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NATURAL PLAYSPACE STORMWATER
DETENTION
STEP POOLS LOW PROFILE FENCINGHA-HA WALL NATIVE GRASSES &
WILDFLOWERS
TREE ORCHARD LOW NATIVE GRASSES &
MOWN LAWN EDGE
AMPHITHEATER PLAZA SPACE WITH
SEAT WALL
REFERENCE IMAGES
BARRETT
BROTHERS PARK
TERRACED
AMPHITHEATER
AND PAVILION
PUBLIC ART
STORMWATER
DETENTION
BASIN
PAVED PLAZA
WITH BENCH
SEATING
HA-HA
WALLS
NATIVE PRAIRIE
ORNAMENTAL
TREE ROW
WALKWAY
TERRACED STEP
POOLS WITH
NATIVE PLANTS
FOR STORMWATER
MANAGEMENT
OPEN LAWN
SPACE
INTERPRETIVE
HISTORICAL ENTRANCE
SIGNAGE
TREE
ORCHARD
RECONSTRUCTED
ALLEY
NATURAL PLAYSPACE
TERRACES
COMMUNITY
GARDEN PLOTS
STORMWATER
DETENTION BASINS
PAVILION AND PLAZA
OPEN LAWN SPACE
BOARDWALK OVER STORMWATER
DETENTION BASIN
LOW
PROFILE
FENCING
RECONSTRUCTED
ALLEY
REALIGNMENT
TO ST. LOUIS
AVENUE
RECONSTRUCTED
ALLEY
REALIGNMENT TO
ST. LOUIS AVENUE
STORMWATER
DETENTION
BASIN
LOW
PROFILE
FENCING NATIVE PRAIRIE
PAVED PLAZA
WITH BENCH
SEATING
WALKWAY
STORMWATER
DETENTION
BASIN
LOW PROFILE FENCING
HA-HA
WALLS
PUBLIC ART
STORMWATER
DETENTION
BASIN
HA-HA WALLS
TREE ORCHARD
PUBLIC ART
PAVED PLAZA
WITH BENCH
SEATING
RECONSTRUCTED ALLEY
REALIGNMENT TO BELT
AVENUE
ORNAMENTAL TREE ROW
LOW PROFILE FENCING
BUS STOP
BUS STOP
BUS
STOP
STREET TREES
SPEED TABLE
ASHLAND AVE
ST. LOUIS AVE
ST. LOUIS AVE
LABADIE AVE
ROOSEVELT PL
ST. EDWARD AVE
GREER AVE
GO
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FE
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LVD
CL
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A A
VE
BU
RD
AV
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BE
LT A
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MP
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AV
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VIEW POINT OF PERSPECTIVE
RENDERING LOCATED ON THE
OPPOSITE SIDE OF DOCUMENT
11”=1”=111 200200000’
0’0’ 001000 ’’ 200’ 4004000’’
PLAN VIEW
The Wells Goodfellow Neighborhood Green Space
Project aims to convert approximately 9-acres of semi-
contiguous vacant and abandoned property into new
ecologically rich open space, increase the community’s
capacity to manage stormwater overfl ow, and tackle
an extensive vacancy problem. The community guided
the planning eff orts for the revitalization of their
neighborhood. The removal of impervious surfaces will
reduce the negative impacts of stormwater overfl ow
on the Mississippi River. These new community
greenspaces will help catalyze local redevelopment
opportunities and contribute to healthy community
gathering places.
The neighborhood contains
a number of vacant parcels
like the picture to the right.
The associated graphics
highlight the potential to
transform these lots by
planting native grasses and
wildfl owers and providing on-
site stormwater detention.
There is also potential to add
high branching trees on the
empty lots between houses
that would fi ll the gaps in the
street frontages and create
privacy in a safe, aesthetically
pleasing, natural way.
W E L L S G O O D F E L LO W NEIGHBORHOOD GREENSPACE PROJECT
S T. L O U I S , M I S S O U R I | F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 8
GOODFELLOW GATEWAY
EMPTY LOT CONDITIONS
BARRETT BROTHERS PARK
MSD BASINS
FCC
NATURAL BRIDGE AVENUE
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE
NU
LABADIE AVENUE
UEST. LOUIS AVENUE
PROJECT AREA
CONTEXT MAP
1 LOT
3 LOTS
2 LOTS
3 LOTS
2 LOTS
1 LOT
CURRENT
PROPOSED
GREENSPACE
RESTORATION
VIEW LOOKING SOUTHWEST FROM LABADIE AVENUE