tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7190846390008853053.post8723930465801329585..comments2023-11-09T14:29:37.102-06:00Comments on St. Louis City Talk: Alaska ParkMark Grothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15778135869139492251noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7190846390008853053.post-65473551225656900162013-06-14T09:08:08.939-05:002013-06-14T09:08:08.939-05:00Finally, some attention to St. Louis' rich his...Finally, some attention to St. Louis' rich history of furniture forts.Jeff Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7190846390008853053.post-10697069102340440032013-06-14T07:32:53.540-05:002013-06-14T07:32:53.540-05:00^Thanks for the history lesson! Chris, great to s...^Thanks for the history lesson! Chris, great to see folks using the park. It would be nice to see a pavilion, trash cans and a few benches. That would make it more of a park and less of a field as Monica said. Mark Grothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15778135869139492251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7190846390008853053.post-35749978025924584902013-06-13T19:14:35.590-05:002013-06-13T19:14:35.590-05:00Before it was a park there were houses on the lot....Before it was a park there were houses on the lot. The flood of 1993 apparently caused major damage to the homes there(unsure why that small area suffered that fate while other homes closer to River Des Peres didn't). I live a block away and use it often to let my dog run around. It is definitely the unofficial "dog park" of the neighborhood. I think it should be renamed Alaska Field, calling it a park so close to the magnificent Carondelet Park is unjust!Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948535520611137300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7190846390008853053.post-90543745422790350642013-06-13T18:35:25.909-05:002013-06-13T18:35:25.909-05:00I was told that there used to be homes there, deca...I was told that there used to be homes there, decades ago, but that it is a flood plain, and after repeated flooding, they moved the homes out and turned it into a "park". I drive past it every day on my way to my office which is about 3 blocks away. I'm a Presbyterian pastor who's young congregation meets in a Lutheran church on Vermont Ave. Our church's garden, which has been around for 3.5 yrs is one of Gateway Greening's South City hub gardens.<br /><br />Ironically, the night that you're posting about Alaska Park, there is a Lutheran non-profit ministry called Extreme Faith that also meets in our building and is organizing games & activities tonight in...Alaska Park.<br /><br />You're right, though, Mark, the park is in bad shape.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07023129245552094356noreply@blogger.com