Historic Preservation

Left beneath bridges and inside parking garages, Native American memorials in St. Louis draw advocates' ire.

The goal is to see what’s working well and apply it across similar districts that dot the St. Louis region.

The annual antique fair returns to Lafayette Park for the first time in three years this Saturday, along with the Lafayette Square garden tour.

The St. Louis Preservation Board met Monday to review the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra's plans for a $100 million renovation of Powell Hall. The orchestra plans to demolish the Culver House for the expansion project.

The old recreational space is now 37 affordable apartments, which the developer says is focused on serving artists and veterans who meet income requirements.

Tenants are moving into the new apartment complex, called Lofts on the Square.

“Brooklyn was like a beacon of hope for those who desired to be the architect of their own destinies,” a historian said.

The Booker T. Washington Cemetery was one of the only places where Black Residents in the Metro East could bury their loved ones in the 20th century. Locals who are working to restore the cemetery say that history has been forgotten.

A new entrance to campus and the poor condition of the Bureau of Mines building are bringing its demolition.

Some St. Louis residents have expressed concerns after demolition permits were issued for a group of historic buildings along the 1900 block of Olive Boulevard. The fate of another building, at 201 S. Jefferson, also has people speaking up. To city resident Catherine Hamacher, who works as an urban planner, both cases are a reminder that, oftentimes, “people have a hard time seeing the ‘what could be.’”