The soon-to-be foreclosed home of Rock & Roll
Posted by ToddFrom the Post-Dispatch:
A local preservation group is working to put a house once owned by Chuck Berry — the St. Louis native considered by many the father of rock ‘n’ roll — on the National Register of Historic Places.
The shotgun-style cottage at 3137 Whittier Street is no Graceland. It features a simple white awning against sturdy red brick and a narrow porch.
The original fixtures were stripped long ago. At the moment, it’s unoccupied, a victim of rising foreclosure rates long after Berry sold it.
It was, however, Berry’s home from 1950 to 1958, a time when he recorded hits that made him rock royalty: “Maybellene,” “Roll Over Beethoven,” and “Johnny B. Goode.”
“Johnny B. Goode”: Great song, or the greatest?
James wrote:
1. The Greatest
2. Todd, I can’t believe you were in the housing market in St. Louis and missed this opportunity. I assume with all your advertising cash the post rockist could have refurbished it as their mid-west headquarters.
Posted on 17-Aug-08 at 5:05 pm | Permalink
Todd wrote:
I know! If only I had known sooner I could have picked up Chuck’s old house on a short sell and converted it to a rock & roll museum. At least I’m only 15 minutes away, so I can always make a pilgrammage.
Posted on 21-Aug-08 at 8:51 am | Permalink