THE LAFAYETTE REPORT

Speechless Sunday - Photos from CityGarden - Downtown St. Louis Sculpture Garden Set to Become Holiday Favorite

CityGarden, an urban sculpture garden in Downtown St. Louis, is set to become a holiday favorite.  With Christmas movies playing on the screen, holiday carols, and white lights, CityGarden sets the mood for the Christmas season.  In addition to being a great warm weather venue, it may just become one of those places you have to visit during the holidays to get into the holiday spirit.

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PREA SIGNATURE REALTY

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PREA Signature Realty is a full service brokerage located at 1709 Park Avenue in the Lafayette Square neighborhood of the City of St. Louis.  PREA Signature proudly serves the following city neighborhoods:  Lafayette Square, Soulard, Benton Park, Benton Park West, Downtown Loft District, Forest Park Southwest, Central West End, Tower Grove East, Tower Grove South, Compton Heights, Shaw, The Hill, Dogtown, Carondelet, Holly Hills, St. Louis Hills, Dutchtown, and the Other Historic Neighborhoods of the City of Saint Louis, Missouri. 

The opinions expressed herein represent the opinions of the author only and do not reflect the opinions of PREA Signature Realty.  All photos and written content were produced by PREA Signature Realty.  All Rights Reserved - PREA Signature Realty (2009).  This content may not be reproduced or reprinted, except for Active Rain re-blogging, without express written permission of PREA Signature Realty.

For more information, visit our website at www.PREASignatureRealty.com or contact Ryan Shaughnessy at 314-971-4381 or send an email to Ryan@PREASignatureRealty.com. 

8 comments • Ryan Shaughnessy, Broker/Attorney - Your Lafayette Square Real Estate Partner • November 29 2009 11:00PM

Maplewood Chamber of Commerce - Use of Social Media as Marketing Tool for Business

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Maplewood Chamber of Commerce

The Maplewood Chamber of Commercewill be hosting its quarterly business luncheon on on November 10, 2009, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Schalfly Bottleworks.  I will be speaking at the business resource session on Social Media Marketing.  Learn the basic strategies behind a social media campaign with examples from Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Activerain, YouTube and more. For more information, visit the Maplewood Chamber of Commerce website.

Need a speaker on technology, real estate or construction? Contact Ryan Shaughnessy at PREA Signature Realty at 314-971-4381 or visit our website at www.PREASignatureRealty.com.

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PREA SIGNATURE REALTY

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PREA Signature Realty is a full service brokerage located at 1709 Park Avenue in the Lafayette Square neighborhood of the City of St. Louis.  PREA Signature proudly serves the following city neighborhoods:  Lafayette Square, Soulard, Benton Park, Benton Park West, Downtown Loft District, Forest Park Southwest, Central West End, Tower Grove East, Tower Grove South, Compton Heights, Shaw, The Hill, Dogtown, Carondelet, Holly Hills, St. Louis Hills, Dutchtown, and the Other Historic Neighborhoods of the City of Saint Louis, Missouri. 

The opinions expressed herein represent the opinions of the author only and do not reflect the opinions of PREA Signature Realty.  All photos and written content were produced by PREA Signature Realty.  All Rights Reserved - PREA Signature Realty (2009).  This content may not be reproduced or reprinted, except for Active Rain re-blogging, without express written permission of PREA Signature Realty.

For more information, visit our website at www.PREASignatureRealty.com or contact Ryan Shaughnessy at 314-971-4381 or send an email to Ryan@PREASignatureRealty.com. 

11 comments • Ryan Shaughnessy, Broker/Attorney - Your Lafayette Square Real Estate Partner • November 10 2009 08:31AM

Gateway Men's Chorus - Grand Performance at the 2009 Women's Council of Realtors Vendor Expo and Fashion Show (St. Louis, Missouri)

THANK YOU TO THE GATEWAY MEN'S CHORUS FOR A GREAT SHOW!!!

On November 5, 2009, the Metropolitan St. Louis Chapter of the Women's Council of Realtors held its 2009 Vendor Expo and Fashion Show at the Sheraton Westport Chalet.  It was a sold out event with over 300 real estate professionals in attendance.  However, this year's event had a new twist and an added benefit.  After dinner and before the fashion show, the Gateway Men's Chorus of St. Louis regaled the sold out crowd with various melodies and numbers from previous and current shows.   Just in case they didn't know it - their after dinner entertainment was a great hit with the crowd.

 

Gateway Men's Chorus

 

Gateway Men's Chorus

If you saw their performance, I suspect you don't need much encouragement to become a subscriber for their 2009-2010 Season.  Season tickets start at $65.00 for three shows.  The current line up for the season is:

  • Winter Concert - Holiday Hit Parade - December 11 & 12, 2009
  • Spring Concert - When We No Longer Touch - March 20, 2010
  • Summer Concert - Mama Knows - June 18, 2010

You can also support the Gateway Men's Chorus by purchasing their CDs and cookbooks. 

With less than 50 days to Christmas, there are several easy gift ideas for your brokerage staff, referral partners and clients.  Trust me - they will love the show.  Plus, it is a great way to support an organization that contributed to the success of the 2009 WCR Expo and Fashion Show.

For more information on their 2009-2010 Season, vist their website:  Gateway Men's Chorus.  Or, follow them on Facebook,  LinkedIn, and Twitter.

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PREA SIGNATURE REALTY

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PREA Signature Realty is a full service brokerage located at 1709 Park Avenue in the Lafayette Square neighborhood of the City of St. Louis.  PREA Signature proudly serves the following city neighborhoods:  Lafayette Square, Soulard, Benton Park, Benton Park West, Downtown Loft District, Forest Park Southwest, Central West End, Tower Grove East, Tower Grove South, Compton Heights, Shaw, The Hill, Dogtown, Carondelet, Holly Hills, St. Louis Hills, Dutchtown, and the Other Historic Neighborhoods of the City of Saint Louis, Missouri. 

The opinions expressed herein represent the opinions of the author only and do not reflect the opinions of PREA Signature Realty.  All photos and written content were produced by PREA Signature Realty.  All Rights Reserved - PREA Signature Realty (2009).  This content may not be reproduced or reprinted, except for Active Rain re-blogging, without express written permission of PREA Signature Realty.

For more information, visit our website at www.PREASignatureRealty.com or contact Ryan Shaughnessy at 314-971-4381 or send an email to Ryan@PREASignatureRealty.com. 

6 comments • Ryan Shaughnessy, Broker/Attorney - Your Lafayette Square Real Estate Partner • November 09 2009 01:22AM

Speechless Sunday (More or Less) - The New Cathedral

The New Cathedral - Catholic Church - St. Louis, MissouriThe New Cathedral - St. Louis, Missouri.

On May 1, 1907, ground was broken on the New Cathedral.  The first mass was celebrated on October 18, 1914. 

For those who haven't been inside the the New Cathedral, it is an amazing sight.  Work on the mosaics started in 1912.  The mosaics in the side chapels and sanctuary were designed and installed by the Tiffany Company.  Work continued for 78 years and was completed in 1988. To fully understand the massive scope of the project, there are 83,000 square feet of mosaic glass tiles with over 41.5 million individual tiles in 7000 colors

To see the inside of the New Cathedral, click on New Cathedral Tour.  The New Cathedral is located at 4431 Lindell Blvd. in the Central West End neighborhood of the City of St. Louis.

Interested in purchasing a new home, condominium or loft in the Central West End?  Contact Ryan Shaughnessy at PREA Signature Realty at 314-971-4381.

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PREA SIGNATURE REALTY

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PREA Signature Realty is a full service brokerage located at 1709 Park Avenue in the Lafayette Square neighborhood of the City of St. Louis.  PREA Signature proudly serves the following city neighborhoods:  Lafayette Square, Soulard, Benton Park, Benton Park West, Downtown Loft District, Forest Park Southwest, Central West End, Tower Grove East, Tower Grove South, Compton Heights, Shaw, The Hill, Dogtown, Carondelet, Holly Hills, St. Louis Hills, Dutchtown, and the Other Historic Neighborhoods of the City of Saint Louis, Missouri. 

The opinions expressed herein represent the opinions of the author only and do not reflect the opinions of PREA Signature Realty.  All photos and written content were produced by PREA Signature Realty.  All Rights Reserved - PREA Signature Realty (2009).  This content may not be reproduced or reprinted, except for Active Rain re-blogging, without express written permission of PREA Signature Realty.

For more information, visit our website at www.PREASignatureRealty.com or contact Ryan Shaughnessy at 314-971-4381 or send an email to Ryan@PREASignatureRealty.com. 

12 comments • Ryan Shaughnessy, Broker/Attorney - Your Lafayette Square Real Estate Partner • October 25 2009 12:07AM

Exploring St. Louis and Southern Illinois - The Gateway Geyser - The World's Tallest Fountain

Ms. Milton continues to produce nice posts on people, places and events in the Metro East area and Southern Illinois.  Again, she describes a place just across the Mississippi River that I haven't visited.  The Gateway Geyser is visible from many St. Louis locations.  However, for a great place to see the Gateway Geyser, enjoy views of the Arch and Riverfront, and have a great dinner or cocktail, I would such the rooftop patio at the Cielo Restaurant at the Four Season Hotel next to Lumiere Casino.  For photos and videos of the Four Season, click on photos/video.

Via Nancy Milton, REALTOR/GRI, JustDuckyHomes.com (Coldwell Banker Brown Realtors in St.Louis' Illinois suburbs):

SGateway Geyserhooting approximately 630 feet into the air several times each day, the stunning Gateway Geyser has the power to reach for the sky and to lure drivers from the interstate highways of Southwestern Illinois for a closer look.

If you've ever wondered about that massive fountain of water that can be seen from vantage points in both Missouri and Illinois, here's your answer.

Located in the Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park in East St. Louis, Illinois, the fountain was designed as a counterpart to the 630-foot-tall Gateway Arch which rises over the Missouri side of the Mississippi River as a tribute to President Thomas Jefferson and his hope for a continental United States.

Eero Saarinen, the Arch's architect, originally envisioned a park surrounding his stainless-steel sculpture that visually linked both sides of the great river.

Saarinen died before the Arch was completed and his vision remained just that until 2009 when the Illinois park and geyser opened thanks to the determination of the late Malcolm W. Martin. 

A St. Louis attorney, philanthropist and civil rights champion, Martin purchased the land for the park and provided the leadership necessary to establish an organization to guide the project through to its completion. Martin modeled the geyser -- which is the world's largest man-made fresh water fountain -- after one he had seen in Geneva, Switzerland.

Gateway Geyser DucksThe main geyser sits in a six-acre, million-gallon lake (inhabited by a number of happy -- and brave -- ducks during our visit) and is surrounded by four smaller fountains that represent rivers that converge at St. Louis.

Visitors are often surprised at the noise produced by the three 800-horsepower pumps that operate the geyser. They can process 7,500 gallons of water at 250 feet per second. Just as the Gateway Arch sports an aircraft warning beacon at its summit, so does the geyser. A light on the pump shed alerts pilots that the fountain will be operating so they can avoid the area.

Erupting like Old Faithful, the Gateway Geyser operates on a set schedule at noon, 3 p.m., 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. from April through October.

Gateway GeyserThe spray from the main geyser and its four smaller companions often produces brilliant rainbows such as the one to the right which I snapped this summer.

In addition to the geyser, the Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park contains a newly constructed Mississippi River Overlook which rises 40 feet high and allows visitors to see over the Mississippi River flood wall for a magnificent view of the St. Louis skyline. If you're visiting St. Louis, this is the primo location from which to take a postcard-worthy skyline image.

To reach the park and fountain, take the Fourth Street exit from I-55/70. You can follow the signs for the Casino Queen or look for the smaller fountain icon signs that are now in place. Pass the casino parking lot entrance and make a left on the road that runs parallel to the flood wall. You'll see the park, observation tower and fountain on your left.

Here's a map that will help guide you to the park.

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About the Author: Nancy Milton, GRI, is a REALTOR with the Just Ducky Homes team at Coldwell Banker Brown Realtors in Edwardsville, Illinois. She and Kristina Pratt help their customers buy and sell homes and investment properties in St. Louis' Illinois suburbs of Madison and St. Clair counties with special emphasis on homes for sale in the communities of Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Maryville, Collinsville, Troy and O'Fallon. For more information, visit their web site at http://www.JustDuckyHomes.com or e-mail Nancy at Nancy@JustDuckyHomes.com.

(Please note that individual listings mentioned in this blog are accurately described in terms of availability and price at the time of the posting. As properties are constantly coming on and off the market, please contact me for the latest information on those that are of particular interest to you.)

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PREA SIGNATURE REALTY

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PREA Signature Realty is a full service brokerage located at 1709 Park Avenue in the Lafayette Square neighborhood of the City of St. Louis.  PREA Signature proudly serves the following city neighborhoods:  Lafayette Square, Soulard, Benton Park, Benton Park West, Downtown Loft District, Forest Park Southwest, Central West End, Tower Grove East, Tower Grove South, Compton Heights, Shaw, The Hill, Dogtown, Carondelet, Holly Hills, St. Louis Hills, Dutchtown, and the Other Historic Neighborhoods of the City of Saint Louis, Missouri. 

The opinions expressed herein represent the opinions of the author only and do not reflect the opinions of PREA Signature Realty.  All photos and written content were produced by PREA Signature Realty.  All Rights Reserved - PREA Signature Realty (2009).  This content may not be reproduced or reprinted, except for Active Rain re-blogging, without express written permission of PREA Signature Realty.

For more information, visit our website at www.PREASignatureRealty.com or contact Ryan Shaughnessy at 314-971-4381 or send an email to Ryan@PREASignatureRealty.com. 

10 comments • Ryan Shaughnessy, Broker/Attorney - Your Lafayette Square Real Estate Partner • September 20 2009 08:36PM