http://livingstlouis.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/living-st-louis-video-st-alphonsus-rock-church/ A blog from KETC's Living St. Louis Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:21:01 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://livingstlouis.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/living-st-louis-video-st-alphonsus-rock-church/#comment-169 Rheims Fri, 30 May 2008 01:19:45 +0000 http://livingstlouis.wordpress.com/?p=494#comment-169 Rheims says : I absolutely agree with this ! Rheims says : I absolutely agree with this !

]]> http://livingstlouis.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/living-st-louis-video-st-alphonsus-rock-church/#comment-147 Bill Kendrick Sun, 11 May 2008 00:09:09 +0000 http://livingstlouis.wordpress.com/?p=494#comment-147 The reconstruction of St. Alphonsus "Rock" Church has given Plasterers' Local 3 yet another opportunity to save part of St. Louis' rich architectural heritage. Jack Shipley did indeed come out of retirement to help Gypsum Specialty Contractors save the church. He's teaching a new generation of plasterers the fine art of ornamental plastering there. Jack's unassuming personality comes through in the piece as he recounts some of the other "ornamental" projects he's been instrumental in preserving. Jack mentioned the Fox Theater, Powell Symphony Hall and the Old Post Office but he also practiced his art at the Tivoli Theater, the Renaissance Hotel and Continental Building in recent years. Lest you think Jack is one of a kind, the foreman on the job, Mike Roellig, is a master of the plastering craft in his own right. It's because of craftsmen like Jack and Mike that, when the need arises, competent plasterers are available in St. Louis to restore and protect our history. The reconstruction of St. Alphonsus “Rock” Church has given Plasterers’ Local 3 yet another opportunity to save part of St. Louis’ rich architectural heritage. Jack Shipley did indeed come out of retirement to help Gypsum Specialty Contractors save the church. He’s teaching a new generation of plasterers the fine art of ornamental plastering there. Jack’s unassuming personality comes through in the piece as he recounts some of the other “ornamental” projects he’s been instrumental in preserving. Jack mentioned the Fox Theater, Powell Symphony Hall and the Old Post Office but he also practiced his art at the Tivoli Theater, the Renaissance Hotel and Continental Building in recent years. Lest you think Jack is one of a kind, the foreman on the job, Mike Roellig, is a master of the plastering craft in his own right. It’s because of craftsmen like Jack and Mike that, when the need arises, competent plasterers are available in St. Louis to restore and protect our history.

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