Fences line a dilapidated section of Gratiot Street in the Chouteau’s Landing area of St. Louis just south of the Gateway Arch on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025.
Zachary Linhares, Post-Dispatch
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ST. LOUIS — A $1.2 billion plan to revitalize a neglected industrial strip south of downtown has hit a second delay, leading to concerns from city development officials on the project’s future.
A construction area sign tagged with graffiti hangs on a fence blocking off a land parcel on Gratiot Street near S. 3rd Street on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 in St. Louis. The area is part of a zone slated for a $1.2 billion development plan to revitalize neglected land south of downtown.
A crumbling S. First Street is seen here with a view looking north towards The Gateway Arch on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 in St. Louis. The area is part of a zone slated for a $1.2 billion redevelopment plan to revitalize neglected land south of downtown.
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Fences line a dilapidated section of Gratiot Street in the Chouteau’s Landing area of St. Louis just south of the Gateway Arch on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025.
A construction area sign tagged with graffiti hangs on a fence blocking off a land parcel on Gratiot Street near S. 3rd Street on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 in St. Louis. The area is part of a zone slated for a $1.2 billion development plan to revitalize neglected land south of downtown.
A crumbling S. First Street is seen here with a view looking north towards The Gateway Arch on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 in St. Louis. The area is part of a zone slated for a $1.2 billion redevelopment plan to revitalize neglected land south of downtown.
