Scientology adds location in St. Louis
Abstract of Title
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
03/15/2007
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PASS THE PLATE: The Church of Scientology St. Louis has added a
location, and it's a big one.
The church, which has had headquarters for years at 6901 Delmar
Boulevard in University City, has bought the former "Daus Deutsche Haus"
(The German House) at 2345 Lafayette Avenue.
The more than 60,000-square-foot building, built in 1928, was listed at
$1.75 million and the sale was concluded Monday. The facility includes a
10,000-square-foot auditorium with a stage.
A three-person partnership sold the building, and Peter A. Pfeifer of
Hilliker Corp. and Bob Hagen of Hagen Properties were the co-listers.
Frank Ploch of St. Louis Premier Realtors represented the buyers.
The building first offered entertainment in German, and it later became
Gateway Temple and Gateway Christian High School. "
St Louis Property Listings
http://www.hillikercorp.com/Property_Listings.asp?County=St.+Louis+City&PropertyType=Retail
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2343-2345 LAFAYETTE - SOLD!
The Former “Das Deutsche Haus” Cultural Center Built in 1928 to Foster
German Culture in St. Louis through Music and German Language Dramatic
Productions. The Property Served as and Educational Facility Most
Recently. The Prominent Four Story Architecturally Significant Property
is Located Within Both the Local and National Register Historic
Districts. CO LISTED WITH HAGEN PROPERTIES
Municipality: St. Louis City
County: St. Louis City
Property Type: Retail
Area: 60,000 sq. ft.
Sale Price: $1,750,000.00
Sale Price by Ft: $29.16"
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nexibello
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> http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/business/columnists.nsf/joewhittingt...
> ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
> 03/15/2007
>
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> PASS THE PLATE: The Church of Scientology St. Louis has added a
> location, and it's a big one.
>
> The church, which has had headquarters for years at 6901 Delmar
> Boulevard in University City, has bought the former "Daus Deutsche Haus"
> (The German House) at 2345 Lafayette Avenue.
>
> The more than 60,000-square-foot building, built in 1928, was listed at
> $1.75 million and the sale was concluded Monday. The facility includes a
> 10,000-square-foot auditorium with a stage.
>
> A three-person partnership sold the building, and Peter A. Pfeifer of
> Hilliker Corp. and Bob Hagen of Hagen Properties were the co-listers.
> Frank Ploch of St. Louis Premier Realtors represented the buyers.
>
> The building first offered entertainment in German, and it later became
> Gateway Temple and Gateway Christian High School. "
>
> snip>
> 2343-2345 LAFAYETTE - SOLD!
> The Former "Das Deutsche Haus" Cultural Center Built in 1928 to Foster
> German Culture in St. Louis through Music and German Language Dramatic
> Productions. The Property Served as and Educational Facility Most
> Recently. The Prominent Four Story Architecturally Significant Property
> is Located Within Both the Local and National Register Historic
> Districts. CO LISTED WITH HAGEN PROPERTIES
> Municipality: St. Louis City
> County: St. Louis City
> Property Type: Retail
> Area: 60,000 sq. ft.
> Sale Price: $1,750,000.00
> Sale Price by Ft: $29.16"
>
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http://exhibits.slpl.org/GermanAmerican/data/SiteDetail240012547.asp
Did they buy the house because it's on "LAFAYETTE Avenue"?
Will they have the street renamed to Lafayette Ron Hubbard Avenue?
... so many questions, so little time ...
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nexibello
antisectes
LOL!
Perhaps too the fact that it had taught german long ago had some songs
running into their minds?
cultxpt
impound-account.com> wrote:
> http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/business/columnists.nsf/joewhittingt...
> ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
> 03/15/2007
>
> snip>
> PASS THE PLATE: The Church of Scientology St. Louis has added a
> location, and it's a big one.
>
> The church, which has had headquarters for years at 6901 Delmar
> Boulevard in University City, has bought the former "Daus Deutsche Haus"
> (The German House) at 2345 Lafayette Avenue.
>
> The more than 60,000-square-foot building, built in 1928, was listed at
> $1.75 million and the sale was concluded Monday. The facility includes a
> 10,000-square-foot auditorium with a stage.
>
> A three-person partnership sold the building, and Peter A. Pfeifer of
> Hilliker Corp. and Bob Hagen of Hagen Properties were the co-listers.
> Frank Ploch of St. Louis Premier Realtors represented the buyers.
>
> The building first offered entertainment in German, and it later became
> Gateway Temple and Gateway Christian High School. "
>
> snip>
> 2343-2345 LAFAYETTE - SOLD!
> The Former "Das Deutsche Haus" Cultural Center Built in 1928 to Foster
> German Culture in St. Louis through Music and German Language Dramatic
> Productions. The Property Served as and Educational Facility Most
> Recently. The Prominent Four Story Architecturally Significant Property
> is Located Within Both the Local and National Register Historic
> Districts. CO LISTED WITH HAGEN PROPERTIES
> Municipality: St. Louis City
> County: St. Louis City
> Property Type: Retail
> Area: 60,000 sq. ft.
> Sale Price: $1,750,000.00
> Sale Price by Ft: $29.16"
>
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I would love for some real estate expert to explain what Co$ is up to
in buying these big, historically important buildings. I assume it's
for tax breaks, federal funds to fix them up, etc. The old RPF sweat
equity would raise the value of the properties.
Quaoar
I propose it is simply investing in the future. The US is changing from
a blow-it-up-and-rebuild country to a more preservationist country, as
is much of Europe. Old, historic buildings are getting top dollar in
many areas, particularly if there is old world craftsmanship in
stonework, etc.
Q
zeeorger
> >> ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =----
>
> > I would love for some real estate expert to explain what Co$ is up to
> > in buying these big, historically important buildings. I assume it's
> > for tax breaks, federal funds to fix them up, etc. The old RPF sweat
> > equity would raise the value of the properties.
>
> I propose it is simply investing in the future. The US is changing from
> a blow-it-up-and-rebuild country to a more preservationist country, as
> is much of Europe. Old, historic buildings are getting top dollar in
> many areas, particularly if there is old world craftsmanship in
> stonework, etc.
>
> Q
Its a simple investment. Add to it the "ideal org" donations, rental
charges and free property improvements and managment by org staff
and you have one heck of a deal. Its vertical integration in
fleecing
at its best - all in the name of 'spiritual' improvement.
I wonder if they are exempt from property taxes to boot.
Z
Dave Touretzky
zeeorger <zeeo...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>Its a simple investment. Add to it the "ideal org" donations, rental
>charges and free property improvements and managment by org staff
>and you have one heck of a deal. Its vertical integration in
>fleecing at its best - all in the name of 'spiritual' improvement.
>
>I wonder if they are exempt from property taxes to boot.
Yes, as a "church" they are exempt from property taxes.
But I think there's more going on here than just investment.
Scientology is trying to purchase respectability by acquiring and
restoring historic buildings. They want to make themselves appear
part of the respectable "establishment", instead of the kooky UFO cult
we see on Keith Olberman and the pages of the National Enquirer.
They have, in fact, received favorable publicity for their restoration
work in several cities, such as Buffalo. Trivia note: the Perkins
family was involved in the Buffalo restoration (see PerkinsTragedy.org).
This is actually one of the smarter moves the cult has come up with.
Unfortunately, respectability cannot be purchased so easily, and one
South Park episode is worth more than a thousand restored mansions.
If there were truth in advertising, CoS would be restoring whorehouses.
-- Dave Touretzky: "Sign up for more services today!"
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Secrets
antisectes
Indeeed, I like to see them restoring buildings. Too bad it's for their
profit. They want to appear "able people" - but scratching the surface
whos that they do it by stealing their members money and families and
souls, that their purpose are far from spiritual, and that their
abilities summarize into making more money.
Perhaps they really believe that MEST is a spiritual thing; you know,
the sort of A=A >>> thetan=mind=body=money=symbols of money!
r
Feisty
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> http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/business/columnists.nsf/joewhittington/story/C81BB05B612C98BB8625729F000BFC2E?OpenDocument
> ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
> 03/15/2007
>
> snip>
> PASS THE PLATE: The Church of Scientology St. Louis has added a
> location, and it's a big one.
>
> The church, which has had headquarters for years at 6901 Delmar
> Boulevard in University City, has bought the former "Daus Deutsche Haus"
> (The German House) at 2345 Lafayette Avenue.
>
> The more than 60,000-square-foot building, built in 1928, was listed at
> $1.75 million and the sale was concluded Monday. The facility includes a
> 10,000-square-foot auditorium with a stage.
One of $cientology's bigger sales tactics that serves several purposes.
1) Associating themself with a building more with its prior notable history/people.
(Adding lies of current memborship/deeds) This is a deceptive way to gain confidence in
the community. Falling under the mass delusion category.
2) Headline should have been "Cult moves $1,750,000." Using old, notable history and
bragging about large numbers and building dimensions seems to bring the apparency that
this expenditure is normal. Given the membership is so low, and thinking of how they got
this money out of people to purchase, is the bigger part of the question. Where did this
money come from, for this huge empty shell? If you can establish 1.7 mil without bringing
attention to the low amount of membership, the sign on the front of the bldg should be
"scam center"
Isn't that odd that a so-called "charitable organization" drops into a neighborhood to
recruit more for its purpose, without saying how they charitably raised the money to open?
(Established organizations raise money openly in the community for years) And using other
history of building - to make the building sound so much more charitable?
http://www.intelligenttelevision.com/feature.htm
"Launching a museum project with a continent-wide acquisitions staff in the middle of
a brutal world war is further detail about the operatic insanity of the German
Fuhrer, himself an Austrian artist and failed art student... (wonder how much looted
stuff scn has gooten out of people, art, etc) The U.S. War Department and Office of
Strategic Services (OSS) swiftly established a special Art Looting Investigation
Unit."
http://www.lermanet.com/scientology-and-occult/historic-building.htm
Maureen