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Campus Improvements Continue Throughout Summer

Work continues this summer on the new portions of the campus being developed as part of St. Louis University High School’s VISION 2000 campaign. Having completed the new student parking lot, construction is now focusing on developing the walkways between the parking lot and main building, and the new entry boulevard and student pick-up and drop-off area.

The new parking lot is now complete and provides 670 spaces, in addition to handicapped parking. This parking complex is jointly owned and shared with the St. Louis Science Center. “Our two institutions have complimentary parking needs," comments SLUH’s director of facilities Patrick Zarrick ’77. “On school days, we need the parking space. On the weekends and during school holidays, the Science Center sees a surge in visitors and needs extra parking. This lot serves us both well."

The main entrance to the campus will shift this summer to Berthold Avenue. A wrought iron fence and ornamental gate will be installed at the southwest corner of the football field on Oakland Avenue that will serve as the main entrance to the campus. "The gate will make a strong visual statement," says Zarrick. "It will clearly say ‘this is the entrance to St. Louis U. High.’"

The segment of Berthold from the gate to the entrance of the gym will become a four-lane access road, with a large circular turn-around at the entrance to the gym. A landscaped median will evenly divide the four lanes. When completed later in 2006, this turn-around will replace the faculty lot on Oakland Avenue as the school’s main pick-up and drop-off area.

The current senior parking lot, which is just across Berthold Avenue from the Backer Gym and the Schulte Theater, will be demolished and replaced with recreational green space.

“This is a key time," said Zarrick. “The whole orientation of the campus is changing with these construction projects. We’re literally creating a new ‘front door’ for the SLUH campus."

Content from this article was taken from "SLUH News"