tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136582055438505991.post3100719337614254347..comments2023-08-30T19:47:55.320-05:00Comments on Saint Louis Patina: A Beautiful Apartment Building on LindellChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08064334959354090683noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136582055438505991.post-19523827252100015062012-08-14T20:03:32.576-05:002012-08-14T20:03:32.576-05:00As I recall, the St. Regis was unique in being the...As I recall, the St. Regis was unique in being the only cooperative apartment house in St. Louis (vis a vis condominiums). One of my Dad's competitors, Dana Brown of Manhattan Coffee, lived there.Joe G. Wicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136582055438505991.post-42964062463851602212009-06-21T21:34:02.226-05:002009-06-21T21:34:02.226-05:00Really, I think the St. Regis has a lot of patina....Really, I think the St. Regis has a lot of patina.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064334959354090683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136582055438505991.post-86094842582472851542009-06-19T09:19:03.880-05:002009-06-19T09:19:03.880-05:00Mistake... St. Regis was always apartments. Seems ...Mistake... St. Regis was always apartments. Seems it's just the hotels that get demolished.<br /><br />Not to call you out or anything, but the last two posts distinctly seem to lack patina.Andrew J. Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903396697828145947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136582055438505991.post-14645342883871566062009-06-19T09:10:48.699-05:002009-06-19T09:10:48.699-05:00The St. Regis! The oldest hotel in the West End. I...The St. Regis! The oldest hotel in the West End. It outlasted the <a href="http://vanishingstl.blogspot.com/2009/06/central-west-end-parking-lot-for-36.html" rel="nofollow">Buckingham</a> which was sadly cleared for a surface lot. Shades of today?<br /><br />On an unrelated note I just learned that the archbishop's residence was the location for the first cocktail party ever held.Andrew J. Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903396697828145947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136582055438505991.post-59072569235512637932009-06-18T11:16:51.141-05:002009-06-18T11:16:51.141-05:00And it's not expensive to buy a HUGE place the...And it's not expensive to buy a HUGE place there. However, there are reportedly drawbacks - no w/d in unit due to old plumbing, etc.Alex Ihnenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803151990819219250noreply@blogger.com