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6:39 am
Mon February 25, 2013

While Northside Waits, Clemens House Crumbles

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Credit (Maria Altman/St. Louis Public Radio)
The Clemens House was built by Mark Twain’s uncle James Clemens and completed in 1860. Developer Paul McKee bought the property in 2005.
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The chapel was added by the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1896. After a tree took much of the roof down, McKee had it removed completely.
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The chapel has been left open to the elements, with no roof or plywood over the door.
Credit (Maria Altman/St. Louis Public Radio)
Part of the roof on the Clemens House collapsed sending floors down to the basement.
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The high brick wall facing Cass Avenue is crumbling.
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A huge redevelopment project on St. Louis’ north side has been in a holding pattern for years.

A lawsuit challenged the city’s authorization of millions of dollars in tax incentives for the 1,500-acre development “Northside Regeneration.”

The Missouri Supreme Court could rule on the case as early as Tuesday.

But as St. Louis Public Radio’s Maria Altman reports, the years of waiting for work to begin have left questions about whether developer Paul McKee can really pull off his expansive plan.

The Mark Twain Connection

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flying saucer opens
5:55 pm
Fri September 28, 2012

Starbucks Opens In 'Flying Saucer'

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The newly-renovated 'Flying Saucer' building in Midtown now holds a Starbucks and is slated to hold a Chipotle restaurant.
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A new Starbucks opened Friday in a Midtown St. Louis building often called the 'flying saucer.'

The modern building faced an uncertain future last year when Del Taco closed and the developer Rick Yackey wanted to tear it down.

Preservationists and even some politicians fought for the saucer, and Yackey changed his mind, instead luring national tenants.

St. Louis architectural historian Michael Allen says it was a big save.

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