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Historical June 1988 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
The front page of this issue is about people who take risks.
And the risks they take are not only for themselves and their businesses, but also for us—their Skinker-DeBaliviere neighbors. • One of our articles this month is about Steve Brammeier and his Kingsbury Animal Hospital; the other is about several new businesses on Delmar east of Des Peres. I would like all of us to consider for a moment what each of these people have done.
It may be hard to believe looking at the animal hospital now with its four thousand patients that Steve was taking a risk when he opened that facility ten years ago.
When you read the article, you will get the history of his move into the area.
At the time, there were very few veterinary clinics in the City, and none in our immediate vicinity. Logic would say that if there is a lack of a certain service, being able to provide that service would be a successful venture.
However, logic could also say that if the service weren’t available, maybe it could not be successful in a given area. (I’m certain an economist has some clever “ism” for this “need/service” dilemma; however, it probably still would need an explanation.) Luckily, Steve payed attention to logic number one and opened the hospital in a recycled gas station.
But it could have gone the other way.
When the animal hospital opened, Steve was working at the Emergency Clinic in Kirkwood and had worked at a facility in North County.
He was starting from scratch. Certainly, many of us had pets, but then we also already had veterinarians.
In order to meet expenses, Steve continued to work at the Emergency Clinic at night. Slowly, the practice grew and now, there is a second doctor and expanded hours.
And a birthday party.
Please attend and show Steve and his staff your appreciation for his work.
If you do not have a pet, what he has done is still important. I hope the example Steve Brammeier has set is an inspiration to the several entrepreneurs who will be opening or have already opened businesses along Delmar.
All of them need and deserve the neighborhood’s support. Opening a new business anywhere is not easy and starting one along a stretch of street which has been struggling the last decade or more, requires dedication and a strong response from the residents to whom the establishments are catering. Nancy Farmer’s article discusses in detail the people involved and their backgrounds. I want to stress the importance of our support.
The Skinker-DeBaliviere neighborhood is the neighborhood it is because of its accessibility to cultural and educational institutions as well as to major retail centers.
The Delmar Loop in University City has much to offer as does the Pershing/Belt/Clara area soon to be joined by the DeBaliviere Arcade. Delmar historically has been a major retail and service area and certainly still retains some of that character.
The new shops will further add to that.
Two businesses are relocating from the Loop—their loss, our gain. Woody’s A-1 Barbeque, featuring gourmet carry-out barbeque, is certainly an answer to a working family’s prayers (not to mention a shot in the arm to Rosedale Pot Luck Suppers); John Bordeaux’s Freewheelin’ Bicycle Shop’s move east will take a much neglected building at Laurel and Delmar and continue the redevelopment along the south side of Delmar started by the new Bi-State facility.
The two other new businesses should be a great help to the constant need we owners of Skinker-DeBaliviere houses seem to always have— materials for up-keep and rehabilitation. Jan Pitts and her father-in-law Charlie have been in business for six months with Rainbow Finishes, a paint and paint supply store. John Peil will be opening J.P. Window & Door Service to the east of the Pitt’s.
These business people are bringing needed services to the neighborhood: they are recycling buildings which long have needed work and rehab; they are here for us. Let us return the support and confidence they have in the area.
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Kingsbury Animal Hospital as it looks today. The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, June 1988, page 2. Photographer not credited.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, June 1988.
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