Great Grandma’s Old Flat
Is é seo an scéal faoi 1942-44 Sráid Hebert, which is in the Old North St. Louis comharsanacht Naomh. Louis, MO. Like its neighbors, Tá an struchtúr seo le feiceáil lá níos fearr. Bhí suim acu i bhfoirgneamh mé mar go raibh cónaí mo seanmhÚthair mór ag an seoladh i 1930.
Bhí cónaí teaghlaigh mo sheanathair máthartha i dtuaisceart na Naomh. Louis le linn a óige ó 1915 chun na 1930í luatha. Úinéireacht sé teach ar Ascaill Dryden sna 1950í, which is in better condition than this building. Bhíodh sé chun labhairt cumhach faoi fhás suas i bPáirc Walnut agus ina chónaí lena uncail Jules. Unfortunately, Uncail Jules’ Tá teach ar Ascaill Smólach anois ar a lán folamh.

Photo of the front of 1942-44 Hebert Street from 2009 (Cúirtéis de Geo Naomh. Louis)
Is é an pictiúr thuas ar 1942-44 Sráid Hebert lá atá inniu ann. Builders completed the flat in 1882 making the dwelling 131 bliain d'aois. Is teist do na caighdeáin tógála ag an am go bhfuil a dhíon imithe beagnach go hiomlán, Tá an chúl iomlán an fhoirgnimh titim isteach an chúlchlós, brící ar iarraidh ó roinnt de na ballaí agus dealraíonn sé go bhféadfadh na hurláir uachtaracha ag titim mar gheall ar an bháisteach ag teacht i tríd an díon. Ach, Seasann an foirgneamh fós.
A “For Sale Cláraigh” Is le feiceáil ar an 1944 entry board but it is old. An tÚdarás Talún athbheochan, Naomh. Louis Cathrach úinéir na réadmhaoine delinquent, ghlac an mhaoin i 1996. Dar le taifid na cathrach, tá sé folamh ó ar a laghad 1995. The city condemned the building in January 2013, which means a date with the wrecking ball is on tap within the next few months. Beidh an chathair leagan 1942-44 Sráid Hebert le nary whimper. Neighbors will celebrate that they do not have to live with the eye sore anymore. Sean North St. Louis Tá ag fulaingt le athbheochan. Residents are saving the buildings. Má tá an 1942-44 Hebert Street could have still been intact a little longer, rehabbers could have saved the building.

Photo of the back of 1942-44 Hebert Street from 2009 (Cúirtéis de Geo Naomh. Louis)
Unfortunately, pleanálaithe uirbeacha radharcach gearr shíl go mbeadh sé a bheith ina smaoineamh iontach chun ligean don stoc tithíochta níos sine sa rannóg thuaidh den lobhadh na cathrach. The city could demolish the old housing and replace it with newer housing. Builders constructed south side buildings over a series of caves, so the sinkholes in the area made it difficult to build. An taobh thuaidh tógtha suas níos luaithe, mar sin claonadh a bhíonn na foirgnimh a bheith níos sine.
Ar ndóigh, the housing stock was older, but city planners gave little thought to its place in the history of the city or the superior construction of the time. 1942-44 Tá Sráid Hebert ina tinn súil anois ach i 1930 bhí sé ina Haven do bhaintreach le mac óg, a bhí ag iarraidh a bheith níos gaire don dá teaghlach. An scéal go léir ró-eolach ar deireadh brónach le struchtúr uair amháin bródúil ar an Taobh Thuaidh.
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