Historical December 1993 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
On November 17, the Board of Adjustment denied the request for a zoning variance on the land at DeBaliviere and Pershing, now used as a MetroLink parking lot, on a 4-1 vote.
The owner of the land, Ted Krakover, has the right to re-apply or he could challenge the ruling in Circuit Court.
His son, Tom, told the SDCC board that they would build at that site one way or another.
He felt the solution was a Walgreen’s combined with a MetroLink parking lot but if denied they would build on that parcel of the land already zoned commercial.
He suggested a White Castle. Meanwhile, BiState would still like to acquire that land for a parking lot but is awaiting the fate of some federal grant applications in order to have the capital to do so. At this writing, some feel that Krakover will end his month-to-month lease with BiState for parking at the site regardless.
This parking facility fills up every weekday and is often three quarters full on weekends, even with the baseball season over for this year.
For information, contact SDCC at 862-5122.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, December 1993.
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