tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21128437.post8188902316420957995..comments2024-02-15T15:40:02.613-06:00Comments on Built St. Louis - Web Log: Heard you can't find Mill Creek anywhereRobert Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639365590964995479noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21128437.post-13072004492340340432022-07-19T10:41:01.183-05:002022-07-19T10:41:01.183-05:00My name is Barbara. I am working with a group - M...My name is Barbara. I am working with a group - Mill Creek Valley Commemoration Committee. We also have worked with Great River Brickline Greenway organization. Right now, we are searching for the original Mill Creek Valley Boundaries. Thank you.msblkwidowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17781158062821507109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21128437.post-70480029242146326352020-05-08T14:03:27.797-05:002020-05-08T14:03:27.797-05:00I just discovered this article that is so beautifu...I just discovered this article that is so beautifully written. My church - Mercy Seat Missionary Baptist Church migrated from Mill Creek Valley. We're now located at 4424 Washington Ave. Also, my aunt's church Union Memorial Methodist church was one of the last churches to leave Mill Creek Valley. It's now located at 1114 Belt Ave. 63112. I've got to purchase a copy of this book. Thank you.msblkwidowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17781158062821507109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21128437.post-43281151531261972602017-07-17T16:55:15.347-05:002017-07-17T16:55:15.347-05:00I think A G Edwards didn't move to that area t...I think A G Edwards didn't move to that area till 1971 about the same time the Rodeway Inn went up on the opposite corner. AG Edwards initial footprint on that corner was small. Keep in mind Edwards employed over 3000 individuals at that location who all paid city taxesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21128437.post-46809720896879510952013-02-02T01:35:34.554-06:002013-02-02T01:35:34.554-06:00This 1950s ad for "The United Fund of St. Lou...This 1950s ad for "The United Fund of St. Louis" shows a Globe-Democrat paper with the headline "Zeckendorf loses out on Mill Creek project." At 4:16 time. It looks like Zeckendorf was a big NYC developer who built housing projects.<br /><br />http://youtu.be/6tUIEzknu1QAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21128437.post-62366586890228247212012-07-12T16:08:52.656-05:002012-07-12T16:08:52.656-05:00It's sad when I hear some of the things people...It's sad when I hear some of the things people say about the history of racism in St. Louis or in this country. The decision to destroy Mill Creek had nothing to do with poverty or imminent domain. I know people, most of them gone now, who lived in the Mill Creek area when it was demolished. They believed they were removed from that area because white people were ashamed to have poor black people living so close to Union Station and downtown which was most visitors first impression of the city. That neighborhood was much older than fifty years old, Josephine Baker grew up in this area in the teens and it was run down then. <br /> <br /> As late as the 50's St. Louis still had restrictive housing covenents, one of the few areas outside Mill Creek where blacks could live was the Ville area. My father as a youth could not come across Grand Ave. in the evening unless he was granted specific permission. If you think that's sad wait till you read what the future writes about today!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21128437.post-31352892883708874472009-12-27T15:23:36.873-06:002009-12-27T15:23:36.873-06:00total tragedy
i agree with the researcher...
affo...total tragedy<br /><br />i agree with the researcher...<br />affordable housing in a vibrant area with strong social networks is not the reason to call it poverty and then destroy it...<br /><br />look, i'm mad too ... but after reading all 93 pages of the history of urban renewal in st louis, from the urbanstl thread, we're talking about 1000 acres of major destruction total... that's alot, but they actually planned more!<br /><br />give them some credit to realize that the problems of relocation of poor families were worse than letting them stay in vibrant, yet poor neighborhoods<br /><br />you see, they wanted to obliterate CWE too, and failed because of family relocation issues, and lack of funding! They applied a "new" technique in urban renewal - CONSERVATION and RENOVATION, AMEN!!!!!!several hundred buildings were still destroyed, but thousands were rehabbed.<br /><br />If the economy was booming for a decade, fill-in could result in a creation of vibrant neighborhoods to replace those that were destroyed<br /><br />for ideas, check out the Midtown Miami development. It's brand new and people walk the streets. Or Courbevoie near La Défense in Paris. same thing... recent (1998-2002) and very vibrant.<br /><br />there is hope... need the economy rolling to make it work... and it helps to have improving public transit...Piazza Armerinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21128437.post-3915004067194099662008-01-09T12:59:00.000-06:002008-01-09T12:59:00.000-06:00I talked to a man this last New Year's that used t...I talked to a man this last New Year's that used to eat dinner in that area back when he was a student at SLU. He said there were Italian restaurants in that area as well. Seems a little strange, doesn't it? He was definitely talking about the Mill Creek area, but maybe a little further west than Mill Creek proper.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064334959354090683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21128437.post-53194631741966102392008-01-08T18:46:00.000-06:002008-01-08T18:46:00.000-06:00It's sad to think about how insensitive AG Edwards...It's sad to think about how insensitive AG Edwards must have been to the liveliness of the neighborhood it was demolishing. <BR/><BR/>I may have to pick myself up a copy of this text.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com