Gallery | Project Clear and City of St. Louis Begin Demolition Program
Project Clear and the City of St. Louis begin $13.5 Million project to demolish abandoned or structurally-condemned homes in the City of St. Louis.
Gallery Contents
- Demolition Begins
- Demolition Debris
- Settling the Dust
- Demolition In Progress
- Demolition Complete
- MSD's Brian Hoelscher Speaks
- Mayor Slay Speaks
- Press Conference
Demolition Begins

A pile of bricks from a demolished building partially obstruct the view of crews starting the demolition of a second property on Greer Avenue in St. Louis.
Photo by Maggie Crane, City of St. Louis
Demolition Debris

Clean up begins on one building as demolition begins on another.
Photo by Maggie Crane, City of St. Louis
Settling the Dust

Crews spray water on a building to reduce dust as it is being torn down.
Photo by Maggie Crane, City of St. Louis
Demolition In Progress

Signs warn onlookers at the site of a building as it is being razed.
Photo by Maggie Crane, City of St. Louis
Demolition Complete

The final walls of a building are taken down by crews on Greer Avenue in St. Louis.
Photo by Maggie Crane, City of St. Louis
MSD's Brian Hoelscher Speaks

MSD Executive Director, Brian Hoelscher, speaks at a press event as Mayor Slay and 22nd Ward Alderman, Jeffery Boyd look on.
Photo by William Greenblatt
Mayor Slay Speaks

Mayor Slay Speaks to press and onlookers as 22nd Ward Alderman Jeffery Boyd, and MSD Executive Director Brian Hoelscher look on.
Photo by UPI/William Greenblatt
Press Conference

Alderman Jeffery Boyd, Mayor Francis Slay, and MSD Executive Director Brian Hoelscher speak to the press.
Photo by UPI/William Greenblatt
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