A Disaster waiting in Hyde Park

Two proposed projects under review by the St. Louis Preservation Board could if approved destroy a major portion of the Hyde Park historic district. The first proposal by Shreves Engine Company with the support of alderman Freeman Bosley Sr. calls for tearing down nine historic residential structures to construct "Security walls" six to eight feet tall around a seven block area. The pdf file for preliminary review of this project can be viewed here.

The other project calls for demolishing three historic commercial buildings located on the 1100 block of Salisbury Avenue to expand a neighboring gas station. This project however seems to have little support by the preservation board. The pdf file can viewed here.

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Please voice your concern about these projects that will severely harm the urban fabric of the Northside to our city leaders.