Cupples 7

historic preservation, Landmarks Association of St. Louis

Landmarks Association to create loan program for historic preservation

Maria Altman

The Cupples 7 building in downtown St. Louis was on the National Register of Historic Places, but that didn’t save it from the wrecking ball.The…

Government, Politics & Issues

With Spring Break Looming, Aldermen Tie Up Some Loose Ends

Rachel Lippmann

The St. Louis Board of Aldermen are off for a month-long spring break starting today. Like many a legislative body (or college students) before them, they…

What The Rubble Of Cupples 7 Can Show St. Louis About Historic Preservation

Rachel Lippmann

There’s now another hole in the urban fabric of downtown St. Louis. Piles of rubble are all that remains at the corner of 11th and Spruce streets, where…

Demolition Starts Next Week On Long-Neglected Cupples 7

Rachel Lippmann

A nearly two-year battle over the fate of a historic warehouse in downtown St. Louis is over.Crews from Spirtas Wrecking Company will begin to demolish…

Arts

Commentary: The real cost of demolishing Cupples 7

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: Last week, Mayor Francis Slay delivered what may have first seemed like bad news to local…

A composite image from an engineering report by ABS Consulting shows the partial collapse of the timber supports for the east wall of Cupples 7. The city's preservation board denied a demolition permit for the building on Monday.

Building Commissioner Orders Immediate Removal of Cupples 7 Warehouse

Rachel Lippmann

Updated at 2:15 p.m. May 6 with official emergency declaration.St. Louis's building commissioner has ordered the immediate removal of Cupples 7 due to…