AAA Building
3925 Lindell Boulevard / St. Louis
1976, Sarmiento & Associates

In July 2011, the Planning Commission approved a plan that entails demolition of W.A. Sarmiento’s New Formalist AAA Building of 1976. The plan comes from Indianapolis developers who propose building a CVS drug store on the site. Alderman Terry Kennedy (D-18), who represents the area that includes the site, has not offered support for the proposal. Read more here.

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Dorsa Building Interior
1007 Washington Avenue / St. Louis
1946, Meyer Loomstein

Since the Dorsa Building’s foreclosure in 2008, the fate of its sumptuous art moderne interior — which was once the showroom and theater for a dress line — has been uncertain. The new owners are trying to lease the space and ultimately will leave the interior’s future to tenant choice. Read more about the interior here.
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Meredith Home (Formerly Hotel Belleville)
16 S. Illinois Avenue / Belleville, IL
1931

In October 2010, the Belleville City Council voted 14-1 to accept a gift to pay off the loan on the city-owned former hotel. The catch? The donor wants the art deco building demolished for a park. Read more here.
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In March 2011, BJC announced a long-term plan to demolish the Queeny Tower, an elegant high-rise by Murphy & Mackey, the firm that designed the Climatron and other area landmarks of the 1960s. Read more here.

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St. Louis Housing Authority Building
4100 Lindell Boulevard / St. Louis
1956, Hellmuth Obata Kassabaum
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Easter Seal Society Building
4108 Lindell Boulevard / St. Louis
1960

These two mid-century modern buildings on Lindell Boulevard in the Central West End are vacant and for sale. CVS tried to buy the buildings for demolition in 2009, but now the future of the buildings is uncertain. Click for details.

See Also:

St. Louis Mid-Century Buildings Lost to the Wrecking Ball.

St. Louis Mid-Century Buildings Remodeled Badly.
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