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Built St. Louis
This building marks several departures from the normal content of this site: it's well outside the city limits, it's a post-World War 2 building, and it's a driving mechanism of the kind of suburban development that I'm normally railing against. Nevertheless, the Northland Shopping Center is a noteworthy piece of architecture, and as it no one had both the money and the vision to step up and save it, it should at least be noticed and remembered.
As is often the case, I approached this building as an outsider and a latecomer; I never saw it in its prime. The Dead Malls site has more informed commentary from St. Louis residents who knew the place when it still lived, including Toby Weiss who brought the place to my attention. Further commentary, documentation and photographs can be found at Toby's blog: B.E.L.T. |
