Comments on: Fountain Park Demolition?

By: MD

MD — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:01:38 +0000

if you look at google maps you can see that the roof beyond the peak is pretty much all gone.

titsworth has moved. the property record now lists it at: TITSWORTH PROPERTIES LLC Owner name: TITSWORTH PROPERTIES LLC
Owner address: 915 WALTON
City/state/zip: ST LOUIS,MO 63108

and that property, in turn, is listed as residential, and owned by James and A.V. Goolsby. So maybe they’re the people behind Titsworth ?

In any case, according to the assessor’s office, as of July 2010 Titsworth hasn’t paid the taxes on 4831 fountain for 2 years. could it be saved by foreclosure? what are the rules?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 05:11:00 +0000

why is something not happening with this building! i would by this and fix it back to original condition, another inquired as to purchase it . If there is this interest why is it sitting there detoriating by Titsworth doing nothing. Great architecture and are to make a great comback. I cant believe some of the buildings just sit here in st louis falling apart. Who and what is Titsworth anyhow!?

By: Michelle Word Hollis

Michelle Word Hollis — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 21:33:00 +0000

I saw this building recently and was very interested in its history; as well as, the neighborhood’s history. I looked up some information concerning it and found out that Titsworth Properties, LLC, in Clayton recently purchased the building (as previously stated by Toby Weiss) but I could not find a phone number for Titsworth. I did discover that this building has State Significance according to a document I found online. The document is the Architectural Survey of Fountain Park April 1979 St. Louis Missouri Landmarks Association of St. Louis, Inc. for the Community Development Agency. However, I don’t know (at this point) what historical significance the building has.

I hope that the building will not be demolished! This is a lovely community. I would hope that this building could be saved and used to house quality retail / service shops that enhance this community.

By: Matt H.

Matt H. — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 15:53:00 +0000

There are so many blogs now about st. louis development (good and bad) and it is a very encouraging thing. But perhaps it is time to get truly organized as a community (those-who-want-to-retain-our-built-environment-community) and get the word out (beyond the blogs) that we have had enough and demand better from our leaders and from developers.

The loss of a building like this may seem insignificant to most, but it will be horrible for that neighborhood (one of my favorite) and for the city as well. We continue to lose the character that defines our city.

By: LisaS

LisaS — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 02:35:00 +0000

I’ve been in love with this building for a long, long time. Last spring, I finally got up the courage to look up the owner’s name and address to call and ask about purchasing it.

The rest of the story is on my blog today …

By: Joe Thebeau

Joe Thebeau — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 17:58:00 +0000

“If it does finally go down, what will go in its place?”

Why, a Walgreen’s, of course!!

By: Urban Review

Urban Review — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 01:59:00 +0000

You’ve just hit upon what is probably one of the finest examples of a mixed-use building conforming to its site. It has been almost two years since I posted about this very building and the neighborhood: http://www.urbanreviewstl.com/?p=136

Your images are wonderful. We can clearly see the massing, proportions and details are flawlessly executed. It would be a major loss to raze such a fine example of design — we need models like this to show us how to infill the gaps we already have.