Since no serious bidder stepped forward for an auction on November 10, 2010, the Art Moderne boat was be scrapped from March – July 2011.
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Avalon Theater
4225 S. Kingshighway / St. Louis
1937, A.F. & Arthur Stauder

The single-screen Art Deco neighborhood movie house was demolished in January 2012, after closing in 1999. Lacking any demolition protection, the Avalon’s end came suddenly. Read more here.

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Hotel Deville/San Luis Apartment
4483 Lindell Blvd. Central West End, St. Louis City
What’s There Now: A Parking Lot

A starting point for Modern StL was the end of the effort to Save the San Luis. Michael Allen succinctly summed up the fight with Friends of the San Luis Not Appealing Ruling; Legislative Change Is Needed.

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St. Louis Mid-Century Buildings Threatened with Extinction.

St. Louis Mid-Century Buildings Remodeled Badly.