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Thursday, February 26, 2009

Old vs. New on the River Bluffs

Check out the St. Louis Altenheim building, pre-demolition in the 1970s (Source: KETC's Living St. Louis Series). It was located on the 5400 block of South Broadway in the River Bluff area fronting the Mississippi River.

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And you're likely familiar with its modernistic replacement, which is not terrible, but is a far cry from the original. Can you image witnessing the demolition of that landmark as recent as 1970?



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