Historical December 1980 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
A new look is in the making for CASA—The Saint Louis Conservatory and Schools for the Arts as the result of a $1.7 million “Building for the Arts” program to purchase buildings and equipment and to renovate facilities for the rapidly growing educational arts institution. “Since CASA’s formation in 1974, the student body and faculty have grown beyond predictions,” says Stephen Jay, president of CASA. “The Building for the Arts program, now at 61 percent of its goal, will assure that the physical plant will be adequate to serve the needs of CASA’s programs now and in the immediate future.” Extensive remodeling and revamping of both CASA’s University City location at 560 Trinity Avenue at Delmar and CASA Midtown School for the Arts, 3207 Washington Avenue, are now underway.
The University City location, formerly Shaare Emeth Temple, was purchased by CASA in 1978 through the generosity of an anonymous donor.
The buildings house the Saint Louis Conservatory of Music, the CASA administrative offices and the University City School for the Arts, one of four such CASA schools.
The renovation project expands the office area and studio space, calls for a relocated and much larger Conservatory library, scheduled for completion this December, and includes the installation of barrier-free access for the disabled to the school and performance halls. Chairman of the Building for the Arts program is Ben H. Wells, retired chairman of the board of the 7-Up Company.
Originally published in The Paper, December 1980.
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