Old North St. Louis Annual Meeting & Potluck Dinner
I love attending events in St. Louis’ many neighborhoods, especially those involving food. Monday’s annual meeting and potluck dinner in Old North St. Louis extra special to me. You see it was the potluck 20 years earlier, in 1991, that convinced me to move to Old North St. Louis. I talked to many of the same people Monday that I met 20 years ago.
I lived in Old North St. Louis for just under three and a half years, March 1991-August 1994. Â I recall clients at the time living in places like Frontenac & Ladue being shocked I lived in anywhere in the city, much less north of Delmar. Â Those were great years, I was among friends and we were working to realize the tremendous potential of the neighborhood.
I’ve stayed connected in the 16+ years since I moved away and I’m so glad to see all the progress that has been made. In 2010 a failed pedestrian mall from 1977 was removed, a food co-op was opened. and more new housing was finished and occupied. I especially love visiting neighborhoods where so much is going right after years of having things go wrong.
– Steve Patterson
Once you are connected to Old North…you are always connected. It is a special place.
It really is a beautiful place, and the momentum keeps building. I hope that momentum spreads to St. Louis Place!