Quote: brickell Originally Posted by Who'd have thunk it. Was this an example of slum clearing?



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you can see in this 1875 sketch the old rock house, built in 1818 as a fur trading post - before the mansard roof addition, at the levee and chestnut.





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heres the old rock house as the oldest neighborhood in st. louis is brought down around it. it was the first one in, and the last one out. its a matter of controversy that this particular structure was brought down. Built in 1818 by Manuel Lisa who came up river from a Spanish New Orleans family, it was built as a fur warehouse. Throughout the 19th and 20th century it was a variety of things, from a sailmakers shop to a speakeasy and at one time it belonged to James Clemens, Jr., Mark Twains cousin. It was supposed to become a fur trade museum, but was eventually demolished and never rebuilt under dubious circumstances.



http://www.landmarks-stl.org/archite...is_riverfront/ no, it was however an underused warehouse/low rent district. the city fathers deemed that this underutilized 40 blocks presented an opportunity for a museum/monument to western expansion-something that had been mulled for many years before.you can see in this 1875 sketch the old rock house, built in 1818 as a fur trading post - before the mansard roof addition, at the levee and chestnut.heres the old rock house as the oldest neighborhood in st. louis is brought down around it. it was the first one in, and the last one out. its a matter of controversy that this particular structure was brought down. Built in 1818 by Manuel Lisa who came up river from a Spanish New Orleans family, it was built as a fur warehouse. Throughout the 19th and 20th century it was a variety of things, from a sailmakers shop to a speakeasy and at one time it belonged to James Clemens, Jr., Mark Twains cousin. It was supposed to become a fur trade museum, but was eventually demolished and never rebuilt under dubious circumstances. Last edited by SuburbanNation; Dec 21, 2008 at 7:19 AM .