Bedhead-- there has recently been an increasing awareness of mid-century architecture in St. Louis thanks to groups like http://modern-stl.com. That particular building was originally a Neba Roast Beef restaurant-- a fast food chain from the mid-1960s. Surprisingly, a handful of nearly identical buildings are still around across the country: http://www.agilitynut.com/eateries/neba.html
This building is located in the quickly-revitalizing Grand Center arts district in Midtown St. Louis, so eventually there might be demand for higher density development. For now, though, it's a Chinese restaurant and seems to be hanging on just fine. It would make a funky art gallery, that's for sure.

^ a recent STLToday article mentioned plans for a new apartment building at that intersection so i'm a little worried about it.

I feel like Grand Center should target existing vacant lots for development before setting their sights on businesses that are actually in operation.

I think this building could easily be moved intact to a safer parcel of land. Either that or it could just fly away.

Wow. Awesome stuff(ing).

Thanks!

aww yeah. the polka dot lounge. shuggie.

That's my only problem with that building - the way it's situated. If it could be moved a little bit east or west, it would free up land for development. It has way more parking than it needs.

Dope! Thanks!

Great photos. One of my favorite cities for sure;)

Just what i needed!