Historical September–October 2016 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
In the last edition of the Times, I wrote about the new Betty Kerr People’s Health Center building at the junction of DeBaliviere and Delmar, Anyone who travels that way will have seen that this building is now well on the way to completion. Further west along Delmar, the month of May also saw a groundbreaking ceremony on the site of the old Yellow Cab Company building at 6105 Delmar.
This long vacant site is to be the location of a 13-story, 200- unit apartment building.
The day of the groundbreaking suggested a 30% chance of rain, but we beat the odds, and the ceremony went ahead without a hitch. What was interesting was that within minutes of the official photographs being taken, the crew were hard at work moving their equipment into place.
The developer is talking about a grand opening in August 2017, and judging by the work being completed so far, it looks like this aggressive timetable could be on track. Just alongside this new development, the property that was the Big Shark Bike Company is also being redeveloped, and this will soon open as a new music venue, the Delmar Hall.
The location is envisioned as being mid-way between the 350 capacity Duck Room at Blueberry Hill, and the larger 2000+ capacity Pageant.
The renovated building will have two tiers on the floor, but no balcony, a stage and box office, together with hospitality and patio areas.
The Loop Trolley construction gets the most attention in our area, mainly because of the many road disruptions that we see along Delmar, Debaliviere, and most recently Forest Park Parkway.
But that is not the only work being carried out along the Boulevard, and it looks like 2017 will be an exciting time for the area.
Original photograph caption
Groundbreaking for the Delmar apartment development.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, September–October 2016.
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Original source: SD_Times2016_09.pdf, printed page(s) 7; PDF page(s) 7.
