Matthew Stanley repairs a mesh barrier Wednesday, Aug., 12, 2026, as he checks the plastic gates that close off the entrance to the old South City Hospital. Stanley has installed security cameras on the interior and exterior of the closed hospital in attempt to keep the vacant property secure.
Laurie Skrivan, Post-Dispatch
New subscriber benefit!
Copied to clipboard
Out of gifts for the month
Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month.
ST. LOUIS聽鈥斅燤ichelle Patterson remembers when the old South City Hospital was a bustling medical facility known as St. Alexius. She worked security there and eventually bought a house across the street.
Matthew Stanley shows views of the multiple security cameras from inside his home office on Wednesday, Aug., 12, 2026, that he has installed on the old South City/St. Alexius Hospital in attempt to keep the vacant property secure.
Matthew Stanley checks a door on the campus on the old South City/St. Alexius Hospital campus on Wednesday, Aug., 12, 2026. Stanley has installed security cameras on the interior and exterior of the closed hospital in attempt to keep the vacant property secure.
After hearing a sound Matthew Stanley uses his phone access his security cameras on Wednesday, Aug., 12, 2026, as he patrols the closed off entrance to the old South City/St. Alexius Hospital. Stanley installed cameras on the interior and exterior of the closed hospital in attempt to keep the vacant property secure.
Laurie Skrivan, Post-Dispatch
Matthew Stanley poses for a portrait inside his residence and Airbnb that abuts to the parking lot on Wednesday, Aug., 12, 2026, to the old South City/St. Alexius Hospital. Stanley installed cameras on the interior and exterior of the closed hospital in attempt to keep both the vacant property and his home secure.
Laurie Skrivan, Post-Dispatch
After hearing a sound Matthew Stanley uses his phone access his security cameras on Wednesday, Aug., 12, 2026, as he patrols the closed off entrance to the old South City/St. Alexius Hospital. Stanley installed cameras on the interior and exterior of the closed hospital in attempt to keep the vacant property secure.
Editorial: The dustup demonstrates why the state鈥檚 takeover of the city鈥檚 police force is not only an affront to local democracy but an unwork…
Matthew Stanley repairs a mesh barrier Wednesday, Aug., 12, 2026, as he checks the plastic gates that close off the entrance to the old South City Hospital. Stanley has installed security cameras on the interior and exterior of the closed hospital in attempt to keep the vacant property secure.
Matthew Stanley checks a door on the campus on the old South City/St. Alexius Hospital campus on Wednesday, Aug., 12, 2026. Stanley has installed security cameras on the interior and exterior of the closed hospital in attempt to keep the vacant property secure.
Matthew Stanley shows views of the multiple security cameras from inside his home office on Wednesday, Aug., 12, 2026, that he has installed on the old South City/St. Alexius Hospital in attempt to keep the vacant property secure.
Matthew Stanley poses for a portrait inside his residence and Airbnb that abuts to the parking lot on Wednesday, Aug., 12, 2026, to the old South City/St. Alexius Hospital. Stanley installed cameras on the interior and exterior of the closed hospital in attempt to keep both the vacant property and his home secure.
After hearing a sound Matthew Stanley uses his phone access his security cameras on Wednesday, Aug., 12, 2026, as he patrols the closed off entrance to the old South City/St. Alexius Hospital. Stanley installed cameras on the interior and exterior of the closed hospital in attempt to keep the vacant property secure.
After hearing a sound Matthew Stanley uses his phone access his security cameras on Wednesday, Aug., 12, 2026, as he patrols the closed off entrance to the old South City/St. Alexius Hospital. Stanley installed cameras on the interior and exterior of the closed hospital in attempt to keep the vacant property secure.
