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The City Plan Commission is discussing with neighborhood residents a plan for rejuvenating the Skinker-DeBaliviere area, it has been announced.
The basic thrust of the plan is to retain and strengthen the single-family character of the area and to replace delapidated apartment houses with new developments.
A major element of the plan is to make the DeBaliviere shopping center a key shopping area for the entire central west end.
“We don’t yet know what the best approach is for the De-Baliviere shopping area,” said Bob Burke, the Plan Commission’s deputy director, “but we know that something dramatic is needed.”
One suggested idea is to convert alleys east and west of DeBaliviere into lanes for through traffic and convert the existing street into a pedestrian parkway.
Other elements of the plan which is highly tentative — include:
—Making most single-family housing streets of “limited access” by placing gates or traffic dividers at the proper place.
—Possible closing of Waterman between Laural and Clara to through traffic and re-routing through traffic down another street.
—Realignment of DeBaliviere north of McPherson so that it angles west to make a direct connection with Goodfellow at Delmar.
The plan also calls for major improvements in the predominently apartment house areas in the 5700 blocks of Kingsbury, Westminster and Washington and the 5800 block of Washington. It is probable that much of the improvements will have to be through reconstruction, with the assistance of federal funds or subsidies if available.
It had been thought this summer that West End Town House, Inc., with funds supplied by Continental Telephone, and Washington University would join together in guaranteeing loans for the 5700 area. However, with the death of Philip Lucier, Continental president and resident of Parkview, the telephone company withdrew its support for the project.
A search is now being conducted for an alternate source of loan guarantees.
Redevelopment in the area will be assisted if a bill introduced in the Board of Aldermen is passed. This bill would give certain tax benefits to developers in the 5700 block area and in the 5500 block area of Waterman and Pershing.
Burke said the general goal was to make the area the “most outstanding in the region.” He said that he hoped that some sort of plan would be presented to the Development committee of the City Plan Commission by December. While most of the funds would come from private developers, he mentioned that the city would have to spend certain funds for street changes and related items.
One resident’s comment was “Hurry Up.”
Originally published in The Paper, December 1970.
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