St. Louis should be leery of eminent domain as a solution to downtown’s ‘doom loop’
July 03, 2025 |
By
STEPHEN DAVIS
The City of St. Louis is seizing ownership of the downtown Railway Exchange Building away from its current private owners. The iconic building still evokes nostalgic holiday memories of its once-grand Famous-Barr flagship store's Christmas decorations. The store was reminiscent of A Christmas Story, where Ralphie was mesmerized by the Higbee's depa ...
Standing up to the government’s abuse of its eminent domain power
December 09, 2024 |
By
STEPHEN DAVIS
"Eminent domain abuse." Thanks to Susette Kelo and her brave stand against the government's taking of her now-iconic pink house, "eminent domain abuse" is a commonly understood and widely disdained government practice. In Susette Kelo's case, Kelo v. City of New London, the City used its power of eminent domain to take her home (and over a hundred ...