Walking Tour of St. Louis’ West End
Day 1 / Apr, 12 @ 3:00 pm
Michael Allen of the Preservation Research Office is a St. Louis resident and architectural historian. This 90 minute walking tour of the Central West End neighborhood will be an introduction to the community’s built environment, and how throughout history it has been shaped in relation to the rest of the city.
Meet outside the the movie theater box office at the Chase’s south entrance.
Speaker(s):
Michael Allen
St. Louis, Missouri
Architectural historian Michael Allen is the Director of the Preservation Research Office, which he founded in 2009. The Preservation Research Office synthesizes Allen’s professional expertise and practice in public architectural history, started in 2003 when he began writing the well-read website (and now blog) Ecology of Absence. From 2005 through 2009, Michael worked at Landmarks Association of St. Louis, where he served as Assistant Director from 2007 through 2009. In recent years, Michael has lectured on architectural history, preservation and public history at Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis University, Fontbonne University, the St. Louis Artists’ Guild and other institutions. He frequently gives architectural tours around the city.
Allen is regular contributor to the NewsLetter of the Society of Architectural Historians, Missouri Valley Chapter, a regional journal of original research. Additionally, Michael has written on architectural and urban history, historic preservation and development for Next American City, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the St. Louis Beacon, The Vital Voice and the St. Louis American
and has been a guest commentator for St. Louis Public Radio. In 2010, the national magazine Next American City named Michael Allen to its annual Next American Vanguard of young leaders working on shaping urban policy.
