Comments on: North St. Louis MCM: Norwood Square http://www.beltstl.com/2009/02/north-st-louis-mcm-norwood-square/ Built Environment in Layman's Terms Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:32:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Joni http://www.beltstl.com/2009/02/north-st-louis-mcm-norwood-square/comment-page-1/#comment-861 Joni Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:06:57 +0000 http://www.beltstl.com/?p=260#comment-861 This building on a dump site seems to be something that was done a lot. There was a dump across the street from where I grew up in S. city at Eugene and Robert (south of Carondelet Park). I believe 4 houses were built there in the 50's. Also another larger dump on Koeln had a subdivision built, Alaskan Court. Eventually because of the horrible settling the houses were torn down and it's now a park. They were ranch style some of the houses tilted so badly their roofs were thisclose to touching. Also I heard of people actually having to nail their furniture to the floor to keep it from sliding, tubs that wouldn't drain etc. Really cute little houses, a real shame. Just goes to show you can't build on a dump that was filled with mostly paper etc. This building on a dump site seems to be something that was done a lot. There was a dump across the street from where I grew up in S. city at Eugene and Robert (south of Carondelet Park). I believe 4 houses were built there in the 50′s. Also another larger dump on Koeln had a subdivision built, Alaskan Court. Eventually because of the horrible settling the houses were torn down and it’s now a park. They were ranch style some of the houses tilted so badly their roofs were thisclose to touching. Also I heard of people actually having to nail their furniture to the floor to keep it from sliding, tubs that wouldn’t drain etc. Really cute little houses, a real shame. Just goes to show you can’t build on a dump that was filled with mostly paper etc.

]]> By: admin http://www.beltstl.com/2009/02/north-st-louis-mcm-norwood-square/comment-page-1/#comment-860 admin Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:26:34 +0000 http://www.beltstl.com/?p=260#comment-860 Hmmm... that might also explain why some of them have only half a basement? Thanks for the info. Hmmm… that might also explain why some of them have only half a basement? Thanks for the info.

]]> By: rick http://www.beltstl.com/2009/02/north-st-louis-mcm-norwood-square/comment-page-1/#comment-859 rick Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:06:35 +0000 http://www.beltstl.com/?p=260#comment-859 St, Louis architect, native, and Wash U graduate Karl Grice grew up on St. Louis Avenue, not far from this site. I asked him about it, and this is what he said. Karl's dad worked in construction. This development went up when Karl was very young. According to Karl's dad, it was built on the site of a former dump. That's why there's so much settlement. St, Louis architect, native, and Wash U graduate Karl Grice grew up on St. Louis Avenue, not far from this site. I asked him about it, and this is what he said.

Karl’s dad worked in construction. This development went up when Karl was very young. According to Karl’s dad, it was built on the site of a former dump.

That’s why there’s so much settlement.

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