Images of Crunden-Martin Manufacturing Co.
Last weekend I drove through Chouteau’s Landing to check out the fire damage to one of the seven Crunden-Martin buildings. I was surprised it didn’t look worse.
The collection of seven buildings is stunning. The railroad lines and other buildings in the area are a clue to the industrial strength the area had at the start of the 20th century.
– Steve Patterson
So, is someone going to fix the roof? Or is this headed down the path of Cupples and so many other buildings around St. Louis (demolition thru neglect)?
So, is someone going to fix the roof? Or is this headed down the path of Cupples and so many other buildings around St. Louis (demolition thru neglect)?
I could be wrong, but judging by how they’re keeping their buildings recently, I would guess Crunden-Martin no longer has the resources or inspiration to do anything about this. Did the wall on the north side fall? Steve’s earlier post suggested there was a wall near collapse, but the damage on the south side seems pretty mild. It’s nice there has been a continuing industrial use, for sure thats the only reason its survived in relatively good shape. But probably the only hope for this building would be for “gentrification” to start happening relatively quickly in the area. It seems sound enough to sit for a little while but it will be gone within the decade without intervention.
I could be wrong, but judging by how they’re keeping their buildings recently, I would guess Crunden-Martin no longer has the resources or inspiration to do anything about this. Did the wall on the north side fall? Steve’s earlier post suggested there was a wall near collapse, but the damage on the south side seems pretty mild. It’s nice there has been a continuing industrial use, for sure thats the only reason its survived in relatively good shape. But probably the only hope for this building would be for “gentrification” to start happening relatively quickly in the area. It seems sound enough to sit for a little while but it will be gone within the decade without intervention.