Historical November 1994 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Alderman McGuire, in our last issue, you discussed the city’s plans to open public parking lots at the empty Sinclair and Bonafide gas stations on Skinker. Has any progress been made towards that goal? Yes, the city now owns the old Bonafide station at Westminster and Skinker.
We are currently seeking bids to demolish the buildings on the property. Once this is complete we will work with the Skinker DeBaliviere Community council to design a landscaped parking lot. Hopefully this could be completed sometime in the spring.
However, no further progress has been made on the Sinclair station at Skinker and McPherson. Sinclair Oil has still not expressed a willingness to sell the property. What Is the status of the former BI-Rite property on Delmar?
The property has been purchased by a woman who wishes to renovate the building for use as a private teen recreation center.
The center would provide constructive and supervised sports and activities that teens could participate in.
The owner has been granted a Conditional Use Permit that will allow her to proceed with her plans as long as she meets certain restrictions regarding hours and security. Has anyone expressed an interest in the Wabash Station at the Delmar Metro Link stop?
It seems like an ideal location for some type of business.
The building is currently owned by a lawyer who has his law practice there.
I met with the new owners shortly before the Metro Link opened.
They expressed an interest in some type of long-term retail development at the station, but I have not heard from them since that initial meeting. Is there anything the city can do about the half-finished house on Lindell?
The city does what it can.
We send building inspectors occasionally, and they can issue citations for any building code violations.
The city monitors for safety hazards, and tries to prevent excessive growth of weeds and build up of litter. Unfortunately there’s not much else that the city can do.
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Daniel J. McGuire, 28th Ward Alderman. Photographer not credited.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, November 1994.
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