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McMenamins Mission Theater & Pub
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Robot Film Festival
The Robot Film Festival (RFF) is an annual celebration of robots on screen and in performance. The event features screenings of invited films and juried selections from open- call submissions, live performances by robot entertainers, and a red-carpet awards ceremony.
The eighth annual Robot Film Festival is themed VINTAGE ARCADE REVIVAL. What would the robots of today look like through the lens of 1980's technoptimists? Enter a technological storytelling time machine, and see the modern world through their eyes.
Event Schedule: 4pm Short Film Screenings 6pm Cocktail Party 8pm Botskers Award Cememony
Over the course of the festivities, attendees will have the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful Pearl District; savor delicious locally-made food and beverages, appreciate robotic demonstrations and art exhibits, and discuss the richly varied and thematically curated screening sessions.
History: RFF was founded in New York City in 2011 with the mission of spreading positive storytelling about robotics. Since then, the Festival has expanded its influence with events in San Francisco, Pittsburgh, and Los Angeles. The event is produced by an interdisciplinary team of roboticists, filmmakers, and storytellers. Through these traveling screenings and its online video archives, RFF nurtures a community of creatives and engineers who explore, document, and invent the imaginative world of robotics.
Demolicious Portland
Portlanders in web and mobile tech are creating cool new apps, services and companies. But we aren't sharing them nearly enough. Demolicious shines a well-deserved spotlight on some of the best work. Previous presenters have gone on to raise money from PIE, the Portland Seed Fund and other investors.
Nerd Nite Portland #13 – The Mystique of Terroir…Geology and Wine
Nerd Nite Portland #13 – The Mystique of Terroir: Geology, Soils, Climate and Wines in the Northern Willamette Valley
Nerd Nite is a monthly event that strives for an inebriated, salacious, yet deeply academic vibe. We aim to entertain, educate, elucidate, enlighten, and other things that start with "e." Be there and be square.
ter·roir/tɛrˈwɑr noun Definition: the environmental conditions, especially soil and climate, in which grapes are grown and that give a wine its unique flavor and aroma.
The Willamette Valley has a certain je ne sais quoi, no? What special quality of the region's terroir yields such exceptional wines? How do the soil, climate, and conditions lend themselves to lovely Pinot Noirs, but not Cabernets or Merlots? How does the region's geologic past affect where and how to grow grapes? How does Oregon compare to other wine-growing regions in the United States and other countries around the world? Join us as Dr. Scott Burns, professor of geology and past chair of the Department of Geology at PSU, and wine enthusiast, tells us about all this and more about what makes a vineyard successful.
*A note on the suggested cover: Nerd Nite is completely supported by money collected at the door. We are committed to offering education opportunities to adults who want to learn, so if $8 is a hardship for you, please come anyway and donate what you can.
Nerd Nite Portland #12 – Then and Now: The Transformation of Portland Landscapes
When: Tuesday, February 4, 2014, doors at 6:00pm, event at 7:00pm Where: Mission Theater, 1624 NW Glisan, Portland Cost: $8.00* suggested cover at the door
This Nerd Nite will feature two excellent talks:
The Willamette River: A History of Sediment and Change
The Willamette River is one of the most important geological features of this area. With no river, no port. And with no port, no Portland. The river has undergone huge changes since the arrival of settlers and cities. Yet throughout the taming the river by building sea walls, the dredging and channeling to facilitate shipping, and the 100+ years of dumping toxins and waste, the Willamette is still a living river with birds and fish and people who dependent on it. Keith Johnson, Manager of the DEQ Northwest Region Cleanup Program, and Kevin Parrett, NWR Cleanup Section Manager at the DEQ, will give us a visual history of the Willamette and how the river and the city have changed each other.
The Subsurface History of Portland
People have been moving the earth around in the Portland Metro area to suit our needs since the earliest days of urban habitation, and this history of cutting and filling impacts many aspects of living and working in the city. Engineer Stuart Albright from Apex Companies will present historic maps and photos of Portland that he uses to evaluate the location and extent of the earthwork and landfilling that has shaped this area. He will also share the history of the locations of some of the largest historic fills, such as Asylum Creek, Guilds Lake, Tanner Creek, and Marquam Gulch, and how those landscapes affect us today.
Puppet Camp Portland
Please note that you MUST register to attend this free event!
We will be accepting talk proposals until December 2, so if you want to talk, please submit! We will be announcing the agenda in mid-December.
Autodesk Hits Portland 3.0
3DV & Autodesk Presents: Autodesk Hits Portland 3.0
Autodesk artists Marcel de Jong, Mark Schoennagel, and Gary Davis are descending upon Portland to provide a rare glimpse of the latest developments in Maya, Mudbox, MotionBuilder, Softimage, 3ds Max, reality capture, Maya LT, and Xgen. The discussion will also include where the industry and technology is heading in 2014 and beyond. The team will be available for questions by the audience after the show.
5:00 - 6:00 Dinner, beer, & Networking
6:00 - 9:00 Demonstration
9:00 Wacom raffle of an Intuos Pro
Wacom Cintiq 24HD hands on display
Nerd Nite - Science vs. Fiction - CSI
It's like CSI meets Mystery Science Theater 3000!
Crime scene TV shows like CSI and Bones have helped spawn a fascination for all things forensic, but the science those shows depict is sometimes shockingly inaccurate. Find out what it's REALLY like to be a forensic scientist, and watch and learn as they pick apart some clips from those shows and debunk some of the "science" they portray.
We'll be joined by: - Dan Alessio, Forensic Scientist, Firearms, Oregon State Police Crime Lab - Gretchen Anderson, Forensic Scientist, Latent Prints, Oregon State Police Crime Lab - Eric Tonsfeldt, Medicolegal Death Investigator, Clackamas County Medical Examiner's Office - Dr. Nici Vance, State Forensic Anthropologist, State Medical Examiner's Office
$8.00 suggested cover at the door, online tickets will be available soon.
Nerd Nite #9 – Cataclysms on the Columbia: The Great Missoula Floods
When: Tuesday, November 12, 2013, doors at 6:00pm, event at 7:00pm Where: Mission Theater, 1624 NW Glisan, Portland Cost: $8.00 suggested cover at the door, or available online
This Nerd Nite will feature just one speaker, the unforgettable Scott Burns!
One of the greatest sets of geological events to ever have occurred in North America was the Missoula Floods. Occurring as many as 40 times during the last ice age, the floods were caused by waters released from ancient Lake Missoula that scoured the Columbia River basin, carved out the Columbia River Gorge, and swept across at least 16,000 square miles of the Pacific Northwest. At this Nerd Nite, Scott Burns, PhD, http://geology.pdx.edu/node/67, professor of geology and past chair of the Department of Geology at PSU, will focus on the incredible story of discovery and development of the idea of the floods by J Harlen Bretz and will discuss the effect of the floods on the landscape of the Willamette Valley and the area around us.
Check out Nerd Nite on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nerdniteportland and Meetup http://www.meetup.com/Nerd-Nite-Portland/.
Nerd Nite #8 You Say You Want Some Evolution: Gibbons and Spiders
Nerd Nite #8 – You Say You Want Some Evolution: Gibbons and Spiders Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Nerd Nite is a monthly event that strives for an inebriated, salacious, yet deeply academic vibe. We aim to entertain, educate, elucidate, enlighten, and other things that start with "e." Be there and be square!
When: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, doors at 6:00pm, event at 7:00pm Where: Mission Theater, 1624 NW Glisan, Portland Cost: $8.00* suggested cover at the door
This Nerd Nite will feature the following two talks:
Swinging Between Genomics, Evolution, and Conservation The small apes (or gibbons) are amazing primates living in South East Asia and currently threatened by extinction. They have many distinctive traits separating them from their cousins, the great apes (orang, gorilla and chimp), including the ability to move just using their arms (i.e. brachiation), monogamy, and vocalization to defend their territory. Lucia Carbone, PhD, Assistant Professor at OHSU studying genomics and epigenetics, has been studying the gibbon genome to learn more about these species and primate evolution in general. Her talk will go over her latest findings and highlight a fascinating connection between processes in evolution and human disease.
Spider Venoms: The Evolution of an Arsenal Spiders (all 44,000 species) play key roles in our ecosystems as predators of insects. Without spiders there would be many more insects and fewer plants. Evolution over the last 400 million years has created enormous diversity among spiders in predatory tactics, including web and venom use, which has resulted in a phenomenal diversity of silk and venom chemistry. Greta Binford, PhD, Associate Professor of Biology at Lewis & Clark College, studies diversity and evolution of spiders and their venoms, including the toxic brown recluse and its relatives. She will highlight some of the beautiful biological diversity of spiders' feeding biology, silks, and venoms, and discuss how evolution has generated a "pharmacopeia" of unique toxins that are rich in potential for human applications.
Check out Nerd Nite on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nerdniteportland
On Meetup http://www.meetup.com/Nerd-Nite-Portland/
The Demolicious Cup is up for grabs September 4. Doors open 5:00, Demos start 6:00.
Demolicious is a free event open to the public, but for planning purposes we ask that you register your place.
Nerd Nite #6 -- Junk in The Trunk: Recent Controversies in Genomics
Nerd Nite is a monthly event that strives for an inebriated, salacious, yet deeply academic vibe. We aim to entertain, educate, elucidate, enlighten, and other things that start with "e." Come drink along with us!
Cost: $8.00 suggested cover at the door, or tickets available online
This Nerd Nite will feature: Junk in The Trunk: Recent Controversies in Genomics
You may have heard-- less than 2% of the human genome is comprised of protein-coding DNA. What is the 98% composed of, where does it come from, and what does it do? Sarah Schaack will take you on a guided tour through the genomic landscape of some fully sequenced plants and animals, including humans. Her talk will explore the recent heated debate among biologists surrounding "junk DNA", its utility (or lack thereof), and why bigger isn't necessarily better, at least when it comes to genome size.
Sarah Schaack, PhD, is an assistant professor of biology doing research in the area of evolutionary genomics at Reed College.
Nerd Nite #5: Sex, Bugs, and Rigor Mortis
Nerd Nite is a monthly event that strives for an inebriated, salacious, yet deeply academic vibe. Featuring short talks by several scientists, artists, experts of all types, and ordinary people with extraordinary skills, we aim to entertain, educate, elucidate, enlighten, and other things that start with "e." Come drink along with us!
When: Tuesday, July 30, 2013, doors at 6:00pm, event at 7:00pm Where: Mission Theater, 1624 NW Glisan, Portland Cost: $8.00 suggested cover at the door Check out the Facebook event page
This Nerd Nite will feature two awesome talks:
• Genital Plugs, Projectile Penises, and Gay Butterflies: A Naturalist Explains the Birds & the Bees with Becky Jaffe, photographer, naturalist, and educator
• Bugs, Bites, and Bodies: Insects and Death with Eric Tonsfeldt, Medicolegal Death Investigator, Clackamas County Medical Examiner's Office
Genital Plugs, Projectile Penises, and Gay Butterflies: A Naturalist Explains the Birds & the Bees
Birds do it, bees do it–even educated fleas do it. Let's do it, let's fall in lust as photographer and insect fetishist Becky Jaffe takes us on a romp through Mother Nature's freaky side. Biophilia? This talk may well bring on a biorgasm!
A photographer, naturalist, and educator living in Oakland, Becky Jaffe teaches high school biology and leads environmental science tours at UC Berkeley's Botanical Garden.
Bugs, Bites, and Bodies: Insects and Death
To an insect, a decomposing human body left to rot in the woods can be the feast of a lifetime. To a forensic entomologist, those insects can give clues to how the person died, how long they've been dead, and even who that person was in life. Eric Tonsfeldt, Medicolegal Death Investigator at the Clackamas County Medical Examiner's Office, will explain the ways that bugs can be used to help forensic investigation. Prepare to be creeped out (but in a good way!).
*A note on the suggested cover: Nerd Nite is completely supported by money collected at the door. We are committed to offering education to adults who want to learn, so if $8 is a hardship for you, please come anyway and donate what you can.
Gluster Community Workshop
The Gluster Community will be holding a workshop in Portland, Oregon, US on Tuesday, July 23, 2013. We welcome wide participation by all community members interested in GlusterFS and the Gluster Forge projects.
If you can join us at the Mission Theatre on Tuesday, July 23rd and would like to share your passion for all things Gluster, please come for a day of learning and fun.
Full agenda and registration available at glusterday-pdx.eventbrite.com
Registration is free of charge (and we'll have free beer) but please make sure to RSVP.
Write the Docs Movie Night
8 – 10pm
We had a conference at the mission theater, and we have it rented until the end of Tuesday night. Come join us for a movie, and finish off the conference right.
Free and open to the tech public. Come join us!
Write the Docs
9am through Tuesday, April 9 at 6pm
Write the Docs is a two-day conference focused on documentation systems, tech writing theory, and information delivery. It will be held on April 8-9 in Portland, Oregon.
Writing and maintaining documentation involves the talents of a multidisciplinary community of technical writers, designers, typesetters, developers, support teams, marketers, and many others.
This conference creates a time and a place for this community of documentarians to share information, discuss ideas, and work together to improve the art and science of documentation.
We invite all those who write the docs to spread the word:
Docs or it didn't happen!
The event is FREE - Appetizers & Beer Provided
Two of Autodesk's top Application Engineers (Gary Davis & Marcel de Jong) will be showing the latest Autodesk Suites that include: A Virtual Production Workflow in Maya, Motionbuilder and Mudbox 3ds Max interoperability with After Effects Motionbuilder workflow with Kinect for Motion Capture Special presentations of Sketchbook and Smoke for the MAC New Features
Science Pub
Critical to life on Earth yet, virtually unexplored, the planet's largest ecosystem - the ocean – holds many mysteries. Though currently subject to rapid change with unknown global-scale consequences, the ocean has been the source of a number of new discoveries of animal life, environments and even extremophiles. At this Science Pub, find out just how much of the planet's surface is still left to explore, and what kinds of curious creatures live there.
TechIgnite!
5:30 – 9pm
If you had just five minutes to showcase your cutting-edge products, technologies, or methodologies, what would you say? What if you were forced to present those ideas with 20 PowerPoint slides that each rotated automatically after 15 seconds?
The Software Association of Oregon is sponsoring an Ignite event on September 15th. As a speaker, you'll land a platform that challenges not only the way you present your ideas, but grants you access to an audience eager to listen. As an attendee, you'll learn about emerging, innovative, locally-sourced concepts while networking with a diverse and passionate crowd of like-minded, "early-adopters."
What is Ignite? Ignite is a fast-paced geek event where speakers share their personal and professional passions via 20 Powerpoint slides each auto-advancing every 15 seconds, giving each speaker exactly 5 minutes of fame. Quick, fun, thought-provoking, social, local, global - Ignite is all of these and more. It satisfies the ADD in all of us. It's a high-energy evening of 5-minute talks by local people who have an idea - and the guts to get onstage and finally give that "elevator speech" we've all been told we need but rarely get to give.
Agenda 5:30pm Doors open, badges, networking, booths, and music 7:00pm Welcome & Ignite talks begin 7:45pm Break 8:00pm Ignite talks resume 8:45pm Ignite talks end, final networking 9:00pm Event ends
Presenters Presenters We've got dynamic and diverse presenters leading talks on a variety of innovative topics!
View Presentations!
Topics All TechIgnite! proposals should fall into at least one of these categories:
* Products
* Methodology
* Concepts
* Open!
PDX Geek Olympathon: AWARD-a-thon!
Truly a premiere geeky event and momentous first for Portland.
Come for another lovely night of geek festivities and Olympathon closing ceremonies. Prizes galore, with no shortage of fun.
(21+ only please!)
Hosted by the effervescent Chavtastic Jinx of Incubator and the frolicsome Marquis de Maltease of Critical Hit Burlesque.
-TOKEN TABLE
Be sure to get those tokens accounted for, you earned them!
-GEEK TRIVIA
Cort & Fatboy host a special edition of our beloved trivia. This is an all-team event, so be sure to oil up that swiss army knife!
This is the night when the best of the best are showcased! Don't think just because you didn't get the most points you aren't eligible for some awesome prize packs… Your awesomeness alone could be the clincher.
-PRIZES
Zomg! So many prizes, including the amazing grand prize, a trip for two to San Diego ComiCon ($1300 value, airfare/hotel/passes paid) and literally dozens of other amazing geeky swag.
-PERFORMANCES
from PDX Yar! and Critical Hit Burlesque… Their combined power levels ARE OVER 9000!!!
-COSTUME CONTEST!
The Drinkathon was but a trial run of your best geeky get-up.
-NO COVER!
That's right, just like the entirety of the Olympathon, because geeks do it best– after all.
Feel free to check out the Awardathon's Facebook event!
OMSI Science Pub
Taking Flight at PDX: From Runways to Air Traffic Control
How does your plane fly? On a dark and stormy night, how does the pilot find the airport? Why do some planes make more noise than others? If you can't even get of your driveway in a snow storm, how are they keeping the airport open? At this Science Pub, come find out about these and other aspects of commercial aviation, including the physics of flight, sound propagation, and airport operations.
Chris Corich is General Manager of Long Range Planning and Noise, and a 16-year veteran at PDX.
Science Pub Portland is the last Tuesday of the month
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.  Doors open at 5:00 p.m.
Come early for food, drink, and to get a seat!
Science Pub Portland now has a suggested cover charge of $2.00
(If that's a hardship for you, please come anyway!)
[Science Pub] Snowflakes, Stress, and Semiconductors: Do You See A Pattern Here?
[Featured in The Oregonian on 2009-01-13 ]
Richard Taylor sees a pattern. The University of Oregon professor of physics is leading the way with internationally recognized research into fractals—curious patterns found in nature that repeat themselves. Taylor's startling discoveries show that these patterns-within-patterns may significantly reduce stress and have interesting implications for psychology, medicine, and even the semiconductor industry. Taylor has applied his studies to art, showing how fractal patterns in the work of abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock can distinguish a real Pollock from a fake. Come hear about this amazing intersection of art and science.
Richard Taylor, PhD, is an associate professor in physics, psychology, and art at the University of Oregon. Transforming lives by erasing academic boundaries might be why Taylor was named Outstanding Teacher in Higher Education for 2005 by the Oregon Academy of Science.
Science Pub: Science Circus - The Physics of Fun
Come see physics in action! Jugglers, acrobats, and other circus artists often base their acts on simple Newtonian principles of motion and balance taken to extremes. How does gravity's constant rate of acceleration affect the juggling of bowling balls? Why would a Nobel Laureate beg a vaudevillian to spin a ball on his finger? Which tricks are created using math? Did the Japanese really acquit a 17th-century prisoner on the strength of his inertia skills? Which came first: the bed of nails or the ladder of swords? How many new performance ideas can a desperate juggler glean from a room full of science-minded folks?
Rhys Thomas, has been making a living performing hilarity and dexterity for over 20 years. His science shows have been presented in Trinidad, Singapore, at museums across the U.S. and Canada, and even toured by dogsled across frozen ocean to Siberian Yupik villages. Thomas has served as artist-in-residence at the Smithsonian Institution and performs as an OMSI educator at schools in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and other western states.
Cocktail Cabaret at McMenamins Mission Theater
Cocktail Cabaret presents: "A NIGHT AT THE CARNIVAL"
All proceeds from this show will be donated to the Oregon Humane Society.
8 p.m. doors, 8:30 p.m. show
$14 advance, $17 day of show
COCKTAIL CABARET
Cocktail Cabaret started when a small group of friends came together in late 2004 to form an eclectic cabaret troupe. All members of Cocktail Cabaret bring years of professional performance experience to the stage, ranging from musical theatre and dance to stand up comedy.
Cocktail Cabaret offers its audience a unique experience rarely found today. The show is reminiscent of days past when vaudeville and cabaret were the veins of entertainment. They combine dance, song, risqué innuendos, great costumes, loads of energy, and downright funny stuff to create a new era of cabaret. Cocktail Cabaret specializes in themed shows such as Tropicana, Viva Las Vegas, Broadway Baby, and Follies Bergere along with their more mixed shows that they fondly refer to as A Barrel Full of Monkeys.
Cocktail Cabaret has performed in many of Portland's favorite music venues, including Lola's Room (Crystal Ballroom), McMenamin's White Eagle Saloon, and the Mississippi Pizza Pub. Because the members of Cocktail Cabaret are committed to service, the ensemble also performs for fundraisers and other charity events throughout the year.
Visit www.cocktailcabaretpdx.com for more information.
Obama '08 iPhone App Launch Party and Presidential Debate Party
Bring friends and join us to celebrate the launch of the official Obama '08 iPhone application. We'll screen the presidential debate and then show highlights of the Obama '08 app and meet the Portland members of the development team.
Note: This event is likely to fill up quickly, and is first come, first served. Show up early to get a good seat!
Science Pub: How Geckos Stick and Why We Care
Geckos can run up smooth vertical surfaces but, until recently, no one knew how they did it. Looking at the structure of gecko feet at the nanoscale and measuring the tiny forces involved showed that gecko feet stick mechanically, not chemically. This discovery lead to the development of the world's first adhesive that is dry, self-cleaning, reversible, and can even work in the vacuum of outer space. Designs based on gecko feet are being used to create robots that can run up walls, and this adhesive could bring changes to the manufacture of everything from home electronics to car brakes. At this Science Pub we will talk about how the study of mechanisms and evolution of animal locomotion has lead to biologically inspired materials and machines.
Kellar Autumn, Ph.D., professor of biology at Lewis & Clark College since 1998, does research that has grown into a new field of study at the interface between biology, physics, and materials science. He has authored over 40 scientific papers and his research is featured in textbooks, encyclopedias, and popular books including The Nanotech Pioneers: Where Are They Taking Us? Every major television network has covered his work, as have hundreds of newspaper, magazine, and Internet articles worldwide.
Legion of Talk - Mark Shuttleworth on Ubuntu & Space Travel
Free tickets for this event are now available at www.LegionOfTech.org.
Please feel free to RSVP here on Upcoming, but understand that this does not mean you have a ticket nor does it reserve a seat at the event. To register you'll need to go to the URL above.
Legion of Tech is very happy to announce Mark Shuttleworth as the next speaker in our Legion of Talk series. Mark is founder of the Ubuntu Project, an enterprise Linux distribution, and became the first African in space as a cosmonaut member of the crew of Soyuz mission TM34 to the International Space Station in 2002.
OMSI Science Pub: solar energy
Does Solar Energy Make Sense in Oregon?
Despite cloudy days and rainy weather, solar energy can be a smart choice for homes and businesses in Oregon. Come learn about the latest in solar technologies and what could work best for you: Solar electricity generation? Solar water heating? Passive solar design? We'll discuss how to take advantage of financial incentives and what to look for when choosing a contractor. This Science Pub will prepare you to take any of Solar Oregon's in-depth workshops, to do more focused research on your own, and even to start working with a contractor.
Stuart Green is a solar educator, engineer, and renewable energy researcher. He is program and events director at Solar Oregon, a local nonprofit that provides solar outreach and education to Oregonians.


Blogging live from El Paso Texas. This is my 2nd time in Texas. So far it has been pretty good. The weather is nicer here than in Washington, so that is a plus. But things are different here.
Border towns are always fun, you have a mixture of cultures. For example, we ate at a great Mexican restaurant, called the Little Dinner and Tortilla Factory. This place was in the boondocks here, away from civilization, but apparently still located in the USA. If you are ever here in El Paso, check it out. Don't be discouraged when your Navigation system tells you to turn down this dark road with no lights, there is a place to eat back there.
Another strange thing I saw here, on a billboard. Two different companies rented the sign. One organization was for the Organ Donor program. It said "Do you have the heart to be an organ donor?" I thought to myself, that is a catchy little phrase. But the other half of the billboard said, "30 Day free trial" How exactly does that work? Just wondering.
Anyway, one more little story to share. On the flight to El Paso, the airline filled our plane with to much fuel. Which is better than not enough, however, we were overweight. The airline representative came on and said we had to shed eight people, they then called out 3 names. These individuals were on standby and would have to catch the next flight. Anyway, she then said "We needed to remove 8 people from the flight, and I have already gotten 3 off, can we get 6 more volunteers?" mmmm, I guess she was asleep on basic math day at school.
That's all for now, take care and have a great night.


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Dow Jones Drop and World Market Falls Spark Fears of Second Recession
By Daniel Blake, Christian Post Contributor | Friday, August 05, 2011
A disastrous Thursday on Wall Street has been followed by markets plunging across the world overnight, and there are now growing fears Friday morning that the U.S. and even the global economy may experience a double-dip recession.
Equity markets across the world have lost more than $4.5 trillion in value since July 26. There are fears that the slaughter will continue when markets open again in New York Friday. However, others are hopeful that the good news from the Bureau of Labor's jobs report will help to settle nerves.
Employment news showed that the unemployment rate in the U.S. had dropped from 9.2 percent to 9.1 percent. The economy also added 117,000 jobs in the last month.
The news resulted in stock futures rising more than 100 points.
Thursday has been described as a bloodbath as the Dow Jones plummeted 512.61 points, or 4.3 percent, to close at 11,383.83.
The Nasdaq also dropped 136.68 points, or 5.1 percent, to 2,556.39.
The day's losses meant that for both indexes all gains made for the year to date had vanished.
Analyst Floyd Norris of the New York Times has speculated: "It has been three decades since the United States suffered a recession that followed on the heels of the previous one. But it could be happening again.
"The unrelenting negative economic news of the past two weeks has painted a picture of a United States economy that fell further and recovered less than we had thought."
Princeton economist Paul Krugman also commented: "It's not just that the threat of a double-dip recession has become very real. It's now impossible to deny the obvious, which is that we are not now and have never been on the road to recovery."
Asian markets were thrown into a tailspin overnight as huge drops were seen across the region. Japan lost 3.7 percent, Hong Kong even more drastically losing 4.3 percent. The FTSE in London has also followed the huge falls, which worldwide are the largest since the recession began in 2008.
Traders have predicted another day of chaos today in New York, with many commentators saying the atmosphere on the floor was reminiscent of the banking crisis in 2008.
Despite U.S. politicians coming to an agreement on the debt ceiling earlier this week, concerns linger worldwide that the planned spending cuts will not be enough to get the country's debts back under control.
In Europe, a recent deal to help the failing Greek economy has not placated fears that the sovereign debt crisis will spread to Spain and Italy, which have also added to the slump in confidence.
Wall Street Sees Worst Sell-Off Since 2008 Financial Crisis as Dow Jones Sinks 500 Points
Stock Markets Plummet Amid Debt Fears in Eurozone
Dow Jones Bust, Asian Markets Follow - Wall Street Reeks of 'Fear'
Stocks Get Boost From Italy Budget Deal After Turbulent Session
Tsunami causes 'significant' damage in Tonga's capital; casualty reports await

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Filling You In #4: Modern Toy Lines
Welcome to another entry in the toy line sub-series of the Fill(y)ing You In series! This article will touch on the three latest primary Filly toy lines: these lines came to be after Filly Funtasia was already announced, and after the creation of this very website. Judging by the rate of their appearance, in early 2017 there is going to be yet another new toy line, which will get its own separate article (or articles) - but for now, let us marvel at what currently are the remaining modern Filly toy lines.
Filly Butterfly (2014)
Filly Butterfly website image (one frame)
The next toy line came out in the dreaded year of 2014, also known as the first officially announced release year of Filly Funtasia. Interestingly enough, this toy line was not a tie-in to the TV show, but another self-sufficient part of the ongoing toy series: Filly Butterfly.
Filly Butterfly is quite similar to Filly Fairy in the way that the characters and the setting are inherently connected with nature and flora in particular: the Rainbow colors this time represent Heart, Flower, Sun, Leaf and Water - things you may see if you visit a garden. And the land of the Butterfly Fillys is quite similar to a garden - the beautiful land of Papilia, where everything is blooming and teeming with life. This toy line almost acts like a counterweight to Filly Witchy, with its outstanding daylight and pristine calm plains of greenery.
Contrary to a popular belief, the physical size of a Butterfly Filly is on par with a regular Filly from any other toy line: the butterflies may be small, but these Fillys are as bulky as any other Fillys. Butterfly Fillys look even bigger thanks to their huge sparkling wings which they use to fly in the sky. The size comparison is shown in one of the Filly Stars comic books.
Captain Cara and Princess Scarlet, photobombed by Nikita and Hermia
The slow buildup of magic throughout the last few Filly toy lines stopped shortly before this point in time. Butterfly Fillys do not possess any magic what so ever - all unusual phenomena are back in the hands of the world around the Fillys, and even then they are very subtle in this particular installment. That's not to say our characters don't have unusual abilities at all - in particular, the antennae on their heads allow them to communicate over great distances, similar to how a radio transmission works.
Filly Butterfly introduces the Buttefly Ship under the command of this toy line's Special Filly - Princess Scarlet. The Princess spends most of her time outside Papilia, which is very similar to how Special Fillys were handled in the old toy lines: Princess Crystal in Filly Princess and King Magic in Filly Fairy. Unlike these two, however, Filly Butterfly doesn't leave the explanation at a vague mention of "lands far away" - instead, Princess Scarlet is away visiting other lands of the Filly World.
Oh yes, Filly Butterfly establishes, for the first time in the primary toy lines, a solid base for the overworld known as the Filly World - and according to the stories, Papilia is a very small part of it to the south. It is not clear whether or not the past toy lines also belong to the Filly World. It's a completely fictional world, yet the first toy lines are clearly set on Earth. Personally, I think that the Filly World portion of the series started with Filly Unicorn, and since Filly Funtasia features characters from earlier lines, their setting might have been retroactively altered. If that is the case, it doesn't damage the overall continuity, since there barely is one.
Speaking of continuity…
Filly Stars (2015)
Filly Stars website image (one frame, reconstruction)
Filly Stars. Just Filly Stars.
Filly Stars embodies all the best features of the modern Filly toy lines. Filly Stars came out when Funtasia Daily was in full swing, and as the result, Filly Stars has its own article that delves into details and achievements of Filly Stars.
The edited version of the article is provided below.
What one may find out is that Filly Stars appears to be moderately different to what Filly was doing with previous toy lines, such as Butterfly, Witchy, Unicorn, Elves and others.
1. Green Isn't Your Color
The most obvious difference is the lack of the fifth ordinary family. The standard (by now) formula for a Filly toy line has been that there is a special, ultra rare filly and five families that are color-coded to match the Filly Rainbow: pink, dark pink, yellow, green and blue. Yet in Skylia, the land of the Filly Stars, not only do we get two special Fillys (which has only been seen in Filly Witchy before), but we also lack the green family. To compensate, almost all families have received a boost in numbers, sporting up to six members now, as opposed to normal four.
2. Hailing Frequencies Open
Filly Stars is the first Filly toy line to have a family residence which is capable of moving around: the Star Boat. The Star Boat is piloted by the Twilight family, but it also serves as their home: Twilights do not have a traditional house on the surface, which means that they spend most of their time airborne, physically far away from all other Fillies.
The fact that Star Boat is mobile adds a weirdly large amount of dynamic to the scene. When you look at the sky, you will most likely see the ship flying to a destination only its crew knows of, making you wonder what these fillies are up to this time. Or, rather, they just spend their time randomly on the altitude, not landing the ship because they enjoy being in the air. That makes Twilights seem adventurous and somewhat brave, even. No other Filly toy line did that on such scale.
Not to mention that the ship makes for a really good toy.
3. For The Plot
Filly has had a progressive story in its primary toy lines since Witchy. Witchy story line had events that helped separate its ending from its beginning, but it never foreshadowed big events in any way, nor did it take advantage of the already passed events. The next set, Filly Butterfly, took it up a notch by introducing a legit foreshadowing element that eventually paid off.
Filly toy lines usually have magazines which in turn contain comic books. Those comic books tell a story, and if in the case of Witchy, for example, a lot of focus is on the world building, almost every single story piece of Filly Stars has an element of one bigger unified story, which spreads itself over the entire course of the comic books. The story goes as far as to include cliffhangers at the end of some chapters of the story - this definitely never happened before in Filly.
4. Wrong Neighbourhood
The River of Moods from Filly Elves can be considered quite creepy (especially in the flash game), but only if you go as far as to make implications. Apart from that, Filly has usually had happy-go-lucky worlds in every toy line, where every corner of each world is welcoming, either due to Fillies being there, or due to beautiful nature. Although deep woods in Filly Witchy's Zimsala do offer danger, it's still to the side, in the background of the main residence of Witchys, and getting lost there is a fault of the person who dared to enter.
The Moonlight region from Filly Stars, however, is beyond that. Not only is it said to be separated from the main land due to an accident, but it is also dark and full of shadows that are thicker and longer than anywhere else in Skylia. The very idea of freely entering the region is not welcomed among the Fillys. It is also home to the Moonlight family. The family is considered a myth by some of other Star Fillys, and that, in conjunction with the overall shadiness, is one step away from being considered mythical harbingers of misfortune. The Moonlight region itself, and everything that is connected to it lore-wise, is depicted to be, dare I say, purposely seemingly unfriendly.
Thankfully this is only the initial depiction of the Moonlight region and its family. Later on in the story it is revealed that they are quite friendly, but that's a story for another article.
5. Flying Higher Than Ever Before
While it is true that Filly toy lines always changed things around slightly, they never acknowledged the existence of each other, with extremely rare exceptions. The worlds interrupted each other to tell a completely new story roughly every year, and the story just happened to be similar to previous stories in some ways.
Naturally, Filly Stars continues this holy tradition with full force.
Nah, just kidding. It disregards this rule entirely by having the previous set - Filly Butterfly - briefly appear at the very start of the story, using it as a transition from one toy line to another. The story of Filly Stars opens up with the characters from Filly Butterfly, and only then does it move on to the core of the set.
6. A Long Game
This is Prince Zack. He is a character of Filly Stars. He is a character in Filly Funtasia. Zack, a character of a toy line that was announced in early 2015, appears in a show that was originally scheduled to air in early 2014.
I'll let you ruminate on that for a bit.
While Filly Butterfly and Filly Stars are not Filly Funtasia tie-in toy lines, they are supposed to get their own animated specials, named respectively. The story of these specials allegedly will touch on a lot of elements from both toy lines and will help expand their lore in conjunction with Filly Funtasia.
Filly Royale (2016)
Filly Royale website image
Currently the most recent primary toy line in the series, Filly Royale celebrates the tenth anniversary of Filly by revisiting the "first" Filly toy line: Filly Princess.
The gimmick of Filly Royale is beauty: in the land of Royalia, a lot of attention of Fillys is paid to looking and behaving as neat as possible. This fits rather well in the reused gimmick of royalty, and is also reflected in the design of the toys: every Filly has a long brushable tail. Facilities of Royalia are also themed after beauty, with buildings like Royal Spa, Hair Salon and Jewelry Shop.
The colors of the Filly Rainbow are now linked to gemstones: Rose, Tanzanite, Topaz, Emerald and Sapphire. Like Filly Stars, this toy line slightly changes the composition of the rainbow, replacing Dark Pink with Purple. For the first time ever, the colors of the Rainbow are also represented by the crowns themselves in addition to the crystals.
What's interesting is that the symbols used for the colors are the same as the symbols used in Filly Unicorn - the earliest toy line that included the Rainbow. I bet if Princess had it, Royale would have used its symbols instead.
Why? Because Filly Royale is essentially a huge revisiting of Filly Princess - the fundamental toy line that jump-started the Fillys as we know them today. The majority of the Filly Royale characters have the same names as the ones in Filly Princess, and while most of them sport a different look, some are still very close to how they used to look all the way back in Princess. Even the geography of Royalia is somewhat similar to that of the Filly Kingdom.
The Filly Kingdom, Filly Princess
Royalia, Filly Royale
Given the unusual place of Filly Princess in the current canon, Filly Royale almost feels like a replacement, especially considering that it hosts one of the Filly Funtasia main characters: Prince Cedric.
He still often practice sword-fighting!
Whether the Cedric we see in Filly Funtasia is the Cedric we see in Royale, or the Cedric we see in Princess is unknown. Though, looking at how Royale changes a lot of things about the characters except their names, Cedric (and not him alone!) looks awfully well-preserved here: same description, same colors, same crown… Is this the true Cedric now?
The three princes
And that's where we currently are: ten years of Filly, and still going! Throughout these three articles, we looked at the primary Filly toy lines. However, this is not even close to covering everything the Filly brand has (and had) to offer. These are merely consecutive toy lines, yet there are also annual toy lines and even expansions to the lines described in these articles. Now when the evolution of the brand is clear, the next article will touch on the specific branches, such as the certain water-related lines.
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How To Address North St. Louis' Shrinking Population
January 20, 2022 Environment, Featured, Neighborhoods, North City, Planning & Design, Politics/Policy, Transportation, Walkability Comments Off on How To Address North St. Louis' Shrinking Population
Graphic from November 2020 post showing area predicted to have population loss.
The 2020 Census results results for St. Louis showed what I had predicted, the bulk of our population loss came from northside wards. This was also true in 2010 and in 2020. No reason to think 2030 won't be more of the same. We can sit back and do nothing, or we can help manage the situation — possibly reducing some losses in future.
By mange I mean see where population is dropping more than in other areas. We can't just write of a third of our geographic area. I propose a group comprised of experts, residents, business owners, etc to examine data and evaluate possible solutions.
Here is some of the data I'd like to see on a big map(s):
Population by age & race
Parcels of land being used (water connection) vs unused.
Parcels of land with new or substantially renovated structures vs severally deteriorated, condemned, or vacant.
Parcels of land owned by the city, out of state owners, owner-occupied, LLC, .
Historic properties, sites.
Schools, current & former.
Employers and numbers of employees
Probably other criteria as well…
Since north city is not declining uniformly we need to see which parts that are doing better than others. Is this because 0f newer housing? Access to transit? All we know at this point is some blocks are stable and occupied while others are rapidly declining. Mapped data can tell us a lot, people on the ground familiar with their area can confirm or dispute what the data tells us. Get everyone on the same page, then reassess every few years and make adjustments as circumstances change for better or worse.
What we all need to accept is that it's very unlikely these neighborhoods will see a major population growth. Ever. Thus some land can be returned to nature, used for agriculture, etc. The maps will show us the least populated areas with the worst housing stock — contrasted with pockets of denser areas with housing unlikely to be abandoned this decade. I'm not talking about large areas the size of Pruitt-Igoe, NGA-West, or Fairgrounds Park. It might be possible that smaller nature areas could be linked together by a trail system. A few great vacant school buildings not reused for residential might get filled with hydroponics to grow produce.
The major corridors like MLK, Page, Natural Bridge, Kingshighway, Grand, etc should remain. Many connecting streets would also remain. However, it's possible in some areas we might be able to justify removing unoccupied streets and alleys. As St. Louis begins to look at replacing lead water supply lines those areas that'll benefit most from the infrastructure investment should get priority over areas that can be back to nature by 2030. Old water & sewer lines might get abandoned completely in isolated areas.
The goal isn't to cut off services to existing residents, but to use resources to strengthen and grow the existing strong pockets. On a block with say only one resident we can wait until that person moves or dies of old age. The children of longtime residents aren't really interested in moving into the house their relative refused to leave. Conversely, a nice block with one newly-abandoned house needs help to make sure that one house gets maintenance and reoccupied as soon as possible. Quickly reoccupying a vacant building helps prevent others on the block from also being abandoned.
An example of a strong pocket would be MLK & Burd Ave. You've the Friendly Temple church and Arlington Grove housing (new housing around a renovated school that's also housing). Substantial investment has been made, and this is home to many. We can reinforce the positives and look to expand upon that a block at a time.
Former Arlington School has been residential since 2013
Aerial after construction completed. Image: Google Maps
Just north of this pocket is a largely vacant area, part of the Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood that has gotten attention for mass demolitions. Other bright spots throughout north St. Louis include numerous tree-lined streets with well-maintained houses — it's just hard for everyone to see & appreciate the them with so much decay. Whenever I see people wanting to raze vacant "problem" buildings I do get upset, because tearing down buildings in a random manner doesn't improve neighborhoods for the long-term. It simply removes the current problem while likely speeding up others being abandoned as neighboring owners/residents die or move. By designating different areas for bright spot village and others as moving back toward nature we can reduce fights over razing vs preservation. I can even imagine a decent house in an area set to become nature/agriculture –it might be kept as basically a farmhouse. It wouldn't necessarily be razed, just reimagined.
Along the way we can reevaluate I-70, an old interstate that winds its way through north city. Can we minimize this as a separating barrier in spots? Can we create areas for interstate drivers to pull off and get a bite to eat while their battery electric vehicle (BEV) charges?
One spot I see as the center of a future village is the intersection of Grand & North Florissant. That's in part of 2 current neighborhoods, with a 3rd very close. It should be the very center of a thriving area.Why here? The intersection of two corridors should be treated as special. Both Grand and North Florissant are angled toward each other, so a person living or working here can pick either corridor to travel south — southeast on North Florissant or Southwest on Grand. Thanks to the odd street grid they have easy direct access to different parts of the city. Going northwest on North Florissant will eventually get them into St. Louis County.
By 2050 I see north St. Louis as being dotted with nice little villages, with nature in between. Primary corridors will be a line of density with restaurants, retail, offices, and multi-family housing. Rail &/or rubber tire public transit will connect these villages to each other and the larger city & region. I see walking & biking within and between villages. I see jobs growing produce outside and indoors, more jobs along the corridors. I see trees — thousands of them providing some relief from increased temperatures. The major corridors will be tree-lined, many new nature areas will become forests. I see all races, proportional to the mix in the population. Some villages, like The Ville, are predominantly black (75%, not 100%) with strong black-owned businesses. Again I'm talking 30 years, not 3.
What I don't see are big surface parking lots for big box chain stores. I also don't see blocks and blocks of obvious vacant residential buildings/lots.
St. Louis should use some of the money from the NFL to kick start the planning process to examine north St. Louis as I've described — taking stock and what we have (and don't have) and then collectively finding solutions to change the trajectory. In the process others could come up with better ideas.
St. Louis' Dr Martin Luther King Drive 2022
January 17, 2022 Featured, History/Preservation, MLK Jr. Drive, North City Comments Off on St. Louis' Dr Martin Luther King Drive 2022
Today's post is a look at Martin Luther King Jr Drive in the City of St. Louis — my 18th annual such post. As in the 17 times prior, I traveled the length in both directions looking for changes from the previous year.
Streetsign
Not much has changed since MLK Day 2021 but I'll detail them later. First I want to address how the street gots it name, and when. After Dr King was assassinated in Memphis in 1968 some cities began almost immediately to rename major streets in his honor. St. Louis took four years.
In 2017 I quoted the following 2013 post on Facebook:
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This Day in St. Louis History, February 17, 1972:
Martin Luther King Boulevard is dedicated
A Board of Aldermen bill was passed that changed the name of Easton Avenue and portions of Franklin Avenue to Martin Luther King Boulevard. Alderman C.B. Broussard was a primary sponsor, and he announced that the change was part of a nationwide organized drive to rename streets in honor of the murdered civil rights figure.
Sounds good, but in fact-checking I discovered it is partly inaccurate. I should've checked the accuracy in 2017. "Dedicated" implies an event, media, long-winded speeches, and big scissors to cut a ribbon — which did not occur.
Here's what really happened:
February 18, 1972: A bill was introduced to rename part of Franklin Avenue and all of Easton Avenue. (Post-Dispatch 2/19/1972 P7)
March 21, 1972: Board of Aldermen gave final approval to bill 20-2 earlier in the day. (Post-Dispatch 3/21/1972 P27)
Spokesperson for Mayor Cervantes said he would sign the bill the following week. (Post-Dispatch 3/31/1972 P19)
Post-Dispatch editorial expressed "reservations" about renaming Franklin & Easton for Dr. King. They weren't sure it was a worthy honor. They favored a new park or boulevard. (Post-Dispatch 4/2/1972 P108)
East St. Louis mayor James E. Williams Sr. announced his city would rename the Veterans Memorial Bridge and Illinois Ave to honor Dr. King. This would mean a person could travel from the east limits of East St. Louis to the west limits of St. Louis on roads honoring Dr. King (Post-Dispatch 4/11/1972)
After the official change before businesses changed their letterhead, and the public continued to use the old names. Unfortunately it was only a few years after MLK was honored through East St. Louis IL and Saint Louis that construction began on a convention center, closing two blocks of King Blvd between 7th and 9th. D'oh!
Ok, let's start on the east end and heading west.
On MLK, facing west toward Tucker Blvd. On the right is the former Post-Dispatch building, now housing the St. Louis offices of digital payment company Square. On the left is Interco Plaza. This block is now one-way westbound.
Interco Plaza, a public park, after being "closed for renovation" in September 2021 as a way of relocating the unhoused that had set up camp. The background is St. Patrick Center, a non-profit organized to "combat homelessness." This public park has not yet reopened to the public.
A year ago I mentioned the old buildings that were razed on MLK just east of 14th. Now we have a surface parking lot with zero fencing, landscaping, trees, etc. Plus a new driveway. Why do hip tech businesses locate in downtowns if they don't want to design for downtowns?
Imo's Pizza is adding onto the east side of their headquarters/warehouse. 16th Street has been closed to vehicles and pedestrians for years — a subtle way to say "keep out" to north side who want to enter the more prosperous Downtown West neighborhood.
Hard to see in this photo, but clear plastic bottles have been put into the holes in a chainlink fence. I found it interesting. NW corner of MLK & Vandeventer.
Last month the non-profit Dismas House announced it bought the former 15-acre Killark Electric Manufacturing property at 3940 MLK.
Liked the 100k SF building for many years, not a fan of the replacement windows that were installed decades ago. Killark first leased the site in 1918, not sure when they bought it or built this building.
"KILLARK ELECTRIC MFG CO." is in stone at the top of the main building. City records list 8 buildings on the site, but I can only see records for six. Of the 6, the oldest is from 1892 and the newest is 1966.
The glass-enclosed entry doesn't look original, but it has been in place as long as I can recall.
From MLK I could see a community garden at Sarah & Evans. Click image to see Good Life Growing's website.
More bricks have fallen off the front of 4277 MLK.
4749 MLK has looked bad for years, but thankfully it has been getting some stabilization.
4859 MLK has also looked bad for a long time, noticed a little bit of the side wall has collapsed. 4961 next door is also in poor condition. The building on the left is privately owned, right is owned by the LRA. Both were built in 1905.
The setback building at 4973 MLK, just east of Kingshighway, has been mostly finished for many years. New this year is temporary construction fencing. The side lot out to Kingshighway has been disturbed recently.
5084 MLK is now a Moorish Science temple.
The nice composition of buildings at 5700+ MLK still look stable.
5736 MLK is a medical cannabis dispensary, or will be once it actually opens — click the image to view their currently bare bones website. The space next door is a meeting/event space. Both very positive in an area short on good news.
Just west of Goodfellow we see one unit worse than the others.
Floors and the roof are gone, accelerating deterioration of the brick walls. 5810 MLK
5861 MLK, built in 1907, is showing some wear. The stone plaque over the center doors says it's the "Kinsey Building".
The former JC Penny department store at 5930 is still standing. Would love to see this building renovated and occupied.
The buildings across the street may not survive as long. The gap is where a building was lost in 2020.
The famous Wellston Loop transit building continues being exposed to the elements.
The west side is no better.
The sidewalk between Irving Ave and Kienlen Ave was just replaced. This is in Wellston — St. Louis County, just beyond the St. Louis city limits.
Like previous years a few bright spots, mostly depressing decay.
Corrections to the Mill Creek Valley Narrative
November 29, 2021 Featured, History/Preservation, North City Comments Off on Corrections to the Mill Creek Valley Narrative
I feel the need to correct the record regarding Mill Creek Valley, to counter the false information being repeated.
"Horizontal, black and white photograph showing a row of dilapidated residential buildings in the 3200 block of Lawton in Mill Creek Valley. The buildings appear to be empty and awaiting demolition. Low wooden fences enclose the small front yards. There are several inches of snow on the ground." February 16, 1960. Missouri Historical Society
Though St. Louis was founded in 1764 it wasn't incorporated until 1823. At that time "the city limits were expanded west to Seventh Street and north and south by approximately 5 blocks each." (Wikipedia) In 1861 the limits were expanded west to Grand, but streets and development had already gone further west. The land for Forest Park was purchased in 1875 — it was located in St. Louis County, not within the city limits of St. Louis. The current municipal boundaries were set in the 1876 divorce from St. Louis County, they were rural at the time.
There was no singular cohesive Mill Creek Valley neighborhood. The large rectangular area (454 acres) the city demolished for "urban renewal", bounded by 20th St, creek/railroad, Grand Ave, Olive St., included many communities, businesses, homes, etc. was built over many decades — neighborhoods plural. Our modern perception of neighborhoods having distinct edges didn't exist then, your neighborhood was where you lived. People who lived between 20th & Jefferson didn't see their area belonging to the newer area west of Compton. The fact this large area ended up being grouped together and labeled by the city as a redevelopment area doesn't make it a single neighborhood.
Commonly the word "downtown" refers to a city's central business district (CBD). The size/location of "downtown St. Louis " varies depending upon who you ask. To some anything east of I-270 is downtown. When St. Louis Union Station reopened at its new facility on September 1, 1894 it was considered far west of the CBD/downtown. The original station, on the east side of 12th (now Tucker), opened on June 1, 1875.
Thus, the Mill Creek redevelopment area wasn't the heart of downtown. Not even close. Starting at 20th and going west, it wasn't the oldest part of the city either. The stately row houses in this area were significantly newer and nicer than the tenements east of 10th Street. It was certain old by the 1940s, just not the oldest. It was also dense and lively, with everything within a short walk. Market Street ran down the center of the rectangular redevelopment area and contained the majority of the commercial activity, but corner shops also existed.
Since the city's founding African-Americans lived in tight pockets throughout the city and St. Louis County. The black population before the Civil War was a very small percentage.
Not all persons of color in St. Louis were slaves, and in fact, as the 19th century progressed, the number of free blacks continued to rise. This can be explained by looking at several factors. Conditions in St. Louis enabled self-purchase. St. Louis' proximity to Illinois, a state where slavery was supposed to be illegal, allowed a small number of slaves to sue for their freedom in St. Louis courts based on the premise that they had been held as slaves for a period of time in a free state. A very small number were also set free by masters who had come to see slavery as a moral wrong. Former slaves who wished to remain in the State of Missouri as free blacks were supposed to obtain a license from the state.
In addition to the over 1,000 free blacks in St. Louis who owned small businesses, were laborers or worked odd jobs, a certain elite group of African-American St. Louisans styled "the Colored Aristocracy" were large landowners and businesspersons, many descended from some of St. Louis' earliest residents. Several owned the large barber emporiums, while others owned drayage businesses which moved goods from steamboat to steamboat on the levee. Still others, like Madame Pelagie Rutgers, owned huge tracts of land which they sold at great profit as the city expanded. The "Colored Aristocracy" of St. Louis had its own social season and debutante balls. A member of this social class, Cyprian Clamorgan, wrote a book in 1858 called the Colored Aristocracy of St. Louis, in which he profiled the group. (National Park Service — highly recommended)
Yes, wealthy blacks in the 19th century. They didn't live in the area we know today as Mill Creek. They lived in The Ville.
During the 1920s, The Ville was home to an elite community that included black professionals, businessmen, entertainers and Annie Malone, one of the country's first African-American millionaires. One of St. Louis' most historically significant neighborhoods, The Ville was home to Sumner High School, the first school west of the Mississippi River to provide secondary education for blacks. Some of the school's best known alumni are Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer Chuck Berry, opera diva Grace Bumbry, and tennis great Arthur Ashe. During the 1920s and '30s, the neighborhood thrived, as more and more African-American institutions were established, including Harriet Beecher Stowe College and Homer G. Phillips Hospital.
The Ville served as the cradle of African-American culture and nurtured its rich heritage for the black population of St. Louis. Today, the soaring Ville Monument pays tribute to the neighborhood's achievements and its famous sons and daughters. (Explore St. Louis)
Sumner High School, mentioned above, opened downtown on 11th between Poplar & Spruce in 1875 — the same year as the adjacent first new Union Station mentioned earlier:
Charlton Tandy led protests of the planned siting of Sumner High School in a heavily polluted area in close proximity to a lead works, lumber and tobacco warehouses, and the train station as well as brothels. He said that black students deserved clean and quiet schools the same way white students do. The location went unchanged, and Sumner High opened in 1875, the first high school opened for African Americans west of the Mississippi. The school is named after the well-known abolitionist senator Charles H. Sumner. The high school was established on Eleventh Street in St. Louis between Poplar and Spruce Street, in response to demands to provide educational opportunities, following a requirement that school boards support black education after Republicans passed the "radical" Constitution of 1865 in Missouri that also abolished slavery.
The school was moved in the 1880s because parents complained that their children were walking past the city gallows and morgue on their way to school. The current structure, built in 1908, was designed by architect William B. Ittner. Sumner was the only black public high school in St. Louis City until the opening of Vashon High School in 1927. Famous instructors include Edward Bouchet and Charles H. Turner. Other later black high schools in St. Louis County were Douglass High School (opened in 1925) and Kinloch High School (1936). (Wikipedia)
Sumner High was an 1867 school renamed. Originally it was District School Number Three. Source: 1960 handbook.
1867, 5th & Lombard
10th & Chambers
1875, 11th & Spruce — now known as Sumner instead of #3.
1896, 15th & Walnut
1908 construction on the current location in The Ville neighborhood began
1910 classes began, moving from 15th & Walnut.
Wealthy blacks in St. Louis were successful in relocating Sumner t0 their neighborhood, where their homes and businesses were located.
Another well-known institution in The Ville was Homer G. Phillips Hospital.
Between 1910 and 1920, the black population of St. Louis increased by sixty percent, as rural migrants came North in the Great Migration to take industrial jobs, yet the public City Hospital served only whites, and had no facilities for black patients or staff. A group of black community leaders persuaded the city in 1919 to purchase a 177-bed hospital (formerly owned by Barnes Medical College) at Garrison and Lawton avenues to serve African Americans. This hospital, denoted City Hospital #2, was inadequate to the needs of the more than 70,000 black St. Louisans. Local black attorney Homer G. Phillips led a campaign for a civic improvements bond issue that would provide for the construction of a larger hospital for blacks.
When the bond issue was passed in 1923, the city refused to allocate funding for the hospital, instead advocating a segregated addition to the original City Hospital, located in the Peabody-Darst-Webbe neighborhood and distant from the center of black population. Phillips again led the efforts to implement the original plan for a new hospital, successfully debating the St. Louis Board of Aldermen for allocation of funds to this purpose. Site acquisition resulted in the purchase of 6.3 acres in the Ville, the center of the black community of St. Louis. But, before construction could begin, Homer G. Phillips was shot and killed. Although two men were arrested and charged with the crime, they were acquitted; and Phillips' murder remains unsolved.
Construction on the site began in October 1932, with the city initially using funds from the 1923 bond issue and later from the newly formed Public Works Administration. City architect Albert Osburg was the primary designer of the building, which was completed in phases. The central building was finished between 1933 and 1935, while the two wings were finished between 1936 and 1937. The hospital was dedicated on February 22, 1937, with a parade and speeches by Missouri Governor Lloyd C. Stark, St. Louis Mayor Bernard Francis Dickmann, and Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes. Speaking to the black community of St. Louis, Ickes noted that the hospital would help the community "achieve your rightful place in our economic system." It was renamed in 1942 from City Hospital #2 to Homer G. Phillips, in his honor. (Wikipedia)
Prior to Homer G. Philips Hospital in the Ville, an existing building was used as City Hospital #2 between 1919-1936. That 19th century building was at Garrison & Lawton. That intersection no longer exists. Lawton was an east-west street between Pine and Laclede, known as Chestnut east of Jefferson. So yes, the first hospital for blacks in St. Louis was within the boundaries of the Mill Creek redevelopment area, for 17 years. Then the significantly larger City Hospital #2 opened in the Ville — where the wealthier black families lived.
February 1909 Sanborn Map showed a stone (blue) church at 3015 Pine, labeled "Berea Presby'n Church (Negro)". This is one the few buildings to survive the clearance of the Mill Creek redevelopment area.
As stated at the beginning, black residents lived in small pockets throughout the city. Wealth, social class, and geography separated the residents of the Ville from those in the older Mill Creek redevelopment area.
This is not to say every black person living in The Ville was wealthy, that was not the case. As poor blacks moved north to escape the Jim Crow south they likely lived where they could, including in The Ville. I know of one family that lived in The Ville during the 1940 census that had migrated from Alabama. I'd love to see maps showing where black persons lived in the region following the Civil War, showing shifts each decade. The change from 1950 to 1960 would give us better information on where families displaced by the demolition of Mill Creek relocated.
We know white home owners in the areas immediately outside The Ville had racially restrictive covenants on their properties since the early years of the 20th century. One block, now part of the Greater Ville neighborhood, was still white when the Shelley family had a white person act as the buyer so they could purchase 4600 Labdie in 1945. In 1948 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the court system couldn't be used to enforce restrictive covenants (Shelley v Kraemer).
This prompted many white homeowners surrounding The Ville to sell and move further away. At the same time people were being forced to leave the Mill Creek Valley redevelopment area many more options were available on the city's north side. Yes, some may have moved into numerous high-rise public housing projects that were open prior to the February 16, 1959 start of demolition in Mill Creek.
Cochran Garden Apts, April 1953
Pruitt-Igoe, 1955
(In December 1955) a judge ruled St. Louis and the housing authority had to stop segregation in public housing.
Vaughn Apts, October 1957
The low-rise Neighborhood Gardens and Carr Square Village opened in May 1935 and August 1942, respectively. Again, segregated until 1956. One of the problems with large-scale demolition is people get scattered in the process.
The demolition was certainly a land grab, no question. Wealthy whites living west in the Central West End, Clayton, Ladue, etc had to drive on Market Street to reach Union Station and the CBD. They didn't like driving through old dense areas, especially predominantly occupied by African-Americans.
Back east demolition was increasingly happening. Soldiers Memorial opened in 1938, Aloe Plaza opened two years later — both on the north side of Market Street. St. Louis leaders got hooked on demolition so clearing out the west entry to downtown followed. Also in the late 1930s the Oakland Express opened, a highway from Skinker to Vandeventer & Chouteau.
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Few Exposed Brick Pavers Covered With Asphalt
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Most older streets in St. Louis were paved in cobblestones or paver bricks, few exist anymore. Asphalt paving is significantly smoother, just far less attractive. In 1953 the Cochran Gardens high rise public housing complex opened, but construction closed off 8th Street between O'Fallon Street and the alley south of Cass Avenue. Eighth Street was reopened when the high rise towers were replaced with the mixed-income Cambridge Heights townhouses & apartments, except 8th wasn't connected through to the little stub of a street to Cass.
This October 2, 2019 view is looking south on 8th from Cass. You can see the land just after the alley, Cambridge Heights, and the downtown skyline on the horizon. In the foreground you can see brick pavers. It looked like it had been paved over decades ago, but most was long gone so the old bricks were exposed.
On May 5th I returned home tfrom a press conference at the Chain of Rocks water treatment plant to see city crews paving over the small amount of bricks.
Closer view
A couple of days later I went back to see the finished results.The concrete in the foreground was part of the new river bridge project, when Cass was raised in height over the interstate.
This half block of 8th Street gets very little traffic, the uniformity of the asphalt paving does look better than it did with patches of old asphalt and broken bricks. This is better, but I still miss seeing the bricks.
Nonprofit Run By Hubbard Family To Renovate Long-Vacant Carr School
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Carr Square Tenant Management head Rodney Hubbard Sr. will announce later today that the nonprofit will finally renovate the crumbling Carr School.
Carr School, built in 1908, has been vacant for decades. 2013 photo
After collecting fees from & suing actual developers, the Hubbard family is going to put on the developer hat. Securing permits won't be a problem because Rodney's daughter Tammika Hubbard is the alderman. Unless James Page defeats her at the polls on Tuesday.
Carr School is owned by Carr Square. The ground surrounding it is owned by NorthSide Regeneration, the Paul McKee-led effort to compile property in north St. Louis, in which Carr Square is partner. (Post-Dispatch)
Yes, the Hubbards will likely turn to their buddy Paul McKee for help. Their nonprofit helped McKee get his tax credits. Expect the project to proceed at the pace of other McKee's NorthSide projects.
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Alexandros Tombazis passou a infância na Índia e em Inglaterra antes de se fixar permanentemente na Grécia. Formou-se na Escola de Arquitetura da Universidade Técnica Nacional de Atenas em 1962. Vive e trabalha em Atenas. Venceu inúmeros prémios e concursos; em 2006 foi-lhe atribuído o Doutoramento Honoris-causa pela Universidade de Tessalonica; é membro honorário do American Institute of Architects. Entre as mais de 300 obras que projetou e viu construídas, destaque-se a Basílica da Santíssima Trindade, (Fátima, Portugal), de que foi autor depois de vencer o concurso internacional lançado para esse efeito em 1997.

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The 2019 Prep School Exemplar dinner was held on Friday, January 25th at the Falcon Club on the grounds of USAFA. The Exemplar chosen was Captain Christel A. Chavez. Captain Chavez is only the second female and one of a handful of Captains that have been chosen for this prestigious honor.
Each Prep School class of cadet candidates selects a past leader of character whose life and career epitomize integrity, service, excellence, and character traits they wish to exemplify. The Exemplar Program formally celebrates the individual chosen by the class, and memorializes the class' affiliation as they journey to becoming leaders of character. Plaques are placed on permanent display in the Exemplar Hall showcased in the dining facility (DFAC).
The history and purpose behind the Exemplar Program is to provide a clear and visible attachment to the great leaders of the past for a new generation of leaders who will face new challenges in the next millennium and beyond. The Class Exemplar serves as the honorary leader of the class, setting its personality and character.
The Prep School staff, cadet candidates, friends and family of Captain Chaves were all in attendance to honor Captain Chavez. The Keynote Speaker was Mr. Karl Falk, a friend and classmate of Captain Chavez at both the Prep School and USAFA. Karl graduated from of the United States Air Force Academy in 1998 and became a Finance Officer (65F). After serving as a Company Grade Officer, Captain Falk transitioned out of the Air Force in 2004 into emerging technology consulting. Finding innovative ways to expedite low TRL technology from the DoD labs and National labs to the hands of operators and soldiers in an effort to save lives post 9/11. Karl is a sought-after speaker on innovation, entrepreneurship, and efficiency and speaks nationally to help inspire others to spark change. Also speaking to the audience was Captain Chavez's sister and father along with the Commander of the Prep School Col. Timothy Thurston.
The Exemplar Plaque reads as follows:
Christel Chavez
PS Class of 1994 USAFA Class of 1998
Daughter, Sister, Friend, Nature Lover
Christel Chavez was born on November 19, 1974, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Growing up and in high school, she developed a love and great skill for basketball, where she played as a two time New Mexico All-State Player. She attended the United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School Class of 1994 and graduated the USAFA Class of 1998 with a degree in Social Science. After graduation from the Academy, she served as a Military Training Officer at the Prep School, where she was recognized for her expertise in training a remedial athletic program. She attended Undergraduate Pilot Training graduating successfully as the only female in her class. She served as a Special Operations MC-130 pilot assigned to the 16th Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Fl. On August 7, 2002, during a classified sortie supporting the Air Force Special Operations Command, the MC-130H she was co-piloting crashed on a mountainside fifteen miles south of San Juan Puerto Rico. She was the first female Air Commando to perish in support of the Global War on Terror and her legacy will continue to live on as someone who exemplified the core values and as a person who put others before herself.
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JHU PhD candidates honored for pushing boundaries of medical technology
They are among 85 students recognized as 2014 Siebel Scholars
Image caption: The 2014 Siebel Scholars at Johns Hopkins are, from left, Tushar Rane, Stephany Tzeng, Sravanti Kusuma, Sahar Soleimanifard and Jiefeng Xi.
Credit: Will Kirk / Johns Hopkins University
By Phil Sneiderman
/ Published Sept 23, 2013
Five Johns Hopkins graduate students, recently named to the 2014 class of Siebel Scholars, are pushing the boundaries of medical technology to develop new and improved ways to diagnose and treat cancer, heart disease, and other serious health problems. The students are trying to turn stem cells into healthy blood vessels, are testing biological reactions within microscopic droplets, and are using advanced imaging techniques to detect disease at an early, treatable stage.
In recognition of their research skills, academic achievements, and leadership qualities, the five PhD candidates are being honored as Johns Hopkins' 2014 Siebel Scholars. The merit-based Siebel program provides $35,000 to each student for use in his or her final year of graduate studies.
The Johns Hopkins recipients were among 85 students selected this year from prominent graduate schools in the United States and China, including Harvard, Princeton, MIT, and Stanford.
The Siebel Scholars program was founded in 2000 by the Siebel Foundation to recognize the most talented students at the world's leading graduate schools of business, computer science, and bioengineering. Today, 870 Siebel Scholars are active in the program, which seeks to nurture leadership, academic achievement, and the collaborative search for solutions to the world's most pressing problems.
At Johns Hopkins, the Siebel Scholars program supports doctoral students in bioengineering studies. Four of this year's recipients are pursuing their degrees within the university's Department of Biomedical Engineering, which is shared by the School of Medicine and the Whiting School of Engineering. A fifth is working toward a doctorate within the Whiting School's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
The 2014 Johns Hopkins Siebel Scholar honorees are:
Sravanti Kusuma of Tucker, Ga.: Kusuma has been a key member of a Johns Hopkins team that is trying to grow healthy human blood vessels in a lab. Supervised by Sharon Gerecht, an associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, Kusuma is trying to coax pluripotent stem cells, capable of becoming any type of human tissue, to turn into the kinds of cells that make up blood vessels. In addition, the team is providing biochemical cues in an effort to nudge these cells into forming networks of blood vessels. If the project succeeds, these lab-grown networks could someday be implanted in patients whose own blood vessels have been damaged by diabetes, burns, and other conditions.
Tushar Rane of Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India: In his research, supervised by Jeff Tza-Huei Wang, a professor of mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, and oncology, Rane focuses on droplet microfluidics. On a microfluidic device, Rane can generate a large number of tiny droplets, each resembling a raindrop but as small as one-millionth the size. Each droplet acts as a single reaction chamber, allowing researchers to run a large number of reactions simultaneously on one device. In Wang's lab, Rane has helped develop various forms of droplet microfluidic platforms that can be used to analyze biomolecules such as DNA, RNA, and enzymes. The platforms possess a wide range of potential medical applications, including the detection of infections and cancer-related mutations. The devices also may help to produce better quality and more abundant crops through a process called "marker assisted selection."
Sahar Soleimanifard of Isfahan, Iran: Soleimanifard's research focuses on the design, development, and programming of noninvasive three-dimensional MRI techniques that can do more than merely depict the basic anatomy of blood vessels. Her techniques are also aimed at detecting the impact of stress and other factors on changes in coronary anatomy and on blood flow within the vessels. One goal is to detect early signs that coronary artery disease is present and will worsen. With this noninvasive technique, doctors can begin treatment before the condition becomes life threatening. To accomplish this complex work, Soleimanifard has been mentored by prominent Johns Hopkins engineering and medical faculty members. At the Whiting School, her doctoral advisor is Jerry L. Prince, a professor of electrical and computer engineering. From the School of Medicine, she has been advised by Robert G. Weiss, a professor of cardiology, and Matthias Stuber, a professor of radiology.
Stephany Tzeng of Skillman, N.J.: In her research, Tzeng has been developing ways to deliver genes without the use of viruses that can have unhealthy side effects. Her goal is to use this genetic correction method to treat cancer and to promote tissue regeneration. Under the supervision of her doctoral adviser, Jordan J. Green, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering, Tzeng is working with biodegradable nanoparticles as delivery vehicles that can carry DNA and other genetic material to the cells. In the cells, it should help repair or replace cancer-promoting and other types of genes that are defective or missing. Tzeng is also trying to use this technique to guide stem cells to become healthy new tissue, such as new neurons that could help regenerate damaged nerve tissue.
Jiefeng Xi of Shanghai, China: Xi has been developing "optical biopsy" techniques. The goal is to assess the pathology of tissue located within the body at a resolution almost as sharp as that of a lab microscope. The long-term purpose is to enable doctors to detect disease at an earlier stage and more effectively treat the condition. The result should be an improvement in patient care and a reduction in healthcare costs. In connection with his research, Xi is listed as a co-inventor on three patent applications. His doctoral adviser is Xingde Li, a professor of biomedical engineering.
Siebel Scholars and are chosen by the deans of their respective schools on the basis of outstanding academic achievement and demonstrated leadership. On average, Siebel Scholars rank in the top five percent of their class, many within the top one percent.
"It's an honor that the Siebel Foundation has, once again, decided to name five of our most promising graduate students as scholars in their vibrant community of talented future leaders," says Andrew Douglas, interim dean of the Whiting School of Engineering. "This award will expand our students' opportunities for entrepreneurship and collaboration, which we consider integral to innovative engineering research."
Thomas M. Siebel, chairman of the Siebel Scholars Foundation, said, "It is my great pleasure to congratulate the Siebel Scholars Class of 2014 and to welcome them to the Siebel Scholars community. They join a formidable group of entrepreneurs, researchers, and philanthropists who are directly influencing the technologies, policies, and economic and social decisions that shape the future."
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