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Originally Posted by JivecitySTL
It's also important to realize that there are 'hoods just like these in every old major city in this country.
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LOL, I love your spirit and while every major city has grit & decay, not many cities have the amount of abandonment and blight of North St. Louis city.
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Originally Posted by bobdreamz
wow is an understatement...what's the deal with all of the empty lots?
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The empty lots used to have homes. More than likely the homes were torched by arson and/or bull dozed. This neighborhood used to be very dense with homes like parts of Detroit. St. Louis was recently named #1 most dangerous city again and this is where most of the crime in the city happens. The good thing is that while it is close to downtown St. Louis in driving distance, it usually doesn't work its way into the CBD.