B.E.L.T.
Built Environment in Layman's Terms
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Northland and River Roads at Coloring STL
The Coloring STL exhibit at the Missouri History Museum is the most amazing thing! St. Louis architecture becomes living, interactive history for everyone. No daunting architectural academia – it’s hands-on colors, shapes and memories of our shared city. Among all that building…
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Documentary Sneak Peek: Mid-Century Modern in St. Louis
Do you love St. Louis MCM? Then watch the first 7-minutes of the February 17, 2020 edition of Living St. Louis on The Nine Network. I am beyond excited and deeply honored to have been a part of this documentary project. We filmed the talking head portion in January 2019, and I…
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Frank Lloyd Wright: Crappy Architect, Great Artist
Frank Lloyd Wright is an architectural giant. We all know as much about him as we want to, and even a disinterested person knows who he is and why he matters. But I think he matters for the wrong reason. I will conclude this piece with 5 points to make the case. The following…
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Speculating on the St. Louis City/County Merger Ballot Issue
By the end of January 2019, Better Together St. Louis is scheduled to release their proposal to put the merger of St. Louis City and County on the 2020 ballot for a statewide Missouri vote. On January 16, 219, D.J. Wilson, host of the KDHX podcast Collateral Damage, invited…
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This Once Was: Stix, Baer & Fuller at River Roads Mall
DJ Kut’s afternoon mix on 95.5 The Lou inspired me to “bring home” the pieces I salvaged from the River Roads Mall demolition in 2007. DJ Kut introduced a song (which one? wish I remember!) as a favorite of the River Roads Mall Arcade crowd, and that kind of nostalgia is…
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Farewell to Family Business: Lubeley’s Bakery & Rothman Furniture Closing
The news of Lubeley’s Bakery closing after nearly 80 years of business spread rapidly. Without fail, the response to the news was, “Noooooooooo!” Among my immediate circle, our tragedy is the thought of living life without Lubeley’s Dobash torte. With a September 30, 2017…
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Labor Day Musing: Lifestyle vs. Living
I assumed this inviting backyard would have at least one Labor Day Weekend gathering. It was lovingly designed for just such things. As of this writing on the afternoon of Labor Day 2017, proper, it remains untouched and in pristine catalog condition. Whereas this bare bones…
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Going Down: The Citizen’s Bank Building in East Alton, IL
700 Berkshire Blvd at Wood River Avenue East Alton, IL On February 4, 2016, word came from Alton Daily News that the former Citizens Savings & Loan was going down. Read the item. This fanciful cylinder has long-delighted mid-century modern fans not simply because it’s a round…
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Marking the 10-Year Anniversary of B.E.L.T.
May 30, 2005 was the very first B.E.L.T. entry. 10 years later, the title of the maiden post ironically sums up my current mindset about the state of my relationship with St. Louis: As a person who trends to the positive because it has more power for meaningful change, I’m not…
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A White Flight Tour Up West Florissant Ave. to #Ferguson and North St. Louis County
St. Louis is a racist town. Historically and culturally, it is a part of our heritage. Our built environment provides visual proof of this racism. The only thing surprising about the resentful segregation that has boiled over and blown up in Ferguson, Missouri in August 2014 is…