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City Planning Director Rollin Stanley described plans for the Urban Garden, a two-block area between Eighth and Tenth and Market and Chestnut Streets, which will feature permanent sculpture and temporary art installations.
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Gateway Mall Master Plan Unveiled
by Bob Moore, SLFP.com
ST. LOUIS, (SLFP.com), January 29, 2008 - Speaking before media at a press conference, Monday afternoon, at the Civil Courts Building, Mayor Francis Slay outlined his vision for what could transform downtown St. Louis' central corridor into a destination public park space.
According to the background information in the Master Plan, funded by the Gateway Foundation, "The Gateway Mall was envisioned as a grand, Beaux-Arts inspired design by landscape architect and planner George Kessler in the city's 1907 Plan. That plan envisioned Market and Chestnut Streets as large boulevards extending to Grand Avenue with a generous green space separating them."
"The Gateway Mall master plan sets the stage for the creation of an urban park unlike any other in the country," St. Louis Mayor Francis G. Slay.
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The key piece in the updated Master Plan, has been identified by the Planning and Urban Design Agency as the "Public City" portion. Following a rebuilding of downtown St Louis with lofts, new retail and new stadium, city officials have acknowledged that St. Louis still lacks a cohesive theme that unifies all the fragmented elements.
In remarks, Major Slay said "The Gateway Mall master plan sets the stage for the creation of an urban park unlike any other in the country. As we repopulate our downtown, we need quality open spaces to enhance the urban lifestyle that downtown offers."
A tree-lined paved "Hallway" or corridor, featuring wide sidewalks, attractive street furnature, special lighting and signage will run from Kiener Plaza to Union Station. Along the length of the 1.2 mile-long Mall, pedestrians can enjoy interactive fountains, and an Urban Garden with permanent sculpture and temporary art installations.
The Urban Garden, which is expected to cost at least $20 million, will be financed entirely by the St. Louis-based Gateway Foundation. Plans for the two blocks between Eighth and Tenth and Market and Chestnut Streets, were unveiled last June. Groundbreaking for the Urban Garden is planned for Spring with completion in time for the Major League Baseball All-Star game in St. Louis in July, 2009. See Unique Public Sculpture Garden Planned For Gateway Mall in Downtown St. Louis.
A proposed Downtown Stage Project, spear-headed by a partnership between the City of St. Louis and Taste of St. Louis was unveiled last fall. The Project, north of City Hall, between Tucker Blvd. and 14th Street, will be know at the "Civic Room", as part of the Gateway Mall redevelopment plan. See Proposed Downtown Stage Project to Provided Permanent Entertainment Area Around the Soldier's Memorial
Financing for the ambitious capital improvement of the other blocks of the master plan could excede $89 million. City officials hope that these costs will be covered through private monies and philanthropic organizations.
Following the press conference, City Planning Director Rollin Stanley, comfirmed that he is leaving St. Louis. "I would have liked to have been here a few more years. We are on the cuff of some things that could be really great. I have tremendous regrets in that I couldn't stay to be part of those things the Mayor has started. I've enjoyed my stay. It's harder to leave St. Louis after five and a half years than it was to leave Toronto after twenty-four years."
Mayor Francis G. Slay and City Planning Director Rollin Stanley unveiled the master plan for the Gateway Mall in downtown St. Louis.
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