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CALENDAR OF EVENTS:

Grand/Bates Historic District
We learned this week that the Grand/Bates Historic District has been approved
on the federal level. OUR AREA IS NOW A HISTORIC DISTRICT!!!
The approved nomination will be posted on
http://www.dnr.mo.gov/shpo/StLouisCity.htm
in the near future.

This final approval allows homeowners and investors to receive state historic tax
credits when rehabbing their properties using the historic standards guidelines.

Concerts in the park that are sponsored by CCBF

Dutchtown South Calendar of Events & Newsletter

http://www.dt2stl.org/ / 442-4552 / news@dt2stl.org
PO Box 1806, St. Louis, Mo 63118

Holly Hills is a brief history of the Hollywood-inspired neighborhood that borders St. Louis's treasured Carondelet Park. Author and longtime St. Louis historian NiNi Harris follows the history of the area, from the faint traces of early French settlers, through its purchase by railroad magnate Jay Gould, and finally to the dynamic developers who envisioned a California-styled neighborhood. Harris highlights the lasting institutions, civic leaders, and colorful characters that have shaped the neighborood. Also featured are Holly Hills' extraordinary architecture and lush landscape setting. Engaging text and rich images depict the development of the adjacent Bellerive area, which boasts a rich collection of early twentieth-century Arts and Crafts architecture, luxuriant Carondelet Park, spectacular Bellerive Park, and the boulevards that tie the parks and residential areas together.

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Mark Hodapp, a member of the Cardondelet Neighborhood, has self-published a
trilogy of books. They include, "Tears from the Heart," a collection of
stories about grieving; "Taking a Spring Walk," a meditative book about
God's grandeur in the spring; and "Oh, Beautiful Butterfly," photos of 15
varieties of butterflies and poems. Hodapp was a reporter and editor with
the Messenger, official newspaper of the Belleville, Ill., Diocese, and the
Suburban Journals. Msgr. Kenneth Steffen, pastor of St. Elizabeth Parish in
Marine, Ill., said, "'Tears from the Heart' provides a springboard in which
the healing can begin." The books are $25 each. To order, call Hodapp at
(314) 353-7539 or contact by e-mail at ryanhodapp@sbcglobal.net.

Rev. Msgr. Kenneth Steffen Has written a promotional review of Mr. Hodapp Books.
Click here to read his review.