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Lunar ambitions

Joe Edwards lets his imagination go wild with new hotel in the Loop

By Rebecca S. Rivas

Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008

The creation of a new hotel may not require rocket science but, from Joe Edwards’ perspective, it’s still be fun to have a really cool spacesuit, just in case.

Edwards is the developer responsible for many of the Delmar Loop’s attractions, including the 125-room Moonrise Hotel, at 6177 Delmar Ave., that’s slated to open next April.

When visitors come to the Loop, they should get locally owned, locally operated service at their hotel, just as they do from most of the stores and venues on the street, Edwards said.

To emphasize his unique vision, on June 18 Edwards walked out of the construction site dressed in a spacesuit with the music from the movie 2001 Space Odyssey blaring behind him.

“The Moonrise Hotel is one small step for the Loop; one giant step for St. Louis,” he said to an audience of about 35 colleagues, reporters and community members.


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