Comments on: Berkeley MCM: Frostwood Subdivision http://www.beltstl.com/2009/09/berkeley-mcm-frostwood-subdivision/ Built Environment in Layman's Terms Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:32:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Dana Owens (Galen) http://www.beltstl.com/2009/09/berkeley-mcm-frostwood-subdivision/comment-page-1/#comment-6991 Dana Owens (Galen) Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:49:14 +0000 http://www.beltstl.com/?p=842#comment-6991 Wow, it brings back such fond memories. We moved to Frostwood in '68 and it was the first integrated school I had ever attended. I did all of my growing up there in Frostwood. It was a great neighborhood. Wow, it brings back such fond memories. We moved to Frostwood in ’68 and it was the first integrated school I had ever attended. I did all of my growing up there in Frostwood. It was a great neighborhood.

]]> By: admin http://www.beltstl.com/2009/09/berkeley-mcm-frostwood-subdivision/comment-page-1/#comment-4726 admin Sun, 02 Jan 2011 17:49:42 +0000 http://www.beltstl.com/?p=842#comment-4726 What a great story! I can't find any info about it, so hearing from those who lived there is the only way to get good information. I would love to see the inside of your folks' home and talk to them about living in the neighborhood. What a great story!
I can’t find any info about it, so hearing from those who lived there is the only way to get good information. I would love to see the inside of your folks’ home and talk to them about living in the neighborhood.

]]> By: Bernita Day http://www.beltstl.com/2009/09/berkeley-mcm-frostwood-subdivision/comment-page-1/#comment-4700 Bernita Day Fri, 31 Dec 2010 04:59:59 +0000 http://www.beltstl.com/?p=842#comment-4700 I was browsing the web for street names and happened upon this site. To my amazement this is the neighborhood I grew up in and to this day my parents still live in their home. We moved to Frostwood in 1966 and the year now is 1 day shy of 2011. I read the article and agree with some of the things posted, but some I don't. like the ditch on midwood, which use to be a creek filled with water which caused a lot of flooding problems in bad weather. I have enjoyed growing up in this subdivison over the years but I too have seen many changes. A neighborhood filled with careing and loving people to empty homes and not knowing any of the other people that live on the street. Times have changed and I'm sure this takes place everywhere, but the best thing was to experience viewing the pictures of the different homes and to my suprise the last home in the pictures was my parents! I was browsing the web for street names and happened upon this site. To my amazement this is the neighborhood I grew up in and to this day my parents still live in their home. We moved to Frostwood in 1966 and the year now is 1 day shy of 2011. I read the article and agree with some of the things posted, but some I don’t. like the ditch on midwood, which use to be a creek filled with water which caused a lot of flooding problems in bad weather. I have enjoyed growing up in this subdivison over the years but I too have seen many changes. A neighborhood filled with careing and loving people to empty homes and not knowing any of the other people that live on the street. Times have changed and I’m sure this takes place everywhere, but the best thing was to experience viewing the pictures of the different homes and to my suprise the last home in the pictures was my parents!

]]> By: Marlon Gaede http://www.beltstl.com/2009/09/berkeley-mcm-frostwood-subdivision/comment-page-1/#comment-1627 Marlon Gaede Sun, 20 Dec 2009 08:10:03 +0000 http://www.beltstl.com/?p=842#comment-1627 Damn! I was going to blog about this subject. What caused you to come up with this post? Damn! I was going to blog about this subject. What caused you to come up with this post?

]]> By: Korey http://www.beltstl.com/2009/09/berkeley-mcm-frostwood-subdivision/comment-page-1/#comment-1455 Korey Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:11:36 +0000 http://www.beltstl.com/?p=842#comment-1455 Coool tour Toby! Coool tour Toby!

]]> By: Bill Hawthorne http://www.beltstl.com/2009/09/berkeley-mcm-frostwood-subdivision/comment-page-1/#comment-1383 Bill Hawthorne Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:14:38 +0000 http://www.beltstl.com/?p=842#comment-1383 B.E.L.T., My name is Bill Hawthorne, and I represent maacenter.org, a leading web resource for asbestos exposure and mesothelioma cancer information. Our organization is dedicated to increasing awareness of the terrible health consequences of asbestos exposure. I found your site through a search and decided to contact you because of its high green building presence which is extremely important in our movement. The promotion of how buildings—both commercial and residential should now be built using sustainable green products to avoid asbestos and mesothelioma as well as the awareness of past buildings and preventative steps in avoiding asbestos exposure are extremely important. My goal is to get a resource link on your site or even to provide a guest posting to be placed. I look forward to hearing from you. Please feel free to check out our green building page at www.maacenter.org/asbestos/greenbuilding.php. Thank you for your time and consideration. Bill Hawthorne bhawthorne@maacenter.org MAA Center is now on Twitter – follow us @maacenter B.E.L.T.,

My name is Bill Hawthorne, and I represent maacenter.org, a leading web resource for asbestos exposure and mesothelioma cancer information. Our organization is dedicated to increasing awareness of the terrible health consequences of asbestos exposure.

I found your site through a search and decided to contact you because of its high green building presence which is extremely important in our movement. The promotion of how buildings—both commercial and residential should now be built using sustainable green products to avoid asbestos and mesothelioma as well as the awareness of past buildings and preventative steps in avoiding asbestos exposure are extremely important. My goal is to get a resource link on your site or even to provide a guest posting to be placed.

I look forward to hearing from you. Please feel free to check out our green building page at http://www.maacenter.org/asbestos/greenbuilding.php. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Bill Hawthorne
bhawthorne@maacenter.org
MAA Center is now on Twitter – follow us @maacenter

]]> By: Plannerintraining http://www.beltstl.com/2009/09/berkeley-mcm-frostwood-subdivision/comment-page-1/#comment-1344 Plannerintraining Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:27:34 +0000 http://www.beltstl.com/?p=842#comment-1344 Hey that looks like my old subdivision: Carollton which was knocked down by the airport. The architecture us mostly the same and even the street designs and sidewalks and that darn drainage think in the street. At least Carollton got one more aesthetically pleasing but still concrete monstrosity. People I graduated with, their parents lived in Berkley in sections like these back when it was white and middle class and what say Francis Howell or Fort Zummwalt is now. The same company, Fischer and Fichel is responsible for developing large subdivisions in St. Charles County. F&F and others build similarly designed houses in Florissant, check out around McCluer North High School. My grandparents live a few blocks away and have been in one of these space age houses for nearly 50 years since it was built. It would be nice to have a book made of Mid-Century architecture in STL with picture and descriptions of the neighborhoods, especially what society was like when they were built. Hey that looks like my old subdivision: Carollton which was knocked down by the airport. The architecture us mostly the same and even the street designs and sidewalks and that darn drainage think in the street. At least Carollton got one more aesthetically pleasing but still concrete monstrosity.

People I graduated with, their parents lived in Berkley in sections like these back when it was white and middle class and what say Francis Howell or Fort Zummwalt is now. The same company, Fischer and Fichel is responsible for developing large subdivisions in St. Charles County. F&F and others build similarly designed houses in Florissant, check out around McCluer North High School. My grandparents live a few blocks away and have been in one of these space age houses for nearly 50 years since it was built.

It would be nice to have a book made of Mid-Century architecture in STL with picture and descriptions of the neighborhoods, especially what society was like when they were built.

]]> By: Dana Smith http://www.beltstl.com/2009/09/berkeley-mcm-frostwood-subdivision/comment-page-1/#comment-1341 Dana Smith Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:00:06 +0000 http://www.beltstl.com/?p=842#comment-1341 that curious concrete ditch would be awesome for skateboarding. that curious concrete ditch would be awesome for skateboarding.

]]> By: Kit Kellison http://www.beltstl.com/2009/09/berkeley-mcm-frostwood-subdivision/comment-page-1/#comment-1335 Kit Kellison Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:53:57 +0000 http://www.beltstl.com/?p=842#comment-1335 Wow! This is great! I lived in one of the cookie-cutter houses in Berkley for a while, but I don't think I ever saw this neighborhood. Wow! This is great! I lived in one of the cookie-cutter houses in Berkley for a while, but I don’t think I ever saw this neighborhood.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.beltstl.com/2009/09/berkeley-mcm-frostwood-subdivision/comment-page-1/#comment-1334 Jeff Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:53:30 +0000 http://www.beltstl.com/?p=842#comment-1334 Wow, truly a blast from the past! I'm glad to see all the homes so well-preserved. Wow, truly a blast from the past! I’m glad to see all the homes so well-preserved.

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