN6XQI

symphonicpoet · PostOct 28, 2021#442021-10-28T04:46+00:00

^Good! From what I was reading elsewhere it sounded like this was well contained. Glad to hear some positive news. That church is spectacular.

SeattleNative · PostJan 25, 2022#452022-01-25T12:54+00:00

St. Louis preservationists call on city to use ‘demolition by neglect ordinance’ to spur action on historic church

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/gov ... 710fa.html

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PeterXCV · PostJan 25, 2022#462022-01-25T13:38+00:00

Wow that article was frustrating. Just a bunch of City officials and politicians saying that "it's complicated" to enforce a law that's been on the books for 8 years.

Ebsy · PostJan 26, 2022#472022-01-26T04:04+00:00

PeterXCV wrote: ↑
Jan 25, 2022
Wow that article was frustrating. Just a bunch of City officials and politicians saying that "it's complicated" to enforce a law that's been on the books for 8 years.

Well doing something is certainly more complicated than doing nothing.

chris fuller · PostMar 04, 2022#482022-03-04T04:17+00:00

noticed a for sale sign on the front yard space of this church
The gospel museum all but dead?

RockChalkSTL · PostMar 04, 2022#492022-03-04T04:27+00:00

https://news.stlpublicradio.org/show/st ... o-st-louis

NPR story from just a few days ago: "Monica Butler wants to save gospel music history by bringing a hall of fame to St. Louis"

GoHarvOrGoHome · PostMar 04, 2022#502022-03-04T14:59+00:00

I don't think the for sale sign ever got taken down. Hasn't closed yet

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