Downtown St. Louis Residents Association

Not sure if i am the only one, But is anyone else had a few safety concerns on Sunday nights downtown?

Can you be more descriptive?

sure, washington ave between 10th and 13th gets a little rough after about 10pm. Lot's a fights, screaming, cars blairng music, getting hit up for money, etc.

Ah, that's right. I live on Washington & Tucker so I'm a bit familiar with what you're talking about. I think it's related to some kind of weekly event at Lucky's on Sunday night which tends to bring about a lot of unsavory, public behavior; much moreso than Friday and Saturday nights. This should probably be monitored as there was a murder outside the same club location months ago.

I live on that corner too. There were gun shots at around 2am on Sunday night.

The DSLRA is taking action, thanks for bringing this up. More info at http://www.urbanstl.com/viewtopic.php?t=5072

I don't care what music a club plays. I don't care what clothes their clientele wears. But when a business starts attracting clientele that terrorizes a neighborhood with gunshots, attempted muggings, and other nuisances -- that's where we draw the line.

So here's how this game will work. I have too many friends that live downtown. Many of you have friends downtown as well. Our lives and the lives of our friends and loved ones are precious. Many times, you give people and businesses a second chance. But no, not with human life.

Therefore, I ask that we all place much scrutiny on Lucky's at Tucker and Washington in the time to come. Keep in mind, the owners of Lucky's also own Dolce. Perhaps their business should be boycotted and protested until they start respecting the neighborhood. Something tells me these owners would not appreciate this kind of behavior around their loved ones in their neighborhood.

- Email April Ford-Griffin, 5th Ward alderwoman with your complaints: http://stlcin.missouri.org/index/contactald.cfm?Ward=5
- Contact the building owner, Tony Thompson: http://www.kwamebuildinggroup.com/contact/index.html
- Call the police for noise, visible liquor, and gunshots around this area. 314-231-1212
- Contact the Citizens Service Bureau for noise, litter, and valet parking abuse. http://stlcin.missouri.org/csb/

Post edited by: innov8ion, at: 2007/12/06 21:48

On behalf of the staff and owners of Lure nightclub (1204 Washington), we would like to ensure that we are here to help revitalize the city. We are doing everything in our power to keep our nightclub and the surrounding areas safe. During business hours, we will have a constant security/police officer monitoring the outside of the venue both for security, but also to make sure people leaving keep the noise level to a minimum. It is important that not only do our patrons feel safe, but neighbors feel like our establishment is an asset to the city as oppose to a detriment. We have completely re staffed the nightclub, redesigned it, added both police and security presence as well as aim towards a different clientele. Lure is an upscale nightclub, where dress code is always strictly enforced, and security and safe being is certain.



Questions/Comments please feel free to call Tony Trupiano at 314.680.2231 or Mike Rippe at 314.397.9271.

As well, there will no longer be a weekly sunday event. Thanks