Over the weekend volunteers helped improve the Manchester and Sarah parking lot in the Grove. Thanks to all the volunteers and especially AmeriCorps and Rebuilding Together for helping coordinate this event. Funding for supplies was provided by the Grove Community Improvement District and Land Reutilization Authority.
This Saturday, WUMCRC and AmeriCorps volunteers will collaborate on an improvement project for the parking lot at Sarah and Manchester Avenues. 25 volunteers will clean, weed, mulch, prune and plant throughout the area. Below are some pictures of the parking lot’s current condition. Check back with us on Monday to see the new and improved […]
As we discussed recently here, here, here, here, and oh yeah here, WUMCRC and the Forest Park Southeast Public Infrastructure and Beautification Committee have teamed together to work on improving the arteries of the neighborhood. With Manchester receiving a $3 million face lift in the very near future, the committee has concentrated its efforts on […]
With the addition of street trees, painted fire hydrants, and new bollards, Newstead has become one of the more attractive streets in Forest Park Southeast. Take a look at these photos shot today.
When strolling along Manchester Avenue, its hard to miss the abundance of murals decorating the exteriors and even insides of buildings. In an effort to continue to decorate the area and restore some of the unique identity of FPSE’s past, WUMCRC has funded Grovefest’s paint-by-numbers mural each year. Currently, WUMCRC is working with Colossal Media […]
The Forest Park Southeast public improvements committee has focused on improving the condition of the drive corridor streets (Taylor, Newstead, Tower Grove and Boyle) throughout the neighborhood. At the request of the committee, City of St. Louis forestry crews were out in the neighborhood today planting Redbud trees along Newstead and Tower Grove. These new […]
All of the familiar planters and barricades scattered throughout Forest Park Southeast are in the process of being replaced with more attractive concrete bollards. For the past 4 days, the City of St. Louis and Gateway Contractors, Inc. worked through snow and ice to remove planters along Newstead at Gibson and Arco. The bollards each […]
The Forest Park Southeast Public Infrastructure Committee has set the priority of enhancing the neighborhood’s north and south corridors (Taylor, Newstead, Tower Grove, and Boyle Avenues). Brooks Goedeker, WUMCRC’s Community Development Manager, recently shared the committee’s vision with Tom Niemeier, Space Architecture’s principal and founder. Niemeier and the Space team ran with the idea and […]
After nearly two years of construction and just in time for holiday travel, all sections of Interstate 64 will open Monday, December 7th. Crews are currently busy removing heavy machinery and construction materials from the highway, as well as finalizing striping in preparation of the opening. For your only chance to walk on the interstate […]
To compliment the “Grove-themed” fire hydrants, WUMC has funded the painting of 50 “Forest Park Southeast-themed” fire hydrants throughout the neighborhood. All of the hydrants were recently completed and are located along the drive corridors of the neighborhood (Taylor, Newstead, Tower Grove, Boyle, Chouteau, and Vandeventer). The painting was done by Grace McCammond and was […]