Top 10 Abandoned Places of St. Louis, Missouri
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- Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
- Across the city of St. Louis, a fascinating glimpse into the past can be found in the form of its abandoned historic properties dating back to the late 1800s. These forgotten architectural gems, once the vibrant hubs of the community, now stand silent and weathered, their grand facades and intricate details a testament to a bygone era. One such site is the former church that was repurposed into a skatepark, its towering spires and stained-glass windows a striking contrast to the skaters who once honed their skills within its walls - until a recent devastating fire reduced much of the structure to ashes. Then there's the majestic Orpheum Theater, its ornate lobby and opulent auditorium having sat empty for nearly a decade, the stage long since fallen silent. Yet, despite the decay and disrepair, these abandoned landmarks continue to captivate and intrigue, offering a unique window into St. Louis's rich cultural and historical past.
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When I was a kid in the 60s and 70s it was a real treat to go to St. Louis. Place was flourishing. At one time about 800,000 people lived in this once-great city. Now less than 300,000 call this worn-out place home. Just a crying shame what has happened to St. Louis.
Back in the day all roads led to downtown. Now, all the roads lead out.
So so sad to see the buildings in this shape.
I'm from Germany, and my city was almost entirely destroyed during ww2. After the war, real estate sharks and investors made a lot of money by tearing down the remaining buildings, and all the old structures were replaced with soulless modernist architecture, parking lots and a car-centric infrastructure. No serious attempts of preserving or rebuilding hundreds of years of architectural history and culture.
Watching this gives me the same feeling I get when watching pre-war footage of my city. Why are we sucking the heritage and life out of our cities like this? I will never understand this. These buildings stand for so much optimism and pride of a great era. No wonder people are getting more and more miserable. I hope the city of St. Louis does smth about this.
Unfortunately the city is looking at possibly demolishing the Wainwright building which is one of the world's first "skyscrapers". Its not very tall but it was certainly back then.. the architecture is amazing. Its truly a beautiful building but for some reason no one cares.. I told myself that if they tear is down I am moving and never coming back.
@@charlesaustin566 This should be illegal, and I can understand this sentiment. -,-
It’s a shame what they did to the Germans during WW2. Beautiful country with great people torn to shreds over evil. money and control.
Dresden?
@@tomfields3682 It’s Cologne. The Dresden bombing is only well known around the world, because it started so late in the war and was considered very unnecessary and brutal, due to the many refugees in the city.
Cologne was in close reach for the RAF and USAF, so it was gradually destroyed from 1942 on. The city was almost entirely gone by the end of the war and they even thought about rebuilding it somewhere else.
The Dresdeners are actually rebuilding parts of their old city center at the moment, which I think Cologne should do too. It’s a very cool project, but also quite controversial.
for anyone saying "what a shame.." remember that you can make the decision to actively help revitalize the city and bring new life to all of these historic landmarks
Dang the architecture of antiquity is pure art itself
St. Liborious was not abandoned. It was a thriving skate park destroyed by arson last year.
That is just awesome -- thank you! I feel like I'm looking at the remnants of some great civilization that fell to depths of shocking banality.
Wait, that's exactly what it is......
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Glad you enjoyed it!
What great architecture! Such a shame it is not being preserved.
St. Louis actually has a lot that we have been able to preserve. As one architectural historian I know stated, we still have twice as much (historic architecture) left as many other major cities.
There is an active movement to stabilize and renovate St. Liborius, which was being used as an indoor skate park before a fire. For most, it's not the Railway Exchange building; it's Famous-Barr, the huge department store that died under Macy's. Most have outlived their original purposes (especially the schools and churches) in a now, much smaller city. The city's Historic Preservation Commission has let some of these stand too long; they need the wrecking ball. But some can be saved.
@@rjmcallister1888 I worked at Famous bar all through the early to mid-seventies. Now I live downtown not too far away from it. It's really kind of sad.
My dad graduated from Cleveland HS in 66. I grew up knowing how awesome that place was.
I'm not going to mention the tunnel under the football field. Oops.🙄
Great video. The pace and editing were perfect. 🔥
Come back and focus on some of the things we managed to take care of. 😉
Thanks for the info! Wonder if it’s caved in…
@@artofexp not in the last 6 months. Or so I'm told.
There is an upside to abandonment on this scale: nature begins to reclaim it in short order.
If people continue to leave the city, to the point where some neighborhoods are virtually abandoned, the best option might be to simply do nothing with these massive properties.
They’re ugly as hell, but what do birds, bugs, and small mammals care? These are safe havens for all sorts of creatures and plants. Why are they safe? Because people are guaranteed not to go near them.
In short, they become de facto wildlife refuges.
I enjoyed this urban decay. It's going to be interesting what all the new sub developments in st charles county will look like in 75 years!
Stuff today isn’t made to last so not expecting too much!
You in grade school?
I’ll be 97 I’ll let you know in 75 years
Most of these old buildings in the city will probably outlast these.
So why has St Louis, once one of America's largest and most vibrant cities, so collapsed in recent decades?
ONE WORD ANSWER; DDEMOCRATS.
Racism, personal cars and expansive suburbia, failure to keep fortune 500 companies in the area, and giving giant tax write off to the ones who do, which destroy city services. And a political division going back to the 1850s that established STL as an independent city from STL county, so as the city lost 500,000 population, STL County grew to 1 million people. So again, white flight and loss of tax base due to suburbia and racism.
@@michaelmeltzer3397must be easy living in your world where the explanations are so simple.
The white people left, same everywhere
It’s not that difficult to figure out. Stop being woke and ask the actual residents why they moved out of all these cities.
St. Louis is a Beautiful city
I looked this up after leaving Cherokee Street area one day. There was a whole abandoned hospital and school within one street of each other. The economic disparities in my hometown is so sad; redlining is awful. I'm trying to find out what those buildings were that my roomie and I saw (halfway through the video, so we will see if i recognize the ones we found lol).
So-called red lining is just a means of survival, which is a human instinct.
R-lining is a human survival instinct.
It's more like bad credit instead of redlining
The Exorcist hospital?
@@Powertuber1000 why don't you go back under your rock?
Real nice, Clark.
Would have loved to see you incorporate some historic photographs of what these places looked like!
Beautiful old abandoned buildings conceivably built to last centuries -- replaced by parking lots. Wow!! what a county.
I know, right?
The bricks and building designs made this a city to rival Chicago. We let it go.
Thank you
You're welcome
I need 2 visit saint loueee .in the future..
Check out the City Museum
Having been a county resident most of my life, I've never heard of most of these places. I can see what happened with white flight. I have lived in other parts of the US including Southern California. I saw plenty of urban decay there too. With the constant influx of migrants, immigrants and refugees I would like to see these buildings either demolished or redeveloped for something else, say apartments or condos for some the really big structures. For the abandoned schools maybe a group would buy them to turn them into community centers.
Subsidized housing that is demolished in 20 years, and community centers with basketball courts. That's not the answer. Inclusiveness to end the existing urban culture is the answer, but who wants to move in?
@@33Donner77 No one.
All it takes is money. How much do you have?
Before COVID, I saw patients in St. Louis and the surrounding areas. There is a lot of this city which is going the way of Baltimore.
@@davidsecord6412 St Louis actually surpassed Baltimore in homicides
I hate to see such beautiful churches in ruin.
There are 22,000 vacant/abandoned structures in St. Louis.
Duos gets around 😂 he’s got tags everywhere
Every city has its major tagger sadly
If had a billion dollars!! The problem was everyone fled to the county. The biggest downfall was TWA leaving being sold to AA. It made us a third rate city. Thats when Fortune 500's left. Then add all the Corp jobs being moved to Clayton, Chesterfield out of downtown. I lived in the city all my life until 97 then it was mass exodus. The city is a ghost town after 6pm if a sports ball game isnt going on. You add lax gun laws were kids can carry a gun its a recipe for disaster. Downtown is now a place to let your teen kid let wild on the streets while the parents do whatever. about 300 hundred cops short of a full deck. No one pays taxes in the city so budget shortfalls. Then Rams settlement money people in power seem clueless what to use it for. At least thats collecting interest now.
Makes me sick.
It is sad seeing these beautiful buildings falling apart
Dang shame.
It's done on purpose.
I was born here in the 1950s and have lived here my entire life. I've been to every one of these locations at one time or another. This has turned into a terrible City why couldn't I have been born somewhere else like New York Chicago or even San Francisco.
lol Chicago
No no, this footage must be from one of those other world countries that we laugh at....
Now that the builders have left, what can the current residents build today?
Crime stats.
@@33Donner77 a good alcohol and dope habit
BRAWO USA 😂.
The United States of Greed has a homeless "problem". Hmmm... Stupid.
Education is not valued in st Louis!!!!!!!
B.S. You are clueless! Look into the different "types" of schools that are thriving in the city of St. Louis.
The last Republican mayor was in 1949. The population has been going downhill ever since. Another democrat dumpster fire.😂
Please tell us why Democrats have been elected over the decades in St. Louis? You seem to have the answers, at least in your mind. I have 65 years of experience in St. Louis.
Coming to a blue city near you!
*blk
A new source of income… Used bricks…
I have seen bricks, limestone, etc. being reclaimed off old abandoned buildings.
Nothing new with selling old bricks. It's been done for many decades.