What to do with a huge, transite-clad steel-framed building? That's the question to ask about the Army Ammunition Plant at Goodfellow and I-70 in north St. Louis.
The answer that the Mayor offers is demolition for retail construction.
Of course, removal of the transite covering and thorough abatement would leave a highly-adaptable steel frame in a highly-interesting shape. Re-cladding in any number of materials is feasible, and the resulting big retail outlet would be less of a big box and more of a big curiosity. The rumor is that Home Depot is interested in the site. Don't they want to open the world's coolest Home Depot?
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
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