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Old Posted Sep 9, 2019, 4:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Centropolis View Post

st. louis has some decent scale and a massive mostly intact area...i think the perception of intact st. louis gets totally out of whack due to the legit scale of abandonment.
I've been to Saint Louis three times in the past few years now, and I'm impressed each time with its expanse of urbanity. Given the sheer size and density of pre-war urban development, what has surprised me most each time is the lack of corresponding neighborhood vibrancy that I would expect comes with the impressive built environment. Downtown/Lacledes Landing, Soulard, Central West End, Loop, Little Italy area... I wandered around and ate and drank all over and was constantly wondering why more people aren't out and about. I found the area to be really nice, and just wonder why more people don't go out in St. Louis.

Though I wonder if it's just my Pittsburgh perspective, where commercial districts are just more lively, concentrated areas of activity due to the topography separating them from each other...
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