College Hill is a north St. Louis neighborhood on a hill. To the north is the riverfront. To the east is Hyde Park. To the west is O'Fallon Park. To the south is Fairgrounds Park, Grand Center, and SLU.
In the middle, on top of the hill, are two old water towers. The towers are easily visible for miles, but they, like the College Hill neighborhood, are hidden gems unknown to the average citizen.
Repairing the water towers and using them as observation decks will take millions of dollars. Rebranding them as neighborhood symbols and placemakers requires only dedicated volunteers. Making the towers and the areas around them look nice doesn't fix houses or repair broken windows, but it makes our landmarks and geography visible. It creates a reason to drive through north city.
We should paint around the towers.
We should adopt our two beacons on a hill and let people know they are there.
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