ST. LOUIS — Preservation advocates are pushing back against the city’s plan to demolish the historic Club Imperial in Walnut Park West.
The city’s Land Reutilization Authority is seeking approval to demolish the property at 6306 W. Florissant Ave., which has been vacant for years and fallen into disrepair.
Before closing in the 1970s, Club Imperial hosted artists including Ike and Tina Turner, Chuck Berry and Dolly Parton. The venue opened in 1928 as a dance hall, later becoming a nationally recognized R&B hub…