Abandoned buildings

Construction is expected to begin next summer on the historic Eliot Elementary School in St. Louis’ Fairground neighborhood. The school will become an addiction treatment center that also addresses homelessness and mental health issues.

The new wellness center, once completed, will offer a place to help men recover from addiction in a region that only has a handful of detox beds.

The Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation is unveiling its 2019 Places in Peril list today, which details places threatened by deterioration, lack…

For Eric Schwarz, a vacant building is more than a culmination of neglect and decay; it’s a treasure trove.“Some of these materials will never be produced…

St. Louis’ strategy for combating blight and reducing the amount of abandoned property in the city is getting revamped. A team from the city spent much of…