The construction of a subdivision in East St. Louis is the start of what city leaders are calling a "new beginning."
A faith-based nonprofit, Lansdowne UP, broke ground Monday for a 20-home subdivision called Lansdowne Park.
The whole goal of this new subdivision is to build an economic revival in East St. Louis.
The homes are being built in an area that is currently overgrown and rundown. That's why city leaders, like East St. Louis Mayor Robert Eastern III, believe this project could be the…
