A Welcome Message from Chris Stritzel
Hello and welcome to CityScene STL, everyone!
I'm happy to be sharing the future of St. Louis with everyone on this blog. I take great pride writing each post because I know someone somewhere will appreciate it. Or if someone stumbles across the post later on and it helps them figure out what's coming to their area, even better.
I started this website in 2015 on another platform before migrating it over here. The old website no longer exists, but you'll find some posts on this website that reach back to 2015. Our City's rich architectural history, and aspiring future, draws the attention of many while our history teaches us both the good and the bad about St. Louis. The CityScene STL platform is meant to highlight those good and bad things, but occasionally bring up ideas on how we can push for a better St. Louis.
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​You can always contact me at Chris@CityScene-STL.com or interact with me on the CityScene social media pages (conveniently located on Facebook, X, and Instagram). If you want a more interactive experience, feel free to join the St. Louis Development Projects Facebook Group. It's managed by me and has around 3000 members (your feed won't be inundated with posts like other groups, I assure you).
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A little bit about me:
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Born and raised in South St. Louis City.
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Attended St. Joan of Arc School, St. John Vianney High School, and Fontbonne University.
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Worked in the local real estate development industry from 2021-2024 and was assigned projects big and small.
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Started this blog in 2015 and continue to operate it as a hobby and as time allows.
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Present-day resident of Kansas City, Missouri where I run a companion blog - The KC Pulse.
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Appointed to serve on the Kansas City Historic Preservation Commission in August 2026 by Mayor Lucas.
I very much appreciate you for stopping by and I hope you like what you see.
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Very Respectfully,
Chris Stritzel