A child's toy sits outside the former Lutheran School of Nursing on Monday, May 18, 2026 in the Gravois Park area of south St. Louis. The nursing school campus is next to the vacant South City Hospital, previously known as St. Alexius.
Michael Hamtil, Post-Dispatch
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The vacant Lutheran School of Nursing, part of the Jefferson campus of the shuttered South City Hospital, is headed to city ownership, potentially adding a major nuisance property to St. Louis' already overwhelmed land bank.Â
The former South City Hospital, left, and former Lutheran School of Nursing tower, right, are seen Monday, May 18, 2026 in the Gravois Park area of south St. Louis. South City Hospital was previously known as St. Alexius.
The former South City Hospital, left, and Lutheran School of Nursing tower right, are seen Monday, May 18, 2026 in the Gravois Park area of south St. Louis. South City Hospital was previously known as St. Alexius.
Buildings on the former Lutheran School of Nursing campus are seen Monday, May 18, 2026 in the Gravois Park area of south St. Louis. The former school is located next to the vacant South City Hospital, previously known as St. Alexius.
The former Lutheran School of Nursing tower is seen Monday, May 18, 2026 in the Gravois Park area of south St. Louis. The nursing school campus is next to the vacant South City Hospital, previously known as St. Alexius.
Michael Hamtil, Post-Dispatch
Dilapidated buildings in the 3500 block of South Jefferson, part of the campus of the old Lutheran School of Nursing and South City Hospital, formerly St. Alexius Hospital, is seen on Friday, May 15, 2026.
Michael Hamtil, Post-Dispatch
A vacant building at 3516 Texas Avenue, which includes a skybridge connecting the vacant South City Hospital to the closed Lutheran School of Nursing, is seen on Friday, May 15, 2026.
A child's toy sits outside the former Lutheran School of Nursing on Monday, May 18, 2026 in the Gravois Park area of south St. Louis. The nursing school campus is next to the vacant South City Hospital, previously known as St. Alexius.
The former South City Hospital, left, and former Lutheran School of Nursing tower, right, are seen Monday, May 18, 2026 in the Gravois Park area of south St. Louis. South City Hospital was previously known as St. Alexius.
The former South City Hospital, left, and Lutheran School of Nursing tower right, are seen Monday, May 18, 2026 in the Gravois Park area of south St. Louis. South City Hospital was previously known as St. Alexius.
Buildings on the former Lutheran School of Nursing campus are seen Monday, May 18, 2026 in the Gravois Park area of south St. Louis. The former school is located next to the vacant South City Hospital, previously known as St. Alexius.
The former Lutheran School of Nursing tower is seen Monday, May 18, 2026 in the Gravois Park area of south St. Louis. The nursing school campus is next to the vacant South City Hospital, previously known as St. Alexius.
Dilapidated buildings in the 3500 block of South Jefferson, part of the campus of the old Lutheran School of Nursing and South City Hospital, formerly St. Alexius Hospital, is seen on Friday, May 15, 2026.
A vacant building at 3516 Texas Avenue, which includes a skybridge connecting the vacant South City Hospital to the closed Lutheran School of Nursing, is seen on Friday, May 15, 2026.