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On Tuesday, April 28 at 7 pm, the Historical Society of University City will present the
<br />CALOP film:
<br />Historic Tax Credits Reviving University City’s Putnam House
<br />.The
<br />film tracks the rebuilding and restoration of 15 Princeton Ave in University Heights. 15
<br />Princeton was nearly destroyed by fire a number of years ago. The project was financed
<br />through use of Missouri historic preservation tax credits. The Seeband family restored
<br />the home to its former glory with replication of nearly all the former historic and
<br />character-defining architectural features of the original structure. It is a marvelous
<br />th
<br />lesson in financing and love for the architecture of the early 20 Century. The film will
<br />be shown at the University City Library.
<br />On June 1, the bridge over I-64/40 at Big Bend will be closed for construction.
<br /> At
<br />the same time, the bridge at Hanley Road will remain closed until sometime in August.
<br />Now is the time to begin considering and experimenting with new north/south routes in
<br />preparation for the new construction. The new pedestrian bridge, east of Kingshighway,
<br />will be officially opened on Friday, April 10. The old pedestrian bridge will be torn down
<br />that night requiring a full closure of I-64 between Kingshighway and Boyle. McCausland
<br />Avenue traffic at I-64 has been shifted to the median lanes for construction work on the
<br />butments. At Claytonia Terrace, a bridge deck pour is scheduled for next week. The
<br />street will reopen to traffic by the end of the month. Laclede Station Road has been
<br />reopened and earthwork is underway on the approaches.
<br />The Friends of U. City Library's popular fund-raising Trivia Night
<br />is returning on
<br />Saturday, May 2, at 6:30pm. It will be held in the library auditorium, and will include
<br />great prizes, great food, and great fun. Individual admission is $20. Register at the
<br />Library by calling 727-3150 or for info email: lballard@ucpl.lib.mo.us
<br />The new Moonrise Hotel will open this weekend
<br /> at 6177 Delmar.With 125 rooms,
<br />upscale restaurant, rooftop lounge the independently owned and operated hotel is the
<br />perfect blend of style and function and complements the Loop. What a phenomenal
<br />addition to the neighborhood, not only will you want to encourage your guests to stay,
<br />you will want to stay yourself!
<br />Earthquake Insight Field Trip will be Thursday, May 28, 2009
<br />The next . This semi-
<br />annual outreach event, hosted by the US Geological Survey, will start and end in St.
<br />Louis, MO. It is designed for non-scientists, such as elected officials, emergency
<br />planners, business leaders, business continuity planners, finance and equity
<br />professionals, risk managers, portfolio managers, lenders, media, and others in similar
<br />responsible positions. Field trip participants will learn about the earthquake history of
<br />the central US and current exposures to earthquake hazards in this area. The field-trip
<br />route includes the St. Louis metro area, Maryland Heights, St. Charles, and East Alton,
<br />IL. Stops will be made at sites that show geologic evidence of past large earthquakes
<br />as well as cost-effective engineering solutions, which minimize earthquake risk to
<br />certain structures. The group will also see and discuss damage from the April 18, 2008,
<br />Mt. Carmel, IL. earthquake. Geoscientists, engineers, and emergency planners who are
<br />active in current research and private state-of-the-practice will lead the field trip. Much
<br />of the value of the five past Earthquake Insight Field Trips was from the candid, one-on-
<br />one discussions among earthquake professionals and field-trip participants, who have
<br />mostly been from private-sector leadership. The route, faculty, and content of each
<br />event are unique. The final report of the first Earthquake Insight Field Trip, which was in
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