It was a rude awakening for a pair of neighborhoods that pride themselves on both their striking architecture and their community involvement: Many residents first learned that pre-fabricated houses were on the way to Tower Grove East and Tower Grove South when one showed up on a tractor-trailer.The ready-for-installation newcomer, first spotted Wednesday in Tower Grove East, quickly had locals buzzing. With a little sleuthing, neighbors reported that a development company listed it as one in a series of seven modular homes planned for the area— and that one of the homes was even slated to replace a much-loved community garden in Tower Grove South.
As it turns out, however, things are not quite as dire as residents fear.…