Just what we need in Downtown Saint Louis - another demolition. The Preservation Board has confirmed that the Roberts Brothers are seeking to demolish the buildings at 919 and 923 Locust. The reason? So that a driveway and lobby can be provided for the Hotel Indigo that the Roberts Brothers will be opening in the St. Louis Design Center building.
Isn't this a terrible idea? Or, is it just me?
The buildings they want to knock down could be re-developed rather easily. On top of that, the current state of the economy doesn't necessarily provide a good basis for knocking things down. Certainly we wouldn't want to knock another historic building down and build nothing in its place - as is what happened with The Skyhouse.
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