曾祖母的舊公寓

這是一個關於故事 1942-44 赫伯特街, which is in the Old North St. 聖路易附近. 路易, MO. Like its neighbors, 這種結構已經看到更好的日子. 我產生了興趣在建築，因為我的曾祖母在住在這個地址 1930.

我的外祖父一家住在聖路易斯北部. Louis during his childhood from 1915 to the early 1930s. He owned a home on Dryden Avenue in the 1950s, which is in better condition than this building. He used to speak nostalgically about growing up in Walnut Park and living with his Uncles Jules. 不幸的是, Uncle Jules’ house on Thrush Avenue is now a vacant lot.

The picture above is of 1942-44 Hebert Street today. Builders completed the flat in 1882 making the dwelling 131 歲. It is a testament to the standards of construction at the time that its roof is almost completely gone, 建築物的整個後已經崩潰到後院, bricks are missing from some of the walls and it appears that the upper floors may have collapsed due to the rain coming in through the roof. 但, 建築依然矗立.

一 “出售登錄” 是在可見 1944 entry board but it is old. 土地管理局振興, 聖. 聖路易斯市拖欠業主, 接手物業 1996. 據市紀錄, 因為至少它一直空缺 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. 全市將拆除 1942-44 赫伯特街進制嗚咽. Neighbors will celebrate that they do not have to live with the eye sore anymore. 老北聖. 路易斯已經經歷了振興. Residents are saving the buildings. 如果 1942-44 Hebert Street could have still been intact a little longer, rehabbers could have saved the building.

不幸的是, short sighted urban planners thought it would be a great idea to let the older housing stock in the north section of the city rot. 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. 北側建起來更快, 所以建築物往往是老年人.

自然, 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 赫伯特街是眼睛痛了，但在 1930 這是一個天堂與一個年輕兒子的寡婦, 誰想要接近她的家人. 一個大家都耳熟能詳的故事的不幸結局，在北邊一個曾經引以為傲的結構.

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