also, for most of that time, because of the auto industry and the associated auto parts mfg networks detroit far outstripped the twin cities in economic influence in the midwest. as an example...today, there are zero automaker facilities in st. louis and st. louis county. however, i read that at one time only st. louis was behind detroit in auto mfg (when the corvette was made here, all the carburetors, TRW engine component plants, however many assembly plants were here...), and so the connections with detroit were huge.
i work for an environmental consultant and have auto mfg/related clients and at a recent facility that was a former parts factory in st. louis county, in one corner of an office was a 3 ft tall pile of TWA ticket stubs from the 80s for flights between STL and DTW between overturned file cabinets.
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Last edited by Centropolis; Apr 5, 2019 at 4:13 PM.
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