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San Luis.....to become a parking lot

I understand that the city approved the demolition of the San Luis.  Read more HERE.

Picture "borrowed" from the blog linked to above.

Save the San Luis Video

Take a few moments to look at the video documentary concerning saving the San Luis.

San Luis Lovefest

This Saturday before you start your plans with your loved-one, come to the CWE and show your support for an endangered Mid-century building.  Remember...once building like these are gone... it is forever. With the proper vision and design, this building could be the coolest boutique hotel in St. Louis.

Here is a link to a website that has been focused on the San Luis.

Here are some pics of The Standard Hotel on the Sunset Strip in LA. Once a shabby mid-century eyesore....now it is one of the hippest hotels in the area. All the San Luis needs is someone with the right vision for the mid-century building.

San Luis Apartments

As I previously mentioned in a post the De Ville Motor Hotel (San Luis Apartments) on Lindell is due to be torn down by the Archdiocese of St. Louis and turned into a parking lot. With the right eye...this building could be an amazing, hip boutique hotel along the lines of The Standard or Mondrian in LA. See below for a statement from the Landmark's Association. Thank you to EcoAbsence  BLOG where I stole this item.

former Hotel De Ville (San Luis Apartments). Landmarks' photo

The Board of Directors of Landmarks Association of St. Louis, Inc. urges retention and rehabilitation of the former De Ville Motor Hotel at 4483 Lindell Boulevard. Designed by Colbert, Lowery, Hess & Boudreaux of New Orleans and completed in 1963, the building is a strong example of mid-century modern architecture.  Through curvilinear forms and differentiation of wall materials, the hotel possesses a striking geometric presence.  With covered parking placed in the rear away from Lindell Boulevard, the Hotel DeVille promotes the pedestrian-friendly quality of the Lindell streetscape. 

Additionally, the building is a complementary member of a collection of modern buildings around the intersection of Lindell and Taylor, including Lindell Terrace to the west, the Archdiocesan Chancery to the east and the Optimists' Club building to the south.  Most recently the San Luis Apartments, the building maintains the street wall on Lindell, enhancing the context of the Cathedral.  Loss of the building for a surface parking lot would dramatically demean this context.  Thus, the Board emphatically opposes the creation of a surface parking lot on Lindell Boulevard in the Central West End Historic District.

Clayton Forsyth Building is Doomed

I understand that the lovely, mid-century Clayton Forsyth Building is targeted to be torn down in the next couple years. It will be replaced with a retail and condo complex. I have always admired this building that echos the curve in Forsyth. It is too bad that St. Louis continues to tear down its mid-century architecture.

San Luis Apartments to be Torn Down

Check out the story here concerning the plans for the Archdiocese of St. Louis to tear down the San Luis Apartments on Lindell. This building has/had tons of potential to become a very hip boutique hotel along the lines of The Standard and the Mondrian in LA.  The hallways are all exposed on one side to the outside of the building with just a glass wall. Imagine if you had colored lights in the hallway that cast a blue light out. So many options...too bad the building is going to become a parking lot????  right on Lindell????