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The Laclede Power Center, located at the start of the Riverfront Trail in downtown St. Louis, is being renovated to serve as the main “gateway” to The Confluence and as a trailhead for the Riverfront Trail. The building will be an ideal location for bicyclists, in-line skaters, joggers, hikers, fishermen, history enthusiasts, and nature watchers to enjoy one of the planet’s largest river systems. |
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The Laclede Power Building was designed by Muran, Russell & Garden, and was constructed in 1901 to distribute electricity for the 1904 World’s Fair. It was converted from a power plant to a transformer and switch house in 1945 and was decommissioned in 1978. Trailnet became involved in the project in 2001 when it purchased the building from Trigen St. Louis Energy Corporation. |
Trailnet's
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Trailnet
co-owns the building with Metropolitan Development – Laclede Power. |
Major
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* Mark Adolphus
* Argo Products Company
* Mary and Morton Bearman
* Gertrude and William A. Bernoudy Foundation
* Terri and Larry Callahan
* Martha and Jim Conzelman
* Carolyn and Scott Dolan
* Juliette and Frederick Douglas
* Employees Community Fund of Boeing St. Louis
* Eunice Eckstein
* Joan and Pat Esserman
* Bettie Gershman
* Mysun Foundation
* Jane and Wayne Goode
* Martin Green
* Susan and Jonathan Heitner
* Lotsie and Rick Holton
* Pat Jones
* Jon Jouris
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* William A. Kerr Foundation
* Susan and Warren Lammert
* Carol Lloyd
* Metropolitan Development
* Missouri Department of Natural Resources
* Elise Myer
* Christine and Michael Normile
* Courtney and Gyo Obata
* Marianne and Joseph Ojile
* David Pickerill
* Pyramid Constrution Company
* Ulrike and Tom Schlafly
* Renni and Eli Shuter
* Norman J. Stupp Foundation-Commerce Bank Trustee
* John H.K. Sweet Charitable Foundation
* The Synergy Group
* Helen Lee and Peter Tao
* Whitaker Foundation |
Future
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In 2006, Trailnet entered into a partnership with Metropolitan Design and Building Co., a firm specializing in renovation of residential and commercial projects. Metropolitan will move forward with redevelopment of the Laclede Power Center, which, when complete, will provide public space for The Confluence trailhead and office space for Trailnet and other businesses.
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Latest
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RiverView Park at Laclede Power
Trailnet broke ground for this new park on November 9, 2007. The park, situated on a hill at the downtown entrance to the Riverfront Trail, will provide spectacular views of the Mississippi River and will feature an outdoor amphitheater, turtle sculpture by Bob Cassilly and water features evocative of our Great Rivers. Funding for the park has been generously provided by The Mysun Foundation and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
Sunny Glassberg of the Mysun Foundation stated, "This park is really a gift to myself. I can see in the future that children, their parents and visitors to the St. Louis downtown area will come here and love it. I am very touched and proud to have been able to make River View Park happen."
Rendering of RiverView Park.
Work in progress on dragon sculpture - November, 2008.
Work in progress on turtle & snake sculpture - November, 2008.
Bob Cassilly - of City Museum fame - works on turtle sculpture - November, 2008.
View more photos of RiverView Park on Flickr 
KETC Living St. Louis:
View the segment "Warehouse Photography," which shows some wonderful views from inside the Laclede Power Building.
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| Contact: |
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Gwendolyn Moore, Project Manager, at 314/436-1324 x 118 |
