Local developer TRiSTAR Business Communities bought the Moolah Temple in 1988. In 2000 plans were announced to renovate the building in to high-tech office space, focusing on e-commerce firms -- and then the dot-com bubble burst.

Most recently, this four-story Moorish and Arabic style building was taken under the wings of Amrit and Amy Gill. Their initial plan was to renovate the building into a 1000+ seat performing arts theater. The final concept had evolved into 40 apartments, two-story penthouse lofts, a 500-seat movie theater and an eight-lane bowling alley.

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Friday, March 04, 2005
Bowling alleys put marketing in frame
At a time of sharp declines in bowling, Jim Barton is determined to make liars out of numbers with new eight-lane Moolah Lanes at 3821 Lindell Boulevard.   more »

Monday, January 31, 2005
Gills invest $17 million in Moolah building restoration
Amy Gill spotted pictures of the former Moolah Temple in a book for sale at a fair shortly after she and husband and business partner, Amrit Gill, purchased the building in 2002.   more »

Sunday, December 19, 2004
New movie theater to open on Lindell
In 2004, the only thing dicier than opening a single-screen movie theater might be opening a single-screen theater with "Arabian Nights" decor. But Harman Moseley has been betting against the conventional wisdom for more than 20 years.   more »

Friday, September 03, 2004
$9M parking garage to serve Restoration St. Louis tenants
A $9 million, 763-space parking garage will debut near the Grand Center arts district by Christmas. The four-story garage will include a swimming pool on the top level for Coronado and Moolah tenants.   more »

Monday, January 26, 2004
Gill's vision helps renovate city's historic buildings
Amy Gill, in partnership with her husband, Amrit, is one of the premier developers of historic properties in the city of St. Louis. Since 1990, the Gills have renovated and now own and operate hundreds of city apartments.   more »

Thursday, February 20, 2003
Moolah Temple gets new life
Along with buildings such as the Continental Life Building and Coronado Place, Midtown St. Louis will witness the renovation of a historic building in the ongoing process of revitalizing of the area.   more »

Monday, February 18, 2002
Gills set stage for $7 million revival of Moolah Temple
Amrit and Amy Gill plan to spend more than $7 million to convert the Moolah Temple on Lindell Boulevard into a performing arts theater.   more »

City of St. Louis Development Activity
The Moolah Temple was built in an Arabic and Moorish style of architecture in 1912. The 90,000 square foot building has been vacant since 1988. The proposed plans include a mix of uses-theatre, residential, bowling alley. A new parking garage directly behind the temple provides 1,150 parking spaces in a three-story facility on a 40,000 square foot parcel of land.   more »