Altar Ego
he starlings leave at sunrise and return at dusk. After St. Liborius Catholic Church closed and the homeless shelter moved out, the birds moved into this 133-year-old former sanctuary at the corner of Hogan and North Market, taking residence in the soaring, Gothic inspired vaulting. In recent years, though, the avian creatures have shared the space with a different species: skateboarders, roller skaters, BMX riders, drone pilots, and creatives from the St. Louis region and beyond who’ve made a pilgrimage to the St. Louis Place neighborhood in North City. What used to be St. Liborius Church is now SK8 Liborius, a social club that caters to those who shred. ¶ Dave Blum, Bryan Bedwell, and Joss Hay are among the project
