Built St. Louis: Historic Downtown

Arcade Building
812 Olive Street
Built: 1919
Architect: Tom P. Barnett
Status: vacant pending renovation

This long-endangered Gothic tower contains St. Louis's first indoor shopping arcade, a precursor to the modern mall but on a much smaller, intimate, and ornate scale.

More info and photos are on the Crumbling Landmarks tour.

Locator Map

Image courtesy of Evan Reid; used with permission.