Soulard renaiSSance

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Soulard renaiSSance

THE
Soulard Renaissance
Volume xL Issue 2
Living with History
GARDEN ISSUE 2015
FLOWER POWER, SOULARD STYLE
Plant yourself on the Island for the Art in the Garden Tour on June 27
By Luann Denten
We welcome summer by celebrating
the beautiful, hidden oases of Soulard.
The Soulard Garden Tour will be held
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 27.
Guests will have the chance to talk with
homeowners in their gardens and learn
about the ideas, inspirations and the
history behind these islands in bloom.
Each garden will host an artist
creating an original piece, inspired by
a surrounding garden. This self-guided
tour will begin at the Mad Art Gallery,
2727 S. 12th St. Tickets are $15 at the
gallery and $12 in advance at www.
soulard.org. The tour will conclude at
the Soulard Station, where guests can
enjoy refreshments while listening to
live music.
MAD ART GALLERY
The Mad Art Gallery will offer a
display of original pieces created by
the garden tour artists that will be
available for purchase. Built in 1937
with 250-year-old brick, Mad Art
is housed in the former 3rd District
Police Station and is also the home of
Capitalist Pig barbecue.
SACK GARDEN
Next door to Mad Art, perched high on
a hill, is the Sack garden. This beautiful,
perennial-filled garden boasts one of
the most amazing views in Soulard. The
garden emphasizes the theme of this
year’s tour — “You don’t feel like you
are in the city.” Be sure to appreciate the
historical pole light created by the owner
and the introduction of whimsical
touches such as the pipe-stove, pond and
bird mansion.
LAXTON GARDEN
Immediately next to the Sack garden
is the bistro-effect container garden
of Chuck and Tracy Laxton. Chuck,
one of Soulard’s pre-eminent artists,
has once again donated his time
and talents to the garden tour. The
Laxton garden offers several relaxing
conversation groupings among layers
of flowers, fauna and Chuck’s own
artwork as trim along the garden’s
edge. An inviting oasis embracing city
living. Notice Sir Flowersalot.
DYKEMAN GARDEN
Andy and Jen Dykeman’s garden off
Menard Street is both a tranquil city
escape and a veritable wild kingdom.
Their garden has been visited by
raccoons, opossums, a Cooper’s hawk
and a multitude of birds. Andy and
Jen are known to call the birds and
Photos by Luann Denten
This year’s garden tour includes a stop at the home of Chuck and Tracy Laxton to see
the amazing things they have done to combine his art with their container garden.
the birds respond. At bath time, the
finches circle and swarm and loudly
call for the people to leave. Peaceful,
yet wild, city living.
SOULARD GARDEN CO-OP
The Soulard Garden Co-op garden
was established in 1992 as a community
effort to revitalize a weed-filled, debris
covered vacant lot on South 9th Street
between Barton and Lami streets. The
efforts of its members are blooming
and visible in every season. The co-op
continues to improve the appearance
of the neighborhood, provide fresh,
organic affordable food and to cultivate
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Make plans to be part of National Night Out on Aug. 4
By Bill Clendenin
Please join your fellow Soulard
residents for National Night Out on
Tuesday, Aug. 4. National Night Out is
a nationwide event in which neighbors
can meet and build relationships
at neighborhood block parties. The
concept is that a neighborhood with
a network of well-connected residents
is safer and more resistant to crime.
In the past, Soulard has actively
participated in National Night Out
and we hope that we will see several
block parties once again this summer.
Neighbors who want to organize a
block party should start by registering
with the City’s Neighborhood
Stabilization Team. Provided that
your block is not on a bus route,
the group will issue you a street
closure permit for the evening of
Aug. 4. Typically, the hours of the
permit are from 6 to 10 p.m. You
can find registration information at
the NST’s webpage at http://stlouismo.gov//nst/nno.cfm, or you can
obtain a registration form by email
from the SRG Safety Committee at
[email protected]. The deadline for
registration is usually in the middle
of July, so please register early.
Information about National Night
Viva la Revolution!
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“Dearest Reader”
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Who’s Been Off the Island?
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Out also is available on the National
Association of Town Watch’s website
at www.natw.org.
For questions about National Night
Out, contact the NST at 314-6571392 or the SRG Safety Committee at
[email protected].
We hope that you can join your
fellow residents for this important
event. Even if you are unable to attend,
we strongly encourage you to make
the effort to meet your neighbors.
Bill Clendenin is chairman of the
SRG Safety Committee.
American Legion Update
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Bastille Days set for July 10 and 12
By Luann Denten
Soulard will celebrate its French
heritage and honor the peasants who
rejected the monarchy with a return
to Bastille Days on Friday, July 10, a
neighborhood version of “Gathering
the Mob.”
You’re invited to be part of the mob
that will form at 5 p.m. at Howards
in Soulard, located at the corner of
South 13th and Lynch streets. This
event calls for your worst peasant
attire, anti-monarchy signs and a
thirst for vengeance as the mob seeks
out the dastardly “King Louis XVI”
and “Queen Marie Antoinette,”
captures them (in a really nice
carriage) and forces them through
the streets to their gruesome demise
under the guillotine in Pontiac
Square Park.
The mob, er, your fellow
Soulardians, will parade behind
the doomed duo, along with Joia’s
powerful percussion, as we celebrate
the history and uniqueness of all
things Soulard.
The parade will step off at 6 p.m.,
winding its way from Howards to
Pontiac Square Park, where there will
be plenty of time for festivities after
the “beheading.”
BASTILLE EN VOGUE
Soulard’s Bastille Days celebration
will continue Sunday, July 12, with
the second annual Bastille en Vogue
fashion show at Franco, the only
French restaurant in Soulard. Franco
is located at 1535 S. 8th St.
Enjoy the opulent fashions, from
a point of historical whimsy, while
sipping wine or beer
and enjoying appetizers
as only Franco can
present.
The show will begin
at 6 p.m. and will
feature original designs
by Luann Carmody
Denten on stage
and throughout the
audience.
Tickets are $25 per
person and may be
purchased at Eventbrite.
com. A portion of the
proceeds will benefit
Soulard Restoration
Group.
Tickets are limited —
buy now!
Reality TV’s Chardon Polka Band to play Oktoberfest Oct. 9–11
By John McKinstry
Chardon Polka Band got its start in the
Cleveland music scene.
The stars of the cable TV show “The
Polka Kings” on Reelz will perform at
Soulard Oktoberfest 2015. The Chardon
Polka Band performed at last year’s
event and looks forward to performing
again in Soulard.
“We really had a great time last year
at the Soulard Oktoberfest,” said band
leader Jake Kouwe. “The people are
really cool.”
So far, 2015 has been a big year for
the Chardon Polka Band. The popular
Midwest polka band will be featured on
Reelz cable channel, where fans get to
follow the group through its gigs at the
Duct Tape Festival, Ukrainian summer
camps, nursing homes and even at a
local performance.
“I think in a lot of ways, polka
is really struggling to stay alive,”
said Kouwe, who sports a beard and
shoulder-length hair. “It’s good music
and it’s fun music. My argument is that
young people aren’t going to give it a
chance if you’re clean cut and wearing
a poofy shirt.”
Soulard Oktoberfest 2015, set for Oct.
9–11, will be held across from Soulard
Market Park at Lafayette Avenue and
7th Street.
Visit soulardoktoberfest.com for
more information.
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Dearest Reader,
Photo by Margaret Schroeder
Introducing the 2015-16 SRG officers and board of directors: (From left) Steve Parker,
secretary; Mike Ziemann, president; Nancy Kelly, past president; Bill Clendenin,
president-elect; Alicia Stellhorn, treasurer; Sean Cochran, Luann Denten, Gary Toribio,
Beth Bennett, Jeremy Mehrle and Jackie Parker, board directors.
LET’S TALK: If you see any of the
people in the photo above when you’re
out and about in Soulard, if you have
a minute, please make a point to stop
and introduce yourself, if you haven’t
already. This is your SRG leadership,
and if you have questions or concerns
about the neighborhood, all of them are
eager and interested to talk to you.
That’s right, we’re talking face-toface conversations. The weather’s
warmer, so now’s the time to get out
and do that chat-with-your-neighbor
thing. Who knows, standing in line
at Vincent’s Market, you might
wind up in a discussion with the new
7th Ward Alderman Jack Coatar.
You could also talk to a neighbor
about where your block can have its
National Night Out party on Aug. 4
or what events you will participate in
or volunteer for this summer.
TAP ’N’ RUN: Speaking of events
that need volunteers, this SRG
fundraiser will happen Saturday, June
6. The 4k run/walk to beer stations
will start at Great Grizzly Bear,
1027 Geyer Ave., and conclude in
Soulard Market Park. Veteran event
coordinator Billy Tomber says there
are still spots available to volunteer, so
visit Volunteer Spot at vols.pt/6da8XF
to sign up. Thank you for volunteering!
LIVING
IN
LAFAYETTE
ELEMENTARY: At the April SRG
Board meeting, the group unanimously
approved a motion to send a letter to
the Board of Aldermen in support
of Advantes Development’s plan to
rehab the old Lafayette Elementary
School, 812 Ann Ave., into 47 to 52
apartments, provided that the curb cut
for parking be relocated to South 7th
Street or Ann Avenue.
BIG HOWDY TO HOWARDS: In
what has to be the most anticipated
opening, Howards in Soulard became
a reality on May 8. Longtime resident,
rehabber and, now, owner Judith
Howard’s “By the Neighbors, For the
Neighbors” motto has served her well.
The old Hi-Way space at 2732 S. 13th St.
has been transformed into an amazing
place for drinks, food and music. If you
liked brunch at the old Luvy Duvy’s,
there’s a pretty good chance you’ll like
brunch here. See Page 3 to learn how
Howards will be part of this summer’s
Bastille Days festivities.
SOULARD CONCERT SERIES:
The Porch’s Cathy Weldon has the
Summer Concert Series ready to go at
Soulard Market Park. The shows run
from 6 to 9 p.m. and the lineup includes
Carrie and the Catapults on June 13,
Liquid Gold on July 11, Patti and the
Hitmen on Aug. 22 and Soulard Blues
Band on Sept. 19.
Here’s to an amazing Soulard summer.
Jackie Parker
Editor-in-chief
Soulard Renaissance
[email protected]
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Weed Warriors invade Pontiac Square Park for spring cleaning
By Gayle Van Dyke
More than 50 people and at least one
dog turned out on Saturday, April 11, to
do general clean-up of the berms and
gardens on the north side of Pontiac
Square Park.
Soulard residents and Weed Warriors
alike were joined in their efforts by about
25 students from Saint Louis University.
Rakes, shovels, wheelbarrows, brooms,
loppers and one high-powered weed
wacker, as well as a fair amount of elbow
grease, did the trick. It was a warm
spring day filled with hard work and
cheerful camaraderie. With everyone’s
help, at least 30 huge bags were filled
with leaves, dead plants and sticks,
more than two tons of mulch spread,
and the dedicated crew was finished in
less than three hours.
This cleanup was a scheduled Weed
Warrior day. The Weed Warriors are
a sub-group of SRG’s Beautification
Committee, and they get together once
a month from April through November,
usually on the second Saturday of the
month, and work their magic in every
corner of Soulard.
Mark your calendar for the next Weed
Warrior Saturday scheduled for June
13. Notices about their plan of attack
are posted on SRG’s Beautification’s
Facebook page and the weekly Soulard
Blaster. Those who show up and help
may get a doughnut or two for their
hard work.
BEAUTIFICATION MAY CALENDAR
May 19: From 9 a.m. to noon, more
than 30 Nestlé Purina employees
Photos by Gayle Van Dyke
SLU students help rake and spread mulch
with other volunteers.
Beautification Committee chairman Richard Eaton (left) addresses the group of
volunteers who worked to give Pontiac Square Park a spring cleaning.
will help clean up, plant and mulch
the gardens at Soulard Market Plaza.
This is the second time volunteers
from the company have assisted
with beautification efforts there.
The market is important to Soulard
and St. Louis, and the gardens are
enjoyed by thousands. Volunteers will
plant about 2,000 wildflowers and
milkweed plants that draw butterflies
and other pollinators. The beds were
prepped by volunteers from Frontier
Property Management LLC on May
14. Brightside St. Louis supplied
the plants, and the St. Louis Parks
Department supplied the mulch.
May 19: Fifth Annual Beautification
Fundraiser. Everyone is invited to
come to Molly’s from 6 to 9 p.m. and
participate in “Soulard Supports the
Monarch.” The event will kick off
the committee’s fundraising efforts
for the Monument to the Monarchs
sculpture that eventually will be sited
in Pontiac Park. Mayor Francis Slay is
scheduled to attend and will talk about
his Milkweeds for Monarchs initiative.
May 23: Brighten up the corners.
This year, Beautification is making a
special effort with regard to the pots
seen on the corners in Soulard. First,
the committee wants to have the pots
fairly equally distributed around the
neighborhood. Then the plan is to have
the pots filled with similar plantings.
Organizers have selected the plants,
and Weed Warriors will pick them up
and get them into the pots. If you’re
interested in mothering a corner
pot, please contact Beautification
chairman Richard Eaton at rreaton@
sbcglobal.net.
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NEW PLANTERS ARRIVE
CHEER STATION FOR GO! MARATHON
Photo by Chad Carlton
Photo by Jim Schulte
More than 100 pajama-clad Soulard friends and neighbors cheered on thousands
of runners participating in the GO! St. Louis Marathon and Half Marathon on
April 12. The cheer station was set up at Mile 10, and we collected more than 75
canned goods for Trinity Lutheran Church’s food pantry. A big thank you goes out
to Patrick Lowery, owner of the Good Luck Bar & Grill, who opened early to serve
the thirst of the cheer-ers.
Six planters were delivered to Soulard from Kiener Plaza on May 9 to make way
for downtown’s CityArchRiver Project. George Grove and Tony Range stand at
the planter in front of Soulard Station. It replaces the cake that was there as part
of stl250’s Cakeway to the West project. The other five planters were installed at
Soulard Market. Thank you to Gateway Greening for making this happen and to
George and Tony for their hard work in helping to beautify our neighborhood.
Photo by Jackie Parker / Renaissance
Martha Everett gives runners positive reinforcement at the cheer station.
SRG received $1,000 from GO! St. Louis for putting on the early-morning
neighborhood event.
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OFF THE ISLAND
Our first Soulard koozie sighting in
Europe! Here is proof that Cliff Doucet
and Lisa Otke stayed hydrated during
their April trip to Spain and Portugal to
visit their niece Whitney. This is from their
hotel balcony overlooking Plaza Mayor
in Salamanca, Spain. Salamanca is
home to Spain’s oldest university.
Mark Woerz and Chris Beyer spent the
first week of March in Puerto Vallarta,
Mexico. That’s Louis, their server, in the
middle. Thanks for bringing along your
Soulard T-shirts for your trip!
Photo by Whitney Griffin
The next time you take a trip
outside the St. Louis metro area,
be sure to take a selfie and
include something “Soulard” in
the photo, like a T-shirt, hoodie,
even a koozie. Email your
photo, including the names of
the people in it and the location
of your trip, to editor@soulard.
org, and we will do our best to
publish it in the next issue of the
Renaissance and in the weekly
email Blaster.
What stays in Vegas … Julie and Jay
Dinkelmann in their Soulard ball caps
and T-shirts at the Bellagio in Las Vegas.
We’re sure their Soulard gear gave them
good luck!
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SRG MEMBERSHIP PARTY
I Love Soulard
By Ryan Brockschmitt
Photo by Macy Mehrle
Richard Eaton visits with SRG’s newest and youngest member, Raygan Mehrle, son
of Jeremy and Macy Mehrle, at the annual Membership Party at Great Grizzly
Bear on May 6. Membership Committee chair Jill Weissgerber said 40 new
members registered at the event, bringing the new member count for this year to
63. Welcome, new SRG members!
Ever since I started writing this
column I’ve maintained that Soulard
is just like any other neighborhood in
that it is only as good as the neighbors
within its boundaries. Those neighbors
are the people, the businesses, the
owners, the renters and everyone in
between. This neighborhood wasn’t
just set here years ago and instantly
became the Soulard we all know and
love. In fact, this neighborhood was
almost bulldozed and left for whoknows-what. It took people dedicated
to the cause a lot of blood, sweat,
tears and dollars to rebuild the homes
that had fallen on hard times and
open the businesses that helped the
neighborhood attract new people. And
it took everyone working together to
build a sense of community and make
Soulard this place we love.
Before we had computers and
social media, all the residents and
interested parties had were their voices
in person and via phone trees. It was
during those times, in 1972, that
the Soulard Restoration Group was
formed. A group of people committed
to this neighborhood came together
to preserve, protect and enhance
Soulard. Through the years, the
group has worked to preserve the
historic architecture while growing
the neighborhood, supporting local
businesses, attracting new people
to Soulard to both live and play,
and start or bring fun events to the
neighborhood. It was leaders of the
SRG at the time that worked to keep
St. Louis’ Mardi Gras festivities in
Soulard. It’s the SRG that works
to fundraise annually in order to
maintain beautification efforts around
the neighborhood.
Through these and other things,
the SRG has earned the respect of
those in the neighborhood and those
at City Hall.
A recent vote by the SRG Board
of Directors has been a hot topic
in the neighborhood, particularly
on NextDoor. As anyone on the site
can probably attest, I am a big fan of
NextDoor. I love things that give people
the opportunity to voice their opinions.
Slide the City wanted to bring its
1,000-foot water slide event to Soulard.
The SRG Board voted against the
idea. Our newly installed 7th Ward
Alderman Jack Coatar decided not to
support the idea, partially due to the
SRG vote.
I’ve served a couple terms on the
SRG Board ,and I can attest that those
members do the SRG proud with the
amount of hours and dedication they
put into neighborhood issues. That
being said, I think the board voted in a
way that was bad for Soulard. I won’t go
fully into why I think that here, because
that’s not the point of this column.
I don’t hold anything against anyone
who went along with the SRG Board
vote and caused Slide the City to move
to Market Street downtown. I hope
the event is a success in that location,
and I hope we can get it to Soulard
next year. You see, the SRG has earned
the right for its voice to represent
Soulard. The SRG fairly elects a board
to represent it. Therefore, the vote of
those representatives is the voice of
the SRG, whether other people on that
board, other people in the group or
nonmembers who live in Soulard agree
with it.
If you have visions of a much-sexier
version of yourself in your best bathing
suit sliding on an inner-tube down
Russell Boulevard, then make your
voice heard. As much as we might like
to think, our voice isn’t best heard
through NextDoor. Our voices are best
heard through the SRG. Go to Soulard.
org today and join the SRG.
Thanks for reading and visit
iLoveSoulard.com.
Stay fly, y’all.
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Ambucs tryke
recipients include
Gary York,
Tender Lewis,
Chris Osbourne
and Mark
Stockard. The
ceremony was
held March 21 at
Legion Post 422.
Updates from American Legion Post 422
By Mr. Bill Wirtel
D.C. BOUND: Ed Bielik, a WWII
Marine who was called back during
the Korean War, is getting his
dream answered. The Greater St.
Louis Honor Flight will fly Ed to
Washington, D.C., on Sept. 29, along
with 15 other vets. Ed’s sponsor and
escort will be Erin Slawinski, BKZ
Post 422 past Commander (Army
Major). Departing from LambertSt. Louis International Airport at 4
a.m., they will be bused to the WWII
and Korean War memorials, Marine
Corps War Memorial, Arlington
National Cemetery, Tomb of the
Unknowns to witness the changing
of the guard, Lincoln Memorial and
other monuments. After a long and
busy day, they will return to St. Louis
at about 9 p.m. The veterans fly free.
The Greater St. Louis Honor Flight is
a nonprofit organization and relies on
donations. Email info@gslhonorflight.
org for more information.
COD CADETS: Running two fish
frys for our post in March and April,
the Cod Cadets Crew wore their blackand-gold branded shirts with American
Legion images. The crew was a welloiled machine with its famed handbreaded, cooked-when-ordered cod
plates, and they filled 398 orders. We
salute and thank you so much.
The volunteer Cod Cadets Crew
includes David Cornelius, Nancy
Kelly, Linda and Terry Hoffman,
Jeanne and Don Kirby, Tia and
Lisa Marlinghaus, Rosemary and
Michael Pastore, Margaret and
Chris Schroeder and bar mixologists
Kathlene (Kaz) Lee and Kris Shannon.
Another big thanks to our patrons, the
supportive folks of Soulard.
SOULARD AMBUCS: Ambucs
is new veterans initiative of creating
mobility and independence for
returning
disabled
veterans.
As a provider of three-wheeled
recumbent
tricycles
(trykes)
for disabled veterans, we have
partnered with Ambucs and the
Jefferson Barracks VA Medical
Center’s recreational therapy
staff to help veterans who are now
facing life-changing disabilities of
balance and security on standard
bikes. We are very honored to be the
first Ambucs chapter in Missouri.
Our mission is to obtain sponsors to
continue giving trykes to veterans.
Trykes allow veterans to improve
their health and fitness as well as give
them the confidence to share bike
trails with others. To assist us in this
program, make checks payable to:
Soulard Ambucs c/o American
Legion Post 422, 2601 S. 11th St.
St. Louis, MO 63118.
Tryke prices range from $875 to
$1,200, depending on the individual’s
needs. There are 17 veterans in
therapy at Jefferson Barracks VA
Medical Center who will soon need
sponsors. We will present three more
trykes in May.
On March 21, we presented four
trykes to veterans who had completed
their recreational therapy. The four
veterans included a double amputee,
two with IED bomb injuries and one
with wounds involving a helicopter.
KMOV and KSDK TV stations
broadcast the event, along with the
VA public relations department,
and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch gave
Post 422 a full column. About 60
people gathered for the presentations,
including their sponsors, John
Schmeink, VA therapist; Brendan
Fahey, deputy director; Fred Wessels,
community development executive
director, City of St. Louis, and U.S.
Sen. Claire McCaskill. A scholarship
was presented to a therapy student
wanting to complete her studies and
move on to working with military
veterans.
Three checks were presented to
Soulard Ambucs for $3,000, including
$1,500 from SRG. Thank you one and
all for your support of our disabled
veterans who fought to protect our
country and are now facing lifechanging disabilities.
Look for the three-wheeled red
recumbent trykes on the bike trails.
Salute and thank the rider.
THANK YOU: BKZ Post 422
thanks Patrick Lowery at the Good
Luck Bar & Grill, 2501 S. 9th St., for
including the Legion in its Tip Jar
promotion program.
NEW MEMBER: We welcome new
KSDK Photo
BKZ Post member Mark Stockard,
Army, and an Ambucs tryke recipient
on March 21.
AUXILIARY: The auxiliary’s most
recent shipment of 16 flat-rate boxes
for soldiers included Dad’s Cookies
and Easter treats. This bumps up the
auxiliary’s total to 406 boxes shipped.
FLAGS AT SOULARD MARKET:
The Legion will give away more than
400 American flags from 10 a.m. to
noon on May 23, July 4 and Nov. 7
(Veterans Day).
MEMORIAL DAY: Our 58th
Annual Family Memorial Day
Barbecue will be held Monday, May
25. Eat in or carry out.
BINGO AND BUFFET: As May has
a fifth Friday, May 29, both Unit and
Post members will trek to Jefferson
Barracks for the Bingo and Buffet
for rehabbing veterans. As we move
into spring and summer, we will give
attendance prizes, such as baseball
caps, T-shirts, personal care items,
socks and Cardinals gear. Please
donate to this worthy cause.
THIRD FRIDAY HAPPY HOURS:
Here’s the schedule for our happy
hours through the rest of the year.
They will run from 5 to 8 p.m. on the
third Friday of each month.
June 19 – Wurstfest with Deutsch
brats and music by Judith Howard.
July 17 – Luau with island-pulled
pork and music by Chic Lisitano.
Aug. 21 – Coney chili con carne
dogs and chips with music by
Jessica Tipton.
Sept. 18 – Polish sausage and
music by Jessica Tipton.
Oct. 16 – Bavarian Pretzels and
music by Jessica Tipton.
Mr. Bill Wirtel is chaplain, past
post commander 2006 and event
coordinator of the American Legion
BKZ Post 422, 2601 S. 11th Street.
He can be reached at mwirtel4497@
att.net or 314-605-3048.
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Garden
from Page 1
a sense of neighbors and community.
Enjoy the sensory dimensions of a true
city garden.
SCHWARTZ GARDEN
The Schwartz family garden was
once part of the Sisters of Notre Dame
for many years, circa 1892. The back
building, called Petra Hall, is named
for one of the sisters. When acquired
by James and Chris Schwartz, the yard
was black cinders and seemed to be a
“1970s aluminum-sided tunnel.” What
a transformation — the front garden
offers a lot of structure and symmetry,
while the back garden opens to a
symphony of textures and dimensions
with a true organic flow. Appreciate
the shade garden surrounding the
monumental ash tree — a beautiful
patio café effect. This garden’s prepared
for a party.
At 9th Street Abbey, the ivy on the pergola has been growing
since 1994.
More Garden Tour
on Page 11
9TH STREET ABBEY
Sit a spell and enjoy the view while you’re touring the
Sack garden.
The 9th Street Abbey began in 1850
as a German Evangelical church. This
beautiful building is a reconstruction of
the original church that was destroyed.
Time proved unkind and the Abbey
was vacant on and off until 1992 when
Patty Long Catering took custody and
made it the beautiful jewel it is now.
The ivy on the arched pergola has been
growing since 1994. The back garden
housing the elegant three-tier fountain
was once an empty lot and also home to
a man who lived under the redbud tree.
This is a shared garden, owned
by Trinity Lutheran and nourished
by Patty Long Catering. It is an
urban garden at its best — a study in
dimensions and levels. Simply stated, it
is tranquility in the city.
KINGSLEY GARDEN
Guy Kingsley’s garden is a perfect
example that small spaces can be
breathtaking. The garden flows, curves
and demonstrates a variety of height,
texture and color. Guy calls this haven
his therapy, as it is a living model of
25 years of personal evolution and low
maintenance.
The Kingsley garden is beloved by
the many neighbors who can share the
beauty — without the work.
Photos by Luann Denten
The Schwartz garden patio looks like it is ready for a party.
CONTACT TAMMY TODAY! 314.644.2501
Advertising deadline for the OKTOBERFEST issue is SEPT. 18.
www.soulard.org
Guy Kingsley celebrates his Nittany Lions in his small-space garden.
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SHIPMAN-VORIS GARDEN
The Shipman-Voris garden invokes
a subtropical theme in the front, then
flows gently into a personalized, eclectic
experience in the back. The owners
add something new every year — from
statues to potted palms to banana trees
to 42 boxwoods. Notice the shade
garden — home to river birches, ivy,
hostas and ferns. It is hard to imagine
that this garden started as leftover
gravel and required total removal of all
vegetation, soil and detritus.
SOULARD STATION
The Soulard Station garden, at 1911
S. 12th St., demonstrates what can
happen when a neighborhood comes
together, works together and stays the
course. The gardens began with seed
money from Gateway Greening and a
dedicated group of volunteers. This is
an ornamental garden with formal areas
designed to be balanced and structured,
yet lush. The many shrubs and perennials
are complimented with splashes of color
made with annuals. Be sure to notice the
art components of the limestone urns
and the praying mantis sculpture. The
sense of invitation and tranquility is
multiplied by the gentle flow of the water
feature and the pink granite boulders.
The Soulard Station gardens invite you
to stay.
Please come and enjoy the hidden beauty
of Soulard’s city gardens and urban oases.
The Shipman-Voris garden gives you
something interesting to see around
every turn.
Be on the lookout for birds and other
animals in Andy and Jen Dykeman’s
garden.
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Marybeth Bradford Wallace
Selling all of St. Louis
2416 South 10th Street
$334,900
800-802 Geyer Avenue &S 8th Street
$629,000
Beautifully updated 3 story home (over 3,000 sq ft), 3 bedrooms,
3.5 baths, two car garage, updated kitchen, (stainless steel
professional grade) Thermador electric double oven and Capital
48”gas cooktop w/6 burners and chargrill, whisper quiet range
hood, granite counter tops, solid hickory cabinets, LED Light
2012, GE profile dishwasher 2013, zoned HVAC H.E. Amana
gas Furnaces (2) and AC (2) 2014, H.E. GE H2O heater (2013),
all front windows 1st and 2nd floors 2013, porcelain tile flooring
front entry 2015, granite & marble flooring in rear entry 2012,
hardwood floor front room 2015.
Commercial or Multi family Soulard
Prestigious campus-style location. Geyer bldg., 2067 sq ft (back
porch & 2nd flr balcony/porch overlooking the courtyard),
that can be used as commercial and/or 2 br home. The adjacent
1909 S 8th St. (2450 sq ft.) is separated by a landscaped brick
courtyard & was recently office space, but still can easily
converted back to 3 separate apts. 2 br. apt. 1st flr, w/h 2 multistory large units on 2nd & 3rd flr. (one w/large porch/balcony
overlooking courtyard). All separate metered utilities & wired for
phones & computers. Each building has full basement Both have
potential state and federal historic preservation tax credits.
2018 Menard Under Contract
Realty Executives of St. Louis
314.759.9100 {office} • 314.550.7250 {cell}
mbstlhomes.com {website} • [email protected] {email}
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