A spirit of renovation and vigor flavors House Tour ’75 as it represents the reversal of past projections for the future of the Skinker DeBaliviere neighborhood…proving unfounded those who rumored its demise as a residential area. The five homes featured this year are examples of a new adage: Where neglect and decay have appeared, residents soon follow seeking to retain and restore the original, soundly built structures. The past few years have shown remarkable success in these efforts to maintain and improve housing, making the neighborhood increasingly appealing to a variety of individuals and families. In choosing the homes on this year’s House Tour, the committee has emphasized the diversity of life styles and versatility of the residents who have joined to help fashion an “emerging” neighborhood. Skinker-DeBaliviere has travelled from times of fashionable living through a period of moderate decay to its currently engaging self, a warm, comfortable and neighborly place to live.
This year’s House Tour includes five area residences. Free bus transportation will be provided for those on the tour courtesy of Washington University. Tickets for the House Tour will be on sale at the Information Center at the west end of the Fair and at each of the residences on the tour.
Members of this year’s House Tour Committee are: Christina Lange; Deborah Bracey; Patricia Kohn; Cherie McKee; Blanche Reel; Mary Boyts; George Brown; Karen Brown.
Photos by Jim Mitchell.
Original photograph caption
Interior photograph from the House Tour ’75 spread, page6. Individual property is not captioned. Photo by Jim Mitchell.
Originally published in The Paper, May 1975.
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Archival transcription note: Four house-tour photographs have a collective JimMitchell credit but no individual property captions. Preserved with spread-level attribution; individual property associations await editorial review.
Original source: SD_Times1975_05.pdf, printed page(s) 6, 7; PDF page(s) 6, 7.
