Even before we had actually seen a cultural restoration project, it became clear from our preliminary research that urban rehabilitation/cultural restoration projects seemed to have two undesireable elements in common: first, a long time-span (often 8-10 years) between the inception of the project and the time when the theatre involved could run on its own; and second, a history dominated by markedly random progress from inception to completion. . . . might there be a way to bring some rationality to the development of a cultural restoration project, and simultaneously shorten its time horizon, by systematically studying the experiences of other cities, learning from their successes and failures and trying to discern some transferrable patterns? With this goal in mind we selected several cities with relevant and successful redevelopment projects. After doing background research on each city's demographic characteristics and urban renewal history we contacted people who seemed important to the renewal process, due to either their position in the community or their affiliation with the rehabilitation project(s). Each city (except Columbus) was visited and contacts interviewed to gain a feel for the projects and the city. In each case the investigation was aimed at recognizing patterns of success and failure.

We researched St. Louis in much greater depth than the other cities, and with a slightly different focus. Two team members visited St. Louis and conducted a total of 15 interviews with a varied group of people. Our goal was to learn as much as possible about the St. Louis environment and redevelopment philosophy in general rather than focusing on any one project. The results of our city studies are presented in the following sections. After these separate city analyses we draw together the common elements and trends in a summarizing section.

Finally we analyze St. Louis and present our action plans. Our recommendations reflect specific programs and subjective impressions garnered from other cities and our assessment of St. Louis and the City Center Redevelopment Corporation. The plan of action is aimed at achieving our goals of reducing the project's implementation time and providing a more direct path to completion and achievment of CCRC's objectives. (Introduction, p.1-3).

CONTENTS
Introduction.
City studies:
     Baltimore, Maryland.
     Boston, Massachusetts.
     Buffalo, New York.
     Cleveland, Ohio.
     Columbus, Ohio.
     Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Summary.

Even before we had actually seen a cultural restoration project, it became clear from our preliminary research that urban rehabilitation/cultural restoration projects seemed to have two undesireable elements in common: first, a long time-span (often 8-10 years) between the inception of the project and the time when the theatre involved could run on its own; and second, a history dominated by markedly random progress from inception to completion.