Brian Wahby and Bill Kuehling talk about how the City Treasurer’s Office under Larry Williams got into the business of parking garages and recount some of the adventures that ensued.
Brian and Bill spoke with Built St. Louis on January 9, 2026.
The Kiel Center Garage – 1994 (1300 Spaces)
Children’s Building (without and with top floor addition) – 1916 and City Jail – 1914
Marquette Building – 1914 and Marquette Garage – 2000 (350 Spaces)
The Marquette Annex (previously Boatmen’s Annex) was 7 stories when originally constructed in 1915 and expanded to 11 stories in 1920. It was demolished in 1998.
Ritz Park – 2014 and Ritz Theater, 3147-51 S. Grand – Built 1910, Closed 1986, Demolished 1989
Park East Tower, 4909 Laclede – 2006 (89 Condominiums)
Argyle Garage, 4905 Lindell – 2001 (460 Spaces)
Cupples Station Garage (800 Spaces)
Seventh & Olive Garage – 2003 (725 Spaces)
Justice Center Garage, Tucker & Clark – 2008 (540 Spaces) and Chouteau Center – Built 1926, Overhauled 198X
9 North Euclid – 2009 (52 Condominiums, 150 Public Parking Spaces)
Merchandise Mart (now 7 Cord), 1000 Washington – Built 1888, Renovated 2002 (213 Apartments)
Convention Center Hotel (Marriott Grand) – 2002
The Convention Center Hotel complex includes a new tower constructed in 2002 adjoining the renovated Statler (later Gateway) Hotel (1917) and the Lennox Hotel (1929). The Lennox, at far right in the photo above, was the subject of an earlier conversion to apartments by Pantheon, during which the trompe l’oeil painting on the east side was added. Along with the Gateway and the Lennox, the politically-connected Webbe family owned the Mayfair Hotel (1925), visible at far left in the photo above. Today it is owned and operated separately from the Convention Center Hotel.
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