tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136582055438505991.post7406028790642969222..comments2023-08-30T19:47:55.320-05:00Comments on Saint Louis Patina: Mansion House - Gentry's LandingChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08064334959354090683noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136582055438505991.post-91922097474020916362008-06-02T19:15:00.000-05:002008-06-02T19:15:00.000-05:00Hi Chris,It me again, LOLI actually used to work i...Hi Chris,<BR/>It me again, LOL<BR/>I actually used to work in the lower office buildings about 30 years ago. I worked for an ad firm and they needed temp space so some divisions were moved in these buildings. <BR/>It was when the Riverfront was hopping and we had some very good lunches down there.<BR/>Because it was free we would park down by the river and walk up the hill. We then moved back to our main office at One Memorial Drive. <BR/>I also know the story of the car bomb well. Not because I was there when it happend but other reasons. <BR/>So far, Chris you are hitting all the places I remember well and have a history. <BR/>Very interesting site and you never fail to interest me. <BR/>Thanks!Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827609626276646288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136582055438505991.post-80710941248865380272008-05-27T20:31:00.000-05:002008-05-27T20:31:00.000-05:00I wouldn't say it's rarely visited or noticed by S...I wouldn't say it's rarely visited or noticed by St. Louisans as Paul Leisure did a car bomb hit in Mansion Houses' garage. The target was actually a city employee, related to a member who was in a union. There is a lot of history even in our uglier or poorly designed buildings.Doug Duckworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15684467055184767166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136582055438505991.post-5190787188660206152008-05-25T16:29:00.000-05:002008-05-25T16:29:00.000-05:00I'm not familiar with the Peabody building; is tha...I'm not familiar with the Peabody building; is that the one that looks out of place along Memorial Drive?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064334959354090683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136582055438505991.post-4933981738207473392008-05-25T09:56:00.000-05:002008-05-25T09:56:00.000-05:00I have always liked the towers of the complex and ...I have always liked the towers of the complex and while some of the details of the lower portions are interesting, the super block it creates and the raised plazas are a death sentence to the area. <BR/><BR/>I wish everything except the towers and the Peabody building could be bulldozed and re-built with the original streets put back in place. Obviously parking is a large portion of the base, but this could be handled block by block with street facing retail ringing the ground level.Vanishing STLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08798287914185180625noreply@blogger.com