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Next Southampton Neighborhood Association MeetingsDate: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 Wednesday, November 14, 2007Time: 7:00 p.m. Refreshments will be servedLocation: Southampton Presbyterian Church Lower level gymnasium 4716 Macklind Avenue (at Nottingham)

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Join or renew your membership to the Southampton Neighborhood Association. Simply mail this form with your annual dues of $10 per household. Your current membership status can be found above the mailing address.

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Please make your check payable to:“Southampton Neighborhood Association” and mail to:

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SNA Officers, Board Members & City OfficialsChad Stockel, President 752-9972 • [email protected]

Ron Coleman, Vice President & Newsletter Editor 832-3872 • [email protected]

Andrew Barrett, Treasurer 351-6343 • [email protected]

Marie Robinson, Secretary 667-5268 • [email protected]

Pat Theodore, Chris Nitzsche, Block Captain Co-Chairs 352-7137 • [email protected] • [email protected]

Stephen Gregali, 14th Ward Alderman (includes Macklind to Kingshighway) 622-3287 • [email protected]

Donna Baringer, 16th Ward Alderman (includes Macklind to Hampton) 641-8377 • [email protected]

Sandy Colvin, 14th Ward Neighborhood Stabilization Off icer 613-3169 • [email protected]

DeAnna Murphy, 16th Ward Neighborhood Stabilization Off icer 589-8161 • [email protected]

Don Veile, Public Affairs Off icerSt. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 444-0168 • [email protected]

SNA to Sponsor Progressive Yard/Garage Sale Saturday, September 29

The Southampton Neighborhood Association is organizing and sponsoring another Progressive Yard/Garage Sale this fall on Saturday, September 29, 2007 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

If you are interested in having a yard or garage sale at your residence, you may sign up by completing the registration form in this newsletter. The $10

registration fee is a deal as it includes advertising in the Post-Dispatch, Journal and online, placement of a sale sign with balloons in your yard, and inclusion of your address on the map. All you have to do is display and mark your items! This day also offers an excellent opportunity to find some real bargains right in the neighborhood. Maps to the homes with sales will be sold for $2 beginning at 7:30 a.m. the day of the sale near the corner of Macklind and Nottingham Avenues.

In the past we have had more than fifty houses participate by holding sales and several hundred sale-shoppers coming through the neighborhood. This is also a fundraiser for the SNA and allows us the opportunity to show off our neighborhood. For more information please contact Michele Cygan at 517-8679 or email [email protected]. We hope you will participate as either a seller or shopper!

Are You As Smart as You Look?Macklind Business Districts holds Trivia Night Fundraiser

The Board of Directors of the Macklind Business District is hard at work planning a Trivia Night fundraising event to be held Saturday, October 13, 2007 at the new Parish Center at Our Lady of Sorrows Church at South Kingshighway and Rhodes. Doors open at 6 p.m. and Trivia play will be from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

The proceeds from this fundraiser will go to various improvements and initiatives slated for the Macklind Business District in 2007 and 2008.

If you haven’t been to a trivia night before, you will definitely want to come to this one! The way it works is that tables of eight form a team and your table submits its answers to unique trivia questions during rounds of questions. Your table answer sheet is scored after every round and the table with the most points at the end of the evening wins. You are encouraged to form table teams with friends, neighbors, co-workers or family members, bring food to share with your table-mates and decorate your tables.

Tables of eight are on sale for $200 or $25 per person. Admission to this fundraiser includes soft drinks, beer, wine, and snacks plus some outrageous trivia. Prizes for First, Second and Third Place winning tables and “Best Decorated” table will be provided. Rumor has it that Mr. Pete Manzo, of Manzo’s Italian sausage fame, will be the emcee or “Trivia Master” for the evening. Neither confirming nor denying, Pete issued this warning, “Heckle at your own peril!” and promised some surprises. This should make for a very interesting evening!

So call your neighbors, friends, co-workers and grab a team of eight and go to www.macklindbd.com to register and pay using PayPal online or call 256-9835. Our goal is to fill the Parish Center so reserve your table today!

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Hi all, For those of you who came out to enjoy the Summer Picnic, thank you for taking part in what’s turning into a nice tradition. We were lucky to have good weather, free trolley rides and free sno-cones, and visits from Aldermen Baringer and Gregali, representatives from Congressman Carnahan’s office, and Mayor Slay himself. Our volunteers were outstanding, as usual, as was support from our neighborhood businesses.

It’s that time of year again. In addition to being time for the

pennant race in baseball, back to school events, fall planting, cooler weather, and the introduction of the winter seasonal beers by our local brewers (the first and last on the list have a special place in my heart), it’s time for membership renewal in the Neighborhood Association.

Why should you join? Membership is a great way to meet neighbors outside your block, to get to know your local political leaders, and to stay informed about issues and have your voice heard. Your membership allows our Association to have a strong voice. It’s also pretty cheap.

Appealing to your sense of responsibility (and guilt) -- while we’re lucky enough to be fully staffed by volunteers, we still have bills to pay, and membership dues are how we pay them. The money pays for our insurance, our social events, a portion of the newsletter costs, and miscellaneous items throughout the year. Without dues, we simply can’t function.

So please, take the time to fill out the form in this Newsletter and either become a new member, or renew your current membership. Whether we’re saying “Nice to meet you” or “Welcome back,” we’re glad to have you as part of Southampton Neighborhood Association.

Sincerely,Chad StockelPresident, Southampton Neighborhood Association

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Chad Stockel, President,Southampton Neighborhood Association

Community Updates

Southampton Neighborhood Association is a non-political, nonprofit, neighborhood group dedicated to improving the quality of life and promoting community spirit in Southampton Neighborhood. The Association exists solely for the benevolent and educational benefit of the Community and in no manner for financial gain or profit. Its objectives are to advance and promote the public interest of Southampton Neighborhood. The Association shall advocate zoning in land use that is proper and appropriate for the community and it shall oppose the action of any individual or institution which is detrimental to the community. Southampton’s boundaries are Kingshighway on the east, Hampton on the West, Chippewa on the north and Rhodes on the south. As property owners and residents, we strongly advocate the preservation of real estate property values.

Business and Commercial DevelopmentSouthtown Centre at Kingshighway and Chippewa is close to having some new tenants. Ron Bush’s Pizza, slated to go across from Coldstone Creamery, is in the final stages of negotiation. There are “coming soon” stickers on the windows of this space and lessor Sansone Company is projecting an opening date sometime early next year. • The Army Corp of Engineers is planning to place a recruiting office at Southtown, maxing out the allowable amount of office space there. • Fantastic Sam’s is planning to move to Southtown from its current space across Chippewa. The Southtown Business Boosters , a volunteer group working on filling the vacancies in Southtown Centre is continuing to contact other businesses about Southtown, including First Watch, St. Louis Bread Company, FedEx Kinko’s, Blockbuster Video, and Sappington Farmer’s Market. First Watch, Bread Company, and Sappington Farmer’s Market have expressed some interest in the site. Along South Kingshighway, McDonald’s has been demoed, and if you blinked you missed it. The original development plan called for a new building in ninety days. We expect it will take longer. • Garcia Properties is working on the yoga studio in its storefront across from Starbuck’s, and is talking to prospective tenants about a restaurant in the remaining space. Both DC Auto and Jubilee Church have done extensive facade work, enhancing the appearance of both buildings. • The Southtown Streetscape project is all but done, with some sod and a few patches of concrete work that need to be finished. Additionally, Southtown Business Association members will be adopting stretches of Kingshighway to maintain, removing trash and weeds.

Neighborhood Calling all New and Used Volunteers for a Vision and Brainstorming SessionBig ideas for the neighborhood? Looking to get involved in the community? Interested in helping make Southampton a better place to live? Just plain bored? The reason for volunteering matters not – Southampton Neighborhood Association is having a volunteer information and brainstorming meeting on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in the meeting room at Macklind Avenue Deli at the corner of Macklind and Nottingham Avenues. All who are interested in volunteering are welcome and encouraged to attend. Dick Krekeler, owner of the Deli will be offering $1.50 brews along with the usual sodas, snacks and sandwiches available in the store.

We will start by discussing what’s great in the neighborhood and what’s not so great. Hopefully we will have enough people to break into teams in your interested area, where you can further discuss your visions and hopes for Southampton, come up with a plan of action, and form ad hoc committees. Areas of focus could be crime, beautification, litter, traffic, website, neighborhood history, photography, signage or markers, business development and marketing, newsletter editing, writing, layout or advertising, social events planning, block captain and membership recruitment or anything else anyone wants to volunteer to help with. “Any effort or help is appreciated,” said Neighborhood Association President Chad Stockel. “We realize these are volunteer positions, and people have commitments to work and family, so it’s not like we’re expecting our volunteers to put in a required number of hours. We’re just glad to have people step up.”

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Mortgage Lendersin the NewsRecent events in the mortgage industry have left buyers & sellers nervous. Several big name lenders have folded in recent weeks, leaving many scrambling to find a new mortgage at the last minute.

What happened & why? In the recent years of the real estate boom lenders became increasingly generous with many forms of “easy loans.” All you needed was a good credit score to qualify. These loans along with others had a high default rate. This mixed with the high prices buyers were paying, have now left the lenders & or investors holding the bag on properties that are no longer worth what is owed on them.

Now what? We were already experiencing a slowing market, a normal check & balance, prior to the bad news. I believe we will now see a smaller but more qualified pool of buyers. We will start to once again see more FHA & VA loans, which carry PMI & are secured by the government. Many forms of first-time buyer loans are still available. We will see buyers asking for up to 6% concessions from sellers so they can still get 100% loans. Life as we know it, will go on with a few minor adjustments.

How should you protect yourself? Now may not be the best time to go it alone or to hire a discount broker. Instead, hire a full service agent who has been in business long enough to remember what it takes to buy & sell in a challenging market – one who has first-hand knowledge of current trends. Make sure they are willing to take the time to educate you, so you can make good decisions. Property that is priced & conditioned properly will still sell.

Summer Picnic PicturesThere were lots of surprises at the SNA July Picnic in Wilmore Park, including trolley rides and an unannounced visit from the Mayor!

SNA ProgreSSive YArd/gArAge SAle PArticiPAtioN FormPlease fill out your information below and mail form with $10 (cash or check made out to SNA or Southampton Neighborhood Association) to:Holly chapman, AttN: SNA Yard Sale, 5451 delor St., St. louis mo 63109

address __________________________________________________________name ___________________________________________________________home phone ______________________ cell phone _____________________e-mail ____________________________________

Your $10 entry fee includes: • advertising for the garage sale (2 newspapers and online) • signing/balloons in your front yard and signing at major intersections • inclusion on a map for all shoppers

SPOTLIGHT ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Iron RosettesSymbols of SoHa

The new Southampton logo adopted by the Macklind Business District to promote our neighborhood as “SoHa” was inspired by the iron rosettes on several of the commercial buildings in the area. They’re visible on Manzo’s building at Macklind and Devonshire (built in two stages, in 1915 and 1923), and on the building that houses Raineri Construction on at same intersection (built in 1903).

Although the iron rosettes are appreciated for their decorative quality, their primary function is to anchor iron beams in the framework of the structure.According to Anthony Raineri, “Each cast iron rosette sits over a horizontal piece of steel where it joins a steel column that holds up the second floor. The two pieces of steel are bolted together to support the weight of the upper story. Inside, there’s a big flat washer; outside, the rosette serves as the washer. In the center of the rosette there’s a nut that holds the bolt.”

Cast iron is made by pouring iron in its liquid state into molds, a process well suited to mass production. The heyday of the cast iron industry in America lasted from the 1860’s thru the 1890’s. The era passed with the introduction of steel.

A Brief History of Iron in St. LouisAfter the devastating riverfront fire of 1849, wood fell out of favor as a commercial building material. Iron, extremely durable and relatively affordable, became highly desirable. Iron had been discovered in Missouri in the mid-eighteenth century and was mined at Iron Mountain 65 miles away. The increasing flow of westward-bound settlers in the early nineteenth century boosted iron manufacturing in St. Louis, as the pioneers needed kettles, pots, and stoves to take with them on their journey.

St. Louis became a center of cast-iron production after the Iron Mountain Railroad launched service in 1858 and provided access to the vast iron reserves to the southwest. St. Louis firms excelled in the production of both cast and wrought iron.

Decorative iron can be seen on many buildings throughout the city.

Many an elaborate façade may be mistakenly perceived as stone. One of the best-known manufacturers was Mesker & Bros. Iron Company located in a complex of buildings on South Sixth Street. They produced elaborate cast iron house fronts and storefronts that were shipped all over the United States. They were marketed based on the beauty and durability they offered at a relatively reasonable cost compared to brickwork or masonry. Mesker published beautifully illustrated catalogs; many of the originals can be viewed at the Missouri Historical Society library.

Their 1888 catalog states: “Galvanized Iron has become such an important factor in the Architectural decoration of modern buildings, we have recently found it necessary to treble the capacity of our works in order to keep abreast with a constantly increasing demand.” This catalog shows the availability of star anchors (commonly seen on buildings on Laclede’s Landing and in Soulard and Lafayette Square), but not rosettes.

Another famous firm originally called South St. Louis Iron Works Company is today known better as Stupp Bros. Bridge & Iron Co. Founded in 1854 by a recent immigrant from Cologne, Germany, the company attained an international reputation for ornamental and structural work. “The pattenwork on his gates was so admired that in 1870, the city of St. Louis selected the growing company to make the fencing for Lafayette Park. The beautiful gates stand today as a lasting example of Stupp’s skill,” wrote Charlene Bry in the April 7, 1977, issue of the Globe-Democrat.

According to M. M. Yeakle, Sr., author of The City of St. Louis To-Day: Its Progress and Prospects; Truth in Homely Words, and Facts in Faithful Figures, published in 1889: “It is but reasonable, that the iron industries should have great prosperity in St. Louis from their accessibility to ores, fuel and every adjunct necessary to the business, and should occupy a very chief position in the manufacture of iron and steel products, in comparison with other localities.”

It is virtually impossible to determine the originators of our own charming iron rosettes in the Macklind Business District. Dozens of iron companies flourished during this period (late 1800s - early 1900s). Many occupied large office buildings downtown and maintained vast warehouses of stock. They shipped their wares throughout the country – back east as well as to the developing west.

The leaders of these firms were titans of local industry and were prominent members of the Merchants’ Exchange. In the 1870s there even used to be a weekly publication called “Mines, Metals & Arts.” A Weekly Journal Devoted to Mines, Metallurgy, Manufactures, Technics, Engineering, Chemistry, Fine Arts and Markets.”

– Thanks to Francie Futterman, Sutherland Avenue, for researching and writing this article.

Nicely painted rosettes highlight the Manzo Importing Co. building at Macklind and Devonshire.

Decorative iron can be seen on many buildings throughout the city. Many an elaborate façade may be mistakenly perceived as stone.

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the oRigiN of Chippewa StReetChippewa Street, the northern border of the Southampton (SoHa) Neighborhood, is named for the Chippewa Indians. The Chippewa Indians were part of the Algonquian Indians. The Algonquian Indians consisted of various groups of Native Americans that spoke similar languages. They are closely related to the Ottawa Indians and Potawatomi Indians.

The Chippewa Indians participated in the fur trade with French merchants. Numerous Frenchmen found wives among the Chippewa women. Chippewa warriors also fought with the French against the British in the French and Indian War. When France surrendered to The British in 1763, they lost the area east of the Mississippi. Following France’s defeat, the Chippewa Indians assisted Pontiac in Pontiac’s Rebellion from1763-1766, an uprising against the English. Pontiac was a chief of the Ottawas but his mother was Chippewa.

Three years after the war ended, Pontiac came to visit his friends St. Ange de Bellerive, Charles Gratiot and Gabiel Cerre. Pontiac decided while in St. Louis to visit other friends in Illinois. He was warned that he would not be safe, but he adamantly insisted. He was killed by the Illinois Indians in April 1769. His body was brought back to St. Louis. Chief Pontiac was buried with full military honors near what now is Fourth and Walnut Streets.

Some Call it “miNe Road”Some people also called Chippewa Street “Mine Road” because it leads to the Russell coal mine, and the Christy and Bingham clay mines. The Christy clay mine was located at the intersection of Christy and Delor, now the site of Burlington Coat Factory and other retail stores.

–Article by Carol Keller, Milentz Avenue

Rosette on the Raineri Construc-tion building at Macklind and Devonshire. The building is undergoing a complete rehab.

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