Next year Manchester will be receiving a $3.5 million face lift. The enhancements include new sidewalks, pedestrian lighting, trees, trash cans, and street furniture.  Continuing the momentum, the question becomes, what improvements are needed for the north-south cross streets (Taylor, Newstead, Tower Grove, Boyle, and Sarah)?
WUMCRC has a design of a second cor-ten steel entry marker underway in Forest Park Southeast. The site will be on the southeast corner of Chouteau and Tower Grove. In the first design, WUMCRC incorporated the Gateway Arch in the background of the Forest Park Southeast themed buildings. The incredible asset of Forest Park Southeast […]
Took a trip to the Missouri History Museum sometime ago and wanted to share some of the photos that they have in their collection of Forest Park Southeast. 4301 Manchester (1892) Magazine Advertisement (1900) 4356 Manchester (1940’s) 4196-98 Manchester (1950’s) 1106-12 S. Boyle (1950’s) Looking East at Manchester and Tower Grove (1950’s)
In order to continue the branding of Forest Park Southeast, WUMCRC presented the following design concept to the neighborhood’s public infrastructure committee. The committee loved the design! Let us know what you think by e-mailing goedekeb@wustl.edu. Note: It is proposed that the hydrants along the cross streets of Taylor, Newstead, Tower Grove, Boyle, Chouteau, and […]
The next FPSE Outdoor Movie Night is Thursday, July 30th at the corner of Newstead and Manchester next to Newstead Tower Public House. WUMCRC would like your opinion on what to show. Choose from one of these four options: Bedtime Stories– Adam Sandler stars in this comedy about a man for whom fantasy becomes reality […]
Made out of the same material (Cor-ten steel) as the St. Louis Zoo’s entry sculpture on Hampton Ave, the Forest Park Southeast entry sign at Tower Grove Ave and Vandeventer Ave now has the same weathered look. Some people hate the light brown appearance while others love it. Should we leave it alone or put […]
New Planters
Washington University Medical Center is happy to announce the winners of the FPSE Outdoor Movie Night coloring and trivia contests. Emya, age nine, is the winner of the Secret Life of Bees coloring contest; she was awarded a $25 gift certicicate to K-Mart. Tadhg D. is the winner of the Trivia Conetest, he will be […]
Washington University Medical Center will sponsor an outdoor movie night for the Forest Park Southeast Neighborhood on Thursday, June 24th. the movie being shown is The Secret Life of Bees. Refreshements will be provided by the Gibson Heights Neighborhood Association. There will be a coloring contest for children twelve and under and a trivia contest […]
Recently MERS/Goodwill Industries hired 39 residents of the FPSE Neighborhood. With 39 residents newly employed in the FPSE community, the positive values of the neighborhood are taking deeper root. MERS/Goodwill hires many people in the St.Louis community in their effort to help develop communities. In FPSE this creation of jobs has helped to aid the […]