tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136582055438505991.post3711690170818646529..comments2023-08-30T19:47:55.320-05:00Comments on Saint Louis Patina: Rock Hill Presbyterian Being DestroyedChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08064334959354090683noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136582055438505991.post-33712813757292028622012-05-03T22:43:24.086-05:002012-05-03T22:43:24.086-05:00Brian, you told me you drive by every day, right? ...Brian, you told me you drive by every day, right? I happened to stop by tonight and it was gone. How did it go so quickly?!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064334959354090683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136582055438505991.post-37619465730045005492012-05-03T22:39:34.451-05:002012-05-03T22:39:34.451-05:00I drove past the site today and the building is go...I drove past the site today and the building is gone. Sad, really, that what little bit of history that dumpy town had is now gone. Think about it, this building dates back to 1845...James Polk was president and he was only our 11th president. America wasn't even 70 years old. Rock Hill traded all this history for another lousy gas station. How long until UGas drives at least one of the other gas stations out of business, leaving yet another empty lot?<br /><br />How coincidental that right after this I passed one of Rock Hill's finest in the process of writing yet another speeding ticket. I guess the speed traps weren't generating enough revenue. That town has seen my last dollar; there's nothing they have that I can't get somewhere else.Brian Jarretthttp://brianjarrett.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136582055438505991.post-77876741352276023472012-05-03T09:44:50.476-05:002012-05-03T09:44:50.476-05:00The gas station couldn't take down the strip m...The gas station couldn't take down the strip mall, because the empty mall, with empty stores, lowers the value of that property, which in turn lowers the taxes. That church and school, while it may have only been a nice facade, looked nice and clean from the outside. Taking that down, will further make the area look like a dump, lower values and lower taxes. The administration who runs this area, the corrupt politicians, love it. I don't know the reasoning, but there has to be a reason that Slay's group allows so much destruction of old and historic and perfectly saving places, for things that either never get finished or never work.John Bauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018270333077039690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136582055438505991.post-75155345435182972722012-04-24T22:05:16.443-05:002012-04-24T22:05:16.443-05:00The house is safe; it will be moved to the north e...The house is safe; it will be moved to the north end of the site.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064334959354090683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136582055438505991.post-1367850875602853802012-04-24T22:01:04.327-05:002012-04-24T22:01:04.327-05:00Agreed, the whole point is I believe that a histor...Agreed, the whole point is I believe that a historic urban center would indirectly bring in more tax revenue than a gas station would directly.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064334959354090683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136582055438505991.post-15917654207201929812012-04-24T08:43:26.514-05:002012-04-24T08:43:26.514-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064334959354090683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136582055438505991.post-83342031410843329892012-04-24T08:38:51.251-05:002012-04-24T08:38:51.251-05:00Good points, though it won't be able to captur...Good points, though it won't be able to capture southbound afternoon McKnight traffic very well. I'm sure they didn't think that far ahead.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064334959354090683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136582055438505991.post-18065600894430071132012-04-23T18:14:29.712-05:002012-04-23T18:14:29.712-05:00You raised an interesting point about the "ho...You raised an interesting point about the "hollow" of the land. I've traveled that road for more than (yes) six decades and it's always been that way. For entrance to Northbound McKnight some dramatic fill will be needed.<br />Another interesting point is the dilapidated strip center across the street. A couple of guesses on the choice of the church site is that it can capture Westbound Manchester traffic more easily (PM rush hour) and that the church cost less than the price of the strip site. Note that the latter may have been/still is part of Rock Hill's grandiose redevelopment scheme (dunno for sure, though) and was just not available.<br />Something also curious is that there is a median on Manchester which would prevent Eastbound Manchester traffic from turning into the "church" part of the site. However, after a hundred or so feet, the median stops. Can you just IMAGINE the backups on Manchester if left turns are then permitted into the site?Tom Maher - Kirkwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136582055438505991.post-17804548635913091742012-04-23T12:24:43.742-05:002012-04-23T12:24:43.742-05:00I'm in the same boat as you... I know that tha...I'm in the same boat as you... I know that that spot is a busy intersection but I can't help but feel the rows and rows of old industrial buildings running the entirety of the nearby stretch of Manchester that is plagued by vacancy could have made a better spot than a corner with a very old, beautiful, and historic structure such as this church. I can't help but feel as a whole not just Maplewood but alot of townships, cities, wards any incorporated town in this area truly don't respect and value the historic structures of this city. It won't be long until we are a town of characterless strip malls and gas stations with the occassional old but not quite historical structure scattered throughout like landmarks or memorials of what once was. Just a quick question though, what ended up being the fate of the house next to the church? I thought they bought up that plot to.Mathew J. Bitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220607807638873046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136582055438505991.post-82450416127133188722012-04-23T09:50:53.984-05:002012-04-23T09:50:53.984-05:00i agree. there's something crooked going on at...i agree. there's something crooked going on at Rock Hill "City" Hall. that, or they're all monumental idiots that actually believe a city is the sum of its gas stations.Adamnoreply@blogger.com