Barron Johnson points Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, to where a wall from a vacant house fell on his home. Johnson鈥檚 house was damage when part of the vacant house owned by the city fell on his home during the 2025 tornado.
David Carson, Post-Dispatch
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ST. LOUIS 鈥 City officials have approved plans to spend about a half-million dollars fixing a north 最新杏吧原创 home damaged in last year's tornado, blowing past the city's usual limits on storm-recovery repairs.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 want money. More money, more problems. I want my house fixed,鈥 said Barron Johnson as he stands in the living room of his house Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. Johnson鈥檚 house was damage when part of a vacant house owned by the city fell on his home during the 2025 tornado.
The wall of a vacant home owned by the city, left, fell on Barron Johnson鈥檚 home, right, in the Penrose 4700 block of Penrose Street as seen on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026.
Cracked joists in the living room ceiling of Barron Johnson鈥檚 house are visible on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. Johnson鈥檚 house was damage when part of a vacant house owned by the city fell on his home during the 2025 tornado.
A view of the damaged roof photographed through a boarded-up LRA home that was damaged tornado on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, in the Penrose neighborhood. The City of 最新杏吧原创 will pay homeowner $500,000 to fix their damaged roof caused by the LRA home.
Barron Johnson鈥檚 home, left, in the 4700 block of Penrose Street as seen on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. Johnson鈥檚 home was damaged by a vacant city owned house when the 2025 tornado blew part of it onto his home.
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Barron Johnson points Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, to where a wall from a vacant house fell on his home. Johnson鈥檚 house was damage when part of the vacant house owned by the city fell on his home during the 2025 tornado.
A view of the damaged roof photographed through a boarded-up LRA home that was damaged tornado on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, in the Penrose neighborhood. The City of 最新杏吧原创 will pay homeowner $500,000 to fix their damaged roof caused by the LRA home.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 want money. More money, more problems. I want my house fixed,鈥 said Barron Johnson as he stands in the living room of his house Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. Johnson鈥檚 house was damage when part of a vacant house owned by the city fell on his home during the 2025 tornado.
The wall of a vacant home owned by the city, left, fell on Barron Johnson鈥檚 home, right, in the Penrose 4700 block of Penrose Street as seen on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026.
Barron Johnson鈥檚 home, left, in the 4700 block of Penrose Street as seen on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. Johnson鈥檚 home was damaged by a vacant city owned house when the 2025 tornado blew part of it onto his home.
Cracked joists in the living room ceiling of Barron Johnson鈥檚 house are visible on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. Johnson鈥檚 house was damage when part of a vacant house owned by the city fell on his home during the 2025 tornado.
