Showing posts with label East St Louis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label East St Louis. Show all posts
8/19/25
8/14/25
Tiny Homes - East St. Louis
I encountered a small community of tiny homes in East St. Louis last week. It was such an exciting sight.
I wondered if ESTL had sponsored them so I called their city hall. I spoke with the City Manager who told me that he'd only recently became aware of them, that they hadn't applied for a permit, and that legislation needed to be passed prior to building.
This is guerilla housing.
He wondered if there were occupied and I mention the mowed lot, the trash dumpster, curtains in the windows, and fencing.
He wanted to understand my interest and I told him I was volunteering with displaced folks in NSTL. That lead to a conversation about the tornado devastation management and that he thought STL was doing an 'terrible job'. I agreed.
I'm worried these these homes are now at risk for being removed.
I wondered if ESTL had sponsored them so I called their city hall. I spoke with the City Manager who told me that he'd only recently became aware of them, that they hadn't applied for a permit, and that legislation needed to be passed prior to building.
This is guerilla housing.
He wondered if there were occupied and I mention the mowed lot, the trash dumpster, curtains in the windows, and fencing.
He wanted to understand my interest and I told him I was volunteering with displaced folks in NSTL. That lead to a conversation about the tornado devastation management and that he thought STL was doing an 'terrible job'. I agreed.
I'm worried these these homes are now at risk for being removed.
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East St Louis. 2020
I crossed the river to a ramp that has been named Barack Obama Av. It's a 150 foot exit ramp.
I noted the ashy smudges of clouds over the bando public housing along Missouri Ave.
The Masonic Temple in ESTL is well maintained.
The Second Chance shelter is boarded.
I noted the ashy smudges of clouds over the bando public housing along Missouri Ave.
The Masonic Temple in ESTL is well maintained.
The Second Chance shelter is boarded.
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