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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Downtown St Louis in the mid 2000s. Went there for a AAAS conference and had never seen a US city like it, such a shell of former greatness. I don’t know if it’s still that way but I can’t stop thinking about it. [/quote]

The area around the park is really shined up nicely.  Try it again if you can.[/quote]
I had never been to St. Louis before, and admittedly we didn't see all that much of the city, but we recently went to STL to tour Wash U with our dd and I couldn't believe how gorgeous the campus and the area surrounding it were. Beautiful leafy neighborhoods with grand, well-kept old homes. Good restaurants. We strolled through Forest Park and loved it. I'm sure there are crappy neighborhoods in St. Louis but at least parts of the city are very vibrant and nice. [/quote]

Isn’t Wash U outside of the city?[/quote]

It’s set right on the border. The eastern edge of the main campus borders the city limits. However, the City proper is very small. St Louis County is much larger and still very dense where it abuts the city. Its not downtown, but still very much “St Louis”[/quote]

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