As of late October, I can report that Mount Crestwood has been completely removed, and has now been seeded with grass. I will report on the grass’s growth in the spring.
Tag: Crestwood Mall
Crestwood Mall Demolition, Conclusion
Update: Due to public outcry, the large pile of dirt left behind, dubbed “Mount Crestwood,” was removed by October of 2018. There’s not much left to say about the demolition of Crestwood Mall; we have not learned from our past, and will continue to make the same mistakes. Plan on Gravois Bluffs being demolished forty…
Crestwood Mall Demolition, the Past is Now Back to the Present
Crestwood Mall is disappearing, but the recent demolition of the “front” of the mall, built in 1984 opposite the original strip mall shops, has reappeared, temporarily. Most fascinating to me, the curved original facade of the Sears, one of the original tenants, can be seen now. Only a small portion of the enclosed renovation is…
Old Stix, Baer and Fuller Store Demolition Continues
The demolition of the old Crestwood Mall, and in particular its Stix, Baer and Fuller store, is accelerating as external evidence has appeared of interior demolition. The parking structure is long gone, and now the pavilion restaurant, once a hallmark of Stix’s new stores out in the county, is being demolished. Altered from its “Onassis…
Crestwood Mall, Demolition, Late July 2016
Obviously there’s a huge amount of work going on inside Crestwood Plaza, but the parking garage for the old Stix, Baer and Fuller is coming down slowly. Stylistically, the Stix, later Dillard’s department store was the most aesthetically pleasing, but apparently the parking deck was structurally unstable, and it has to be demolished. The two…
The Sun Sets on Crestwood Mall
Update: Demolished by 2016. I stopped by the Crestwood Sears last Thursday, looking for some good going-out-of-business-sale deals. I found the store just about completely stripped of all of its merchandise. I spent a lot of time at Crestwood Mall in the early 1990’s, and it honestly pains me to see it close for good….
Crestwood Interior, Revisited
Update: Demolished in mid-2016. We proceeded inside of the mall, and were met with abject abandonment. One rumor says the stores were all forced to close on March 1st, but I don’t know if that’s true or not. Thinking back, I was afraid of photographing the interior of the mall out of fear of the…
Crestwood Revisited, Exterior
Update: Demolished in mid-2016. I went back with my parents to Crestwood Mall to check out the going out of business sale at the last remaining anchor at the mall, Sears. Scroll down and read about the development of the mall here. Originally part of the strip mall before it was expanded and enclosed in…
Old Open Air Shopping Malls
I am hoping that maybe someone out there can help me with something. I am searching for old photos of Northwest Plaza and Crestwood Mall before they were enclosed in the 1980’s. Also, I would love pictures of any malls in St. Louis that depict their original interior decorations, which have gone the way of…
Crumby Rundown Malls of St. Louis #2: Crestwood Mall
Update: Demolished in mid-2016; most of this commentary is now out of date. I hadn’t realized how far this mall had fallen since my high school days when I would go to Crestwood Mall just about every weekend. I was alerted to its decline from Dead Malls, and decided last winter to go over and…