Former Western Bowl Listed with Cushman & Wakefield for $975,000

As most of know the AMF Western Bowl closed its doors at the end of January. What we don’t know is what will become of the property. Dorothy Kirner has mentioned in recent meetings 3 potential buyers to meet with the owner in June. I had heard from other sources the lanes were being ripped up. I wanted to find out for myself what was going on.

Map of
4041 Bingham Ave
St Louis, MO 63116-3506

I spoke to workers from AMF that were removing the equipment from the building. All the seating, scoring tables and ball return equipment has already been removed.

The pin equipment is all being dismantled as well. AMF is gutting the structure of all bowling equipment with the exception of the wood lanes.

As you can see the wood lanes are split by the former runs of the ball return equipment.

Conveniently the listing agent, Joseph Porcelli, was on site and I was able to gather more information from him:
• Listed with Cushman & Wakefield of Missouri, 314-514-0600
• List price is $975,000

City property records indicate the property has 2.229 acres and the building was built in 1962 and has 34,301sf. I don’t have any more detail on the building at this point but clearly the owner is actively removing all the bowling equipment.

Public infrastructure such as this sewer cover and the sidewalks need to be addressed. I would like the opportunity to, as Alderman, work with buyers/developers to make this property an asset to the Ward.

– Steve

Former Western Bowl Listed with Cushman & Wakefield for $975,000

As most of know the AMF Western Bowl closed its doors at the end of January. What we don’t know is what will become of the property. Dorothy Kirner has mentioned in recent meetings 3 potential buyers to meet with the owner in June. I had heard from other sources the lanes were being ripped up. I wanted to find out for myself what was going on.

Map of
4041 Bingham Ave
St Louis, MO 63116-3506

I spoke to workers from AMF that were removing the equipment from the building. All the seating, scoring tables and ball return equipment has already been removed.

The pin equipment is all being dismantled as well. AMF is gutting the structure of all bowling equipment with the exception of the wood lanes.

As you can see the wood lanes are split by the former runs of the ball return equipment.

Conveniently the listing agent, Joseph Porcelli, was on site and I was able to gather more information from him:
• Listed with Cushman & Wakefield of Missouri, 314-514-0600
• List price is $975,000

City property records indicate the property has 2.229 acres and the building was built in 1962 and has 34,301sf. I don’t have any more detail on the building at this point but clearly the owner is actively removing all the bowling equipment.

Public infrastructure such as this sewer cover and the sidewalks need to be addressed. I would like the opportunity to, as Alderman, work with buyers/developers to make this property an asset to the Ward.

– Steve

Veronica O’Brien for St. Louis School Board

I want to take a minute out of my own campaign to advocate the re-election of Veronica O’Brien to the St. Louis School Board. She was appoint by Mayor Slay last May and she has proven to be an independent thinker.

I have personally known Veronica for all 14 years that I have lived in St. Louis as she is my insurance agent. I can say she is responsive and professional. She is also a smart businesswoman. I have every confidence she is what the School Board needs to elevate our schools to an acceptable level.

Click here for the Veronica O’Brien website.

Latest Flyer Available Online – “The Numbers Tell The Story”

Our latest campaign flyer is available in PDF format. This flyer, the second in a series, addresses how the 25th ward came in dead last among all city wards in bricks & mortar investment over the last four years. Click here for previous post on this subject.

Click here to see the flyer. Feel free to print it out or email to friends & neighbors.

– Steve

St. Louis’ Scooter Ordinance Behind the Times

St. Louis’ ordinance on the scooters kids are riding around is seriously outdated. Signed into law in January 2001 the ordinance addressed a very specific type of scooter on the market at that time.

We’ve seen a whole new breed of mini scooters come onto the market since then. We must keep up with changes in the market and technology or we find our legislation is out of touch with current times.

From the ordinance:

The key phase in the definition is “designed to be stood upon by the operator.” The picture below is the type of scooter that meets the definition of the ordinance.

But in the four years since this ordinance was passed scooters have changed. First, makers have added seats to this skateboard type of scooter. With the seat added they no longer meet the definition listed above:

Mini motorcycles or “pocket bikes” as they are known on the street have become the new trend. These pose even more danger as the operator sits on the small bikes and is even less visible than someone standing on the type above.

These also seem to have more power than earlier models. Maintaining control, due to the seated position, is even harder. This is a case where someone smaller and younger is actually better suited to the device. But, it is the older juveniles and young adults that we see riding these pocket bikes.

We need to address these new dangers on our streets. Also, we need to make sure City Hall stays in touch with current technology and changing markets.

Click here to read the full ordinance.

– Steve