Gambling on Preservation: A History of Redeveloping Laclede’s Landing

For more than 60 years, the 10-block historic district just north of the Gateway Arch has been shaped by an ongoing push and pull between preservation and development. In this talk, Amanda Clark, Public Historian with the Missouri Historical Society, traces the cycles of reinvention that have defined Laclede’s Landing. Attendees will come away with a deeper understanding of how the neighborhood’s fortunes have shifted over time as well as how its story mirrors the evolving challenges of historic preservation today.