Comcap Partners

In a way, transforming South City – the area around what used to be Foote Homes – into something new is a return to the past for Archie Willis.

Ever spot your name on a street sign? It’s a total coincidence – you know this to be true – and yet you may be tempted to stop and grab a selfie with the caption built right in. 

A dinosaur is crumbling at the corner of Danny Thomas and Mississippi boulevards.

Foote Homes, a 1940s-era public housing project, is undergoing demolition in anticipation of the next wave of public housing which incorporates subsidized commercial development with mixed-income residents.