tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7190846390008853053.post8352979639333672857..comments2023-11-09T14:29:37.102-06:00Comments on St. Louis City Talk: The Wells/Goodfellow NeighborhoodMark Grothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15778135869139492251noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7190846390008853053.post-40836619144466869332016-02-10T17:36:48.764-06:002016-02-10T17:36:48.764-06:00My parents bought a house on the 5300 block of Cot...My parents bought a house on the 5300 block of Cote Brilliante in 1960. I graduated college, moved out of town, and they moved to Jennings in North St. Louis County in 1990. <br /><br />The block and the neighborhood really looks neglected in these photos, on google, and whenever I drive thru the area. I have not been back in over two years and have no plans to return as both my parents have died and my sisters and I sold our parents' house in Jennings. <br /><br />Yes, it is a shame that it looks so rundown. Some of the homes looked bombed out. Sad...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7190846390008853053.post-25119637812641763072013-04-03T20:16:10.676-05:002013-04-03T20:16:10.676-05:00My family purchased property in the 5900 block of ...My family purchased property in the 5900 block of Kennerly in 1958, and I still reside there. It's been very sad to see the are just spiral downward day by day. The writer probably wasn't aware of a government facility [Army Reserve] that took up the north side of the street; it was torn down in the early 80's. The Wellston shopping district was absolutely fantastic. The stores I remember are: Central Hardware; JC Penney; Jupitor's; Woolworth's; Florsheim Shoes; Worth's; Fox Records; Allen-Brooks; the White Mill Diner; Joe's Records; National Shirt Shop; National's. There was very nice library branch, a couple of full service bakeries, several corner neighborhood stores, barber & beauty salons, too. I attended Laclede School from K-8; several teacher's and the principal lived in the area. It's shameful that city's administration has allowed this neighborhood and North Saint Louis to decay. This side of town looks like a war zone compared to areas similar in architecture south of Delmar! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7190846390008853053.post-89217377869046232462012-11-04T19:05:24.726-06:002012-11-04T19:05:24.726-06:00Some of my best days as a kid were spent in Wellst...Some of my best days as a kid were spent in Wellston! It's hard to believe the total neglect and apathy that led to this vibrant shopping area's demise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7190846390008853053.post-45651158445648652372012-04-04T03:10:58.236-05:002012-04-04T03:10:58.236-05:00Structures like these must have great plumbing sys...Structures like these must have great plumbing systems. I like the architecture of the buildings too. <br /><br /><a href="http://dynamiteplumbing.com/" rel="nofollow">Long Island plumbers</a>Maia Dobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14270501829957418796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7190846390008853053.post-26985011828245130962011-09-24T11:39:31.678-05:002011-09-24T11:39:31.678-05:00I grew up at Roosevelt Place just east of Hamilton...I grew up at Roosevelt Place just east of Hamilton from 1940 through fall of 1954. The neighborhood in the '40s was rural. To the west and north of our four-family flat (from which came a Missouri lt. governor, a famous journalist and teacher, an award-winning nurse and an acclaimed sculptor) was open pasture. The Wabash railroad ran to the north and the City Limits streetcar to the west. Laclede School, one of the best in the city, anchored the community, which blended Catholics, Jews and everything in-between in an extended family setting. The neighborhood was impeccably maintained and a wonderful place for kids. Our downstairs neighbor had a stable and pony next to the flat(!) and to its west was a gigantic blackberry patch. We shopped in Wellston, where you could buy anything and saw everyone. A world totally gone by. There was no reason for the neighborhood to decline and collapse except almost total neglect from the city, the story all over urban St. Louis, much of which is a tragic ghost town.Wayne Braslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08134783379007534490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7190846390008853053.post-14276484884316255412011-07-28T05:32:27.241-05:002011-07-28T05:32:27.241-05:00There's a house at 5715 Theodosia that I reall...There's a house at 5715 Theodosia that I really like the exterior and it is in a corner of Wells-Goodfellow. When I pulled up Google Maps, I saw a great deal of lots and it reminded me of a neighborhood in Kansas City on the hill to the east of downtown that is like that. I'm wondering if it's a house I should consider or not. Does anyone have any input? I'd appreciate hearing from you.Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17706247051762464458noreply@blogger.com