Under the cover of great weather, this morning the Rehabbers' Club made its way to Hyde Park for its monthly meeting. The meetings follow a show-and-tell format designed to expose city residents to dedicated rehabbers and developers, unique projects and the city's many fantastic neighborhoods.
Today, the meeting began at the Friedens United Church of Christ Fellowship Hall at 19th and Newhouse, where Friedens Neighborhood Foundation YouthBuild Program Director Brian Marston discussed the new YouthBuild academy and its rehabilitation of the church's long-vacant historic school building. Afterwards, I gave a short walking tour that went through the park and ended at what will be a spectacular rehabilitation project: developer Peter George's rebuilding of the Nord St. Louis Turnverein.
Included on the tour was a garden that Friedens has dedicated in honor of Marti Frumhoff, founder of the Rehabbers' Club as well as the Publishing Group.
While attendance was atypically low, typical of summer meetings, the crowd's mix was noteworthy: a former president of Metropolis, a 37-year resident of Hyde Park, a micro-developer who is taking on the difficult rehab of five historic buildings in Old North, one of the earliest members of the Rehabbers' Club, a Riverfront Times reporter, a resident of Carondelet, a young family seeking to buy and rehab in Hyde Park and myself. Marti's desire to connect all of us continues to realize success.
Saturday, July 21, 2007
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Darn, I would have gone on that if I had heard about, but I guess I was outta town anyway.
"I gave a short walking tour that went through the park and ended at what will be a spectacular rehabilitation project: developer Peter George's rebuilding of the Nord St. Louis Turnverein."
Can you elaborate here? This is huge news! Is it being rebuilt completely?
Is anyone still planning on rebuilding the Turnverein? I haven't heard anything about this lately.
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