I Drove Through Downtown St. Louis. This Is What I Saw.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ธ.ค. 2019
- We begin our tour of St Louis on the corner of Broadway and Cole street, downtown, at the Dome at Americas Center. This is where the St Louis Rams used to play. It’s on the north end of downtown.
We’re going to drive up and down the streets of downtown St. Louis and show you different points of interest. It’s Wednesday, December, 18, 2019 at 10 o clock in the morning.
St Louis had just received 4 inches of snow the previous day, but on this day, the sun was shining bright. On an average year, St Louis gets about 16 inches of snow, so for St Louis, this was considered pretty decent snowfall.
St Louis was named for King Louis IX. The city was founded in 1764 as a French fur-trading village. Nicknamed the gateway to the west, St Louis has more free major tourist attractions than any other city in the country outside Washington, D.C. Visitors pay nothing to visit the art museum, the history museum, the science center and the zoo.
We’re coming up on Clark Street, which is where Busch Stadium is. This is home to the St Louis cardinals, Say Mappy: Did you know: The cardinals have won 11 world series titles. Also on this street is ballpark village on the right, where there are lots of restaurants and bars. On game days you can sit on the roof and watch the games from across the street.
We’re heading west now towards the Enterprise Center, which is another venue where they play hockey games and hold concerts. This is where the St Louis Blues play for the NHL. They just won the Stanley Cup only a few months back.
We’re heading north now on14th Street up towards the heart of downtown. Off to the east, you can see The Arch, located on the banks of the Mississippi River. We’ll go down there and get a closer view later.
We’ll head east now on Washington Street.
The American Planning Association called Washington Street one of the 10 best streets in America. Years back this was a pretty dumpy street, but after $100 million in renovations, now its one of the trendiest and hottest spots in St. Louis.
They say Washington Street is the perfect combination of modern chic meets classic 19th century architecture lined with beautiful lofts, eclectic boutiques and restaurants and exciting nightlife.
Now, we’re going to head south on 6th Street.
In 1904, St. Louis was the first U.S. city, and only the third in the world, to host the modern summer Olympics. St. Louis is home to Anheuser Busch, and Nestle Purina.
Directly in front of us is Keiner (like weaner) Plaza Park, which has a skating rink, playground, fountains and a concert area.
Off to the distance you can see the arch. The big domed building is the old courthouse, which is now part of the Gateway Arch National Park. It used to be where many important court cases, including the infamous Dred Scott anti slavery court case.
We’re going to go back down Broadway and take Market Street.
Now we’ll take Tucker Blvd north again.
This is Olive Street.
Now, we’re going to go back to 4th Street and head north so we can get to the entrance for the Gateway Arch.
In this part of town are a number of casinos.
The Gateway Arch is 630 feet high. It’s nicknamed the Gateway to the West, and is a monument to the Western Hemisphere. It’s the tallest arch in the world and the tallest man-made monument in the United States.
It was built in 1965 for a cost of 13 million dollars.
For $12 bucks you can take a tram to the top where there are windows from which you can see 30 miles to the east and west. People who go to the top sometimes get scared, since on windy days, it sways as much as 18 inches in either direction.
South of the arch now, we begin our departure from St. Louis. We’ll cross the Mississippi River over I-55 on the Clay Bridge.
St Louis is a really awesome city and there’s a TON of stuff to do. This was just the downtown area. There are many other areas to explore. St Louis gets a bad rap for being one of the most dangerous cities in the country, and there are some really bad and dangerous areas in the greater St Louis Metro area outside of downtown proper.
But as far as downtown itself, it’s a great city.
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Great job of providing a positive perspective of my home town. I love St Louis but sometimes we are viewed in such a negative manner. So thank you for showing the world our beautiful, great city!
BlacKryptonian yes
Well when you’re at 100 murders for every 100k people that’s to be expected
Your city ROCKS. I say that as a true Baltimoron. ;^>
Todd Fields that’s East St. Louis. Downtown St. Louis and counties like St. Louis county and St Charles county are nice
In recent years, I started wondering if all of the bad reputation actually helps our region in terms of a cost of living balance.
Look at a very great many of the most desirable areas in this entire country and what do most of them have in common? Living costs high enough to where one likely has to clear no less than 6 figures to COMFORTABLY live in said areas; literal millionaire net worth worst case scenario (both numbers in precovid value). The rest are quite likely just barely getting by with what many would call a “decent” job worst case scenario one rent increase and/or financial mishap away from being homeless if not already there.
One place that seriously needs to be visited for those who have not been to St. Louis is a district referred to as "The Hill." This is the "Little Italy" of St. Louis which is in the southwest section of the city. It has manygreat restaurants as well as great architecture. MLB Hall of Famers Yogi Berra (as a player) and Joe Garagiola Sr. (as a broadcaster). They both grew up in the Hill district and lived across the street from one another and were life long friends!
Some areas of North St. Louis County (the city of St Louis is not part of St. Louis County for those who do not know. Oddly enough and as far as I know, Baltimore is the only other city that is not part of the county outside the city limits (Baltimore County) that shares the namesake as the main city.
On a side note, the most affluent communities in St. Louis County are Ladue, Town & Country and Frontenac.
Also Don't forget St.Charles Missouri part of the St.Louis Metro area as well the small towns in St.Louis County like Kirkwood, Webster Groves, and Maplewood.
Memory lane here. I attended Horton Watkins High in Ladue. My brothers live in Ladue, Town & Country and Ballwin. Dad passed, but lived in Wild Horse (Chesterfield) and mom lived in Olivette. Geez, I miss the area. I joined the NAVY in 75 and met a girl in San Diego and stayed here since....
@Raschaud Farmer Actually, Philadelphia is in comparison to San Francisco. They are both a combined city/county government. St. Louis and Baltimore are a city government only. St. Louis county and Baltimore county excludes the cities with the same name and contain numerous suburbs of their respective metro areas.
Yes i agree. I use to live on Arsenal St.. And Sublette And i loved that area .
I live on "the hill" in st louis. Great place!
Thanks for coming to my hometown! I love it, but we get a bad rep. Go Cards! Go Blues!
I know y'all don't deserve that! It's cool where you live!
Amen to that brother.
Go Cards and Go Blues brother.
Mr. Kong I’ve been to both Detroit and St. Louis. While they both suck, St. Louis is better.
@@TheGodYouWishYouKnew Yep totally agree.
Ran a couple of red lights. If you are not from here, you'd fit right in!
I am not and I did!
We ALL do it. The people setting those lights are IDIOTS. ;^>
lol, those were yellow not red
Downtown St. Louis is quite safe. There is an excellent and inexpensive public transportation system. Hotel prices are reasonable. Many, many nice restaurants. But don't stray too far from downtown or the tourist areas!
Yes I've heard. I didn't. Until I crossed the river 😉
Ladue and Chesterfield are nicer than St Louis
A man was shot to death in his car at the arch steps this week . Yeah , pretty safe.
@@jerryjohnson4625 Yes. There is crime in St. Louis, just like there is in any other city. It's just not nearly as dangerous as it's made out to be. Crime can happen anywhere. And of the violent crimes that do occur, 90% or so are not random. The suspect and victim knew each other before the incident occurred.
@@jerryjohnson4625 hope you read that comment small-minded yt
I am not from St. Louis and never been to U.S.A in my life. But i do many research as I am curious about American culture&style. I really like St. Louis, cuz I fell in love with the architecture of the city. It smells history and I like it :) One day, I hope so to be able to going there and walking on at Delmar Loop, or hanging around in Soulard streets like a boho :)
By the way, Go CARDS !
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Thank you! Someone who finally appreciates the beautiful and historical city!❤
Saint Louis is underrated! I’m from Chicago and a Cubs fan and I liked it... lol... Best thing is the best attractions are free. Plus the the City museum for the kids is just insanely fun!!
Cool!
Also even tho St. Louis gets a bad rep for being the murder capital and boring, they sure do have a beautiful downtown
I bet the locals hope to keep it a secret from Californians lol
California people find out about everything eventually;)
St. Louis is one of the more underrated large cities in this country. I think that it’s ghetto side is worse than other cities but not as bad when compared to the likes of Cleveland and Detroit or even Milwaukee. All in all, I’d say it’s one of the better Midwest cities, along with Chicago, Des Moines, and Minneapolis/St. Paul.
Karl Bunge Minneapolis is the best in the mid west!
Overall city wise if were including suburbs
Too late!!! I moved from Los Angeles and became a resident last year-am lovin’ bein’ part of the huSTLe and buSTLe😜
Karl Bunge yes it we can improve it with smart business people to make the tough decisions that need to be made with the new wheel and aquarium and other grate places we will thrive and compete intel then we will keep sucking
I live just west of St Louis in the Chesterfield area and I love St Louis. Despite its bad reputation as filled with crime, that can be skewed a lot and that can be changed with laws and time. There is so much to do if you know where to go and it is a unique city. From the Arch to Forest Park, to Union Station and elsewhere, there is something for everyone and you can fall in love with the city if you stick around. It’s a gem of the Midwest in a way, with both shiny and dull parts. It’s not perfect, but neither is any other city, St Louis is well.....uniquely St Louis...
Austin DABOSS i lived 4 months in st louis for landscaping work and actually loved living there when i was there.. i was staying in overland mo.. by the way im from texas in rgv
Because you are in Chesterfield there is barely any crimes there lol come down delmar area like deep down
Hollowlujah I mean there is some crime and I have been to Delmar before but not been there at night or anything. I acknowledge the fact that there is crime and I think without the crime, St Louis would be much more appreciated for what it has to offer....
Hollowlujah that’s true i gone to delmar and havent had any issues with no one but is like any other place theres always crime in all
Cities its just take precautions
I moved away last year from St Louis. There's at least five free things to do in St Louis every single day of the year, and I'm not including the free museums.
Around the 1:30 mark you pass right by the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis. One of the nations 12 district reserve banks, and home to a free Inside to the Economy museum.
Wow if I knew that I would have asked for a raise!
If your ever in St.Louis I recommend going to the Budweiser factory. It's FREE at a certain time of day and you get to see where the beer is made and get free beer. There's also Chocolate Chocolate candy factory. It's a tiny tour but you get delicious free chocolate samples.
Go around Christmas and you get to see it with all the lights on, and you get 5 free sample beers! Brewery Lights and the Brewmaster tour are both worthwhile.
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Great video. I appreciate all the work you put into making them.
I try to do the best job each time :)
I’d never been to St. Louis, but now I’m intrigued. Looks beautiful. I was surprised that, on a beautiful sunny day a week away from Christmas, there wasn’t more activity. Seemed rather quiet.
Carol Hodges the downtown area is mostly where people work, it only gets really busy during sporting events or conventions or fairs/parades. St. Louis attractions are spread out so some are downtown, many are in Forest Park, or the Loop, the Hill, Sulard, or other areas in the greater metro. It’s fun, inexpensive, and light traffic.
Me too Carol.
If you plan on visiting don't go deep in north st.louis, or north st.louis county!
Everyone goes to the counties to shop now.
@@ariesram1890 Also avoid areas southeast of Tower Grove Park.
St Louis is more like a big town then big city but even though it has its run down bad parts, there's alot of history in St Louis
250+ years worth
Exactly mate just like Kansas City Missouri is despite it being wayyyyyyyyyy bigger than St.Louis Missouri.
@@CJColvin no sir you're wrong on that account. It's over million plus in st.louis as a whole. St.louis city is independent from st.louis county. And also kcmo is like 181 years old. 2 of Missouri's oldest cities are in st.louis county
@@dashielbradley8106 Thats true the St.Louis Metro Area is 2.8 Million residents while the Kansas City Metro Area is 2.1 Million residents.
@@dashielbradley8106 You need to read a history book. St. Louis County does not have 2 of Missouri's oldest cities. Have you ever heard of Ste. Genevieve, MO? It's 50 years older than St. Louis. And dozens of little towns near St Genevieve are older than St. Louis.
Nice tour. Downtown area looks decent and the gate way arch is a marvel to see
It's awesome my man.
This is the best and one of the clearest most informative videos. Keep it up. Thanks
Thanks Nick for giving us tour of St. Louis from your car👍👍. Keep em coming.
Please do more of these. This was very enjoyable.
Oh I am :) like today is another one!
One of the biggest tragedies of all these once-great American cities is that the vitally-needed, eco-friendly and economical streetcar systems were foolishly ripped out. The streets look empty, zero pedestrians and shoppers walking. Even in the wintertime these streets once bustled with shoppers, pedestrians and life. Now cities are pockmarked with vacant lots, parking lots and parking structures. I'm told that many American cities are attracting more downtown residents because of many younger people's desire to live in a walkable city. Re-installation of streetcar systems would ensure this!
That downtown looks awesome!
It is Indiana crane!! We should visit it together next time I go!
It sure does buddy.
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There’s the real treasure in the shadow of the arch: the Eads bridge- the world’s first steel- tube arch bridge and the place where the mystery of caisson’s disease (“the bends”) was discovered which had a profound effect on bridge building and diving. St. Louis should be proud of the bridge and its place in engineering history.
An enjoyable video of a beautiful city. 👏👏👏👏👏
My home town! Still beautiful!❤🤗😇
You know it 😉
Kansas City MO is better.
@@CoolManCJ2 Definitely, St Louis has the highest murder rate in the USA
Me as well. St Louis my whole life, I’ll die here
So what
You caught St.Louis on a beautiful day!🌼 Thanks for sharing your experience.👍
Looks pretty nice to me. Thanks for the tour.
Hope you learned something like I did!
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An enjoyable video to watch to an ambient track. What I like about this city is that it retains much of its overwhelming prominence of architectural heritage, rather than being deprived of its spirit like some places and replaced with a soulless modern architecture. Your video also captured the spirit of the city in a comfortably realistic manner, without making it overly kitsch.
Thanks!! I try
Thanks Nick for the tour - it’s actually a nice city, particularly in winter. Maybe one day I’ll get there.
the sun was out that day.
Another great video Nick! I feel as if I'm on a live virtual tour @ home!
My city born and raised! Thanks for the positive vibes!
I enjoyed the tour! Thanks!
Refilling The Cup Yeah it was very informative :)
Hopefully you learned something too!
Thank you for this video I remember in the 60s going downtown to do Christmas shopping all the windows had movable mannequins and I love the trains going around in circles to the mountains.
That train exhibit is still running at the Museum of Transportation, along with some really neat locomotives and such!
Alot has changed since 1959
Thank you for coming to the hometown, brother!
St. Louis is a pretty nice town. There are bad parts on the near north side and some questionable areas on the south side. I have bicycled all over and never had any problems. Busch Stadium is really nice but expensive, but I imagine that all major league stadiums are expensive. There are many things to see and do there.
I've been too St Louis, Mo Back in the early 90's & i had a Nice Time while i was there in Downtown & in laclede's Landing I was Amazed by Looking at The Gateway Arch & The City in The Background off The Riverfront
I live in Norway with my Norwegian wife and family, but St Louis is my hometown. Thanks for the trip back home. I wish I was sitting next to you, I’d show you some major gems of the city: the train station, City Hall (you almost drove by it), St Louis Cathedral, Lafayette Square, Forest Park, Central West End, for starters. Then I’d take you to The Hill for Italian and Ted Drews for the world’s best frozen custard. We’d sit down at Francis Park and bat the breeze in the afternoon, then hit the Loop for the evening. I’d give you a tour of the Brewery, then go out to Kirkwood to my brother in law Frank Kane’s steakhouse, Citizen Kane’s. I’d take you through all the little neighborhoods that make up St Louis and that give the city the feeling of one big neighborhood. The challenged neighborhoods - yes, many people there have it tough; and it’s true that St Louis City, which is a separate entity from the municipal area, has seen a steady decline in population. But the metropolitan area of St Louis is a thriving city of nearly three million (I think), with beautiful residential areas, communities and parks. and people. Those who know St Louis love St Louis. Thanks again for the tour!
Next time! I'll be back!
now take a tour of east st Louis
mdstmouse7 Um..you sure about that 😬😬?
@@cocotaveras8975 I wouldnt but he might haha
Oh I did that's coming out Saturday
Yeah, they need another victim, uh, I mean vacationer, lol!
@@NickJohnson Word has is that the streets of East Saint Louie were swept nice and clean, just for your video visit!
I worked in St. Louis in the 70s, but haven’t visited much since. I recognized much of downtown, including 3 that I worked at. Thank you for the virtual visit.
Great video. St Louis is a great place to visit! Interesting, tons of history and really friendly people - I had a great time there ( visiting Brit opinion ). Will definitely return!
Awesome video, Nick! As a Baltimoron, I'm truly impressed with St. Louis as a city. My first view of it was from the Great Mound at Cahokia, and from there, I just drove around it peripherally, but I'd love to see more of it on a future trip. Your excellent video just whets my appetite.
Glad you liked it. I'll be coming to your hood eventually 😉
@@NickJohnson -- Oh, Bawlmer is THE definition of a "mixed blessing." I can easily guide you, as few can, to the best and the worst. You'll probably need to make it a 2-3-parter for an accurate job! ;^>
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Living in the Collinsville area I’ve been to dozens of Cardinal games, even tho I’m 13 I can still see the beauty of St Louis and downs.
Do you know who Pedro Guerrero is?
Not to informed but I know the name
STL is such an amazing city! It is hard for people without visiting to comprehend how many cool areas there are, especially since they have 3 skylines ..downtown, CWE and Clayton! Awesome.
15:30 looks pretty quaint and clean. Being from NYC it reminded me of downtown albeit a little more quiet and wide open which is a good thing. I didn't expect such a built-up city for the Midwest. I'll have to visit sometime. I'd love to see that arch.
I've heard it said that St. Louis is the farthest west eastern city (and Kansas City the farthest east western city), and when looking at the culture, history and architecture I find that makes sense. St. Louis used to be a very densely populated city...at it's peak in the 1950's of 856,000 in 64 square miles (in comparison San Francisco peak population of 750,000 per 62 square miles). Much has been torn down downtown as well as the rest of the city since the mid/late 60's. And you may find this interesting...St. Louis garment district was second only to New York City.
And about the Arch...I find it odd that it isn't given more respect. Not only is it an amazing work of sculptural art, it also an engineering marvel. In building it, the two legs began to rise, and if when they met if the last piece was more than 1/16th of an inch off, it would have been a failure. Needless to say, it was a success. I hope you're able to visit us soon...!
My home! I drive downtown every day and I don’t think I’ve ever seen such little traffic
I know I got lucky!
Downtown St.Louis, there's the Arch.
It's amazing how visible the arch is throughout the city
Like a giant!
A new building is not suppose to be any taller than the Arch so as not to block the view of it. Sadly the new courthouse does not follow that for can obstruct the view. From my stepdad's old place of employment you use to be able to see the fireworks on 4th of July but alas the courthouse now blocks the view. From someplaces far away you can see the Arch for railroad tracks cut a view. Pretty cool.
That arch is beautiful.....you guys are lucky
No incidents since 1965
St. Louis is a great city. Really cool video!
I understand you do a lot about big cities thank you 🐓
Brilliant! The eye view level of this perfect film footage are exactly how I see when I drive these very streets. I used to work between Locust/Washington over 15 years ago; & would wander up Washington thinking of how much potential it could have with reinvesting. The city has aesthetically gotten a lift in the last 7-10 years.
My wife and I visited St. Louis about 6 months ago and decided we needed a change. So within 2 months of the visit we got a loft off Washington Ave and we absolutely love it. All my coworkers tell me, "10 years ago you would NOT be saying that." I think we came to St. Louis at the perfect time.
Ten years ago, there actually was some vested interest as new restaurants were starting to pop up with loft renovation simultaneously. There was a cafe I'd pop in for lunch break during earlier-mid 2000; yet they didn't last before the boom.
St. Louis is pretty nice
at least the downtown part.
Pretty much the whole corridor Dow highway 64 from Clayton to downtown is nice and has lots of tall buildings. That is also where Forrest park, Washington university, and at Louis university are. There is a lot of urban decay in the city but it is not as bad as it used to be.
The whole city is beautiful, been here my whole life
But when you get in the gettoooo chlie
Man I live in east St. Louis don’t come here it’s not a good place
My curiosity started with St Louis Blues, and this city really grew on me for some reason. Hopefully I have enough money someday so I can visit it. And for now I have to make do with videos like this, so thank you for posting it!
Pretty good video about my hometown with lots more to see. Fabulous fox Theatre, The Muny, Forest Park, The Planetarium, St Louis Aquarium, Bush Gardens, Union Station, Powell Hall, Grandel Theatre, Sweetie Pies, St Louis Zoo, .
Very clean and modern with the. old i love the tutorial drives through the cities
Hey Martha it gets ugly after this - some bad areas coming up. But we can still all learn though.
@@NickJohnson i grew up in midwest lived in Omaha the cities are deteriating Seattle especially we lived there early 90s what a shock to see this thanks for your videoes Detroit wad a real shocker
Many thanks!
A very large city with sizeable buildings, too. Very nice!
Thanks for the upload. There’s no denying the city has many great buildings both modern and from the late 19th/ early 20th c. However from a European’s point of view it’s surreal with no one in the streets as thought it’s been abandoned. Sure it’s mid Winter but even allowing for the cold there is an unreal atmosphere about it.
Paul Lewis he said it’s ten in the morning on a weekday. People are at work 🤦🏾♀️
I liked it actually!
It's the day after Christmas so unless you live downtown like me, you're probably not gonna be there, especially until nightfall when the restaurants and clubs come to life. I love that it's not more populated. Compared to packed cities like Chicago, it's a ghost town, which is one reason I love it here!
@@JillRandallRN
Not trying to be picky but he said it was filmed on Wednesday the 18th.
I think one additional reason there's so few people is that because it snowed the day before, many people who come from the county probably were still buried in deeper snow than the city got, and roads are icy.
They called in to work probably.
A few years ago the downtown (where he filmed) area was more bustling because therw was a large bus stop on Locust street at 5th and most passengers boarded or got off there.
Unfortunately that stop was near the U.S. Federal reserve building.
After 911, the street was closed to motor vehicles and made a pedestrian walkway.
Metro eventually reorganized the bus lines to use the Metro rail location near Union Station as a hub for all buses.
THAT is where many of the missing people disappeared to although on a cold winter day after 4 inches of snow, they likely stayed home.
I love St. Louis
Me too!
Same here mate.
*Home of the St. Lunatics lol*
My buddy plays baseball there....cool.
Yadiel Molina, from my Mother's hometown of Vega Alta, Puerto Rico.
YOU KNOW YADI!??
@@NickJohnson
Yes.
My Mom and his Dad worked together for over 12 years.
My younger brother played little league baseball with Yadi.
I played with his middle brother Jose.
Yadi always stayed humble.
A friend of mine posted a picture where Yadi himself was raking a baseball park last week , in a rural area where he played little league.
How many autographs do you have from him?
@@AJ42K
I've never been an autograph person.
Lin Manuel Miranda"s family is from this same town. He has been going there frequently lately.
I joined the military in 2000, so I e been living around the world since.
Have only visited Puerto Rico 3 times since.
The stadium is beautiful!
My hometown love it
Most of the people who are saying don’t go to East Saint Louis and probably not even from saint Louis, I have been there times during the day time and it’s not even that bad. Just bad during early morning and night.
THANK YOU!
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I love the arch it's incredible and they got bud Weiser plant yummy
Happy holiday guys
ME 4eva To you too :)
You too and a safe and fun new year too!
Great video! Surprised you didn't see a bike pack!
Been to many of the places you show. I have a brother in law that lives in Illinois not far from St.louis and went almost every day when visiting him.
St. Louis is really an undiscovered gem and the true gateway to the West. The city has problems as all older industrial cities have but it’s historic, has beautiful downtown and sports complex, outstanding zoo and botanical gardens and home to Washington University and the St. Louis University, two of the finest universities in the NATION. Also, St Louis is not recognized as it being in a dream location for logistics. This a major River hub at the point where the Missouri River and Mississippi River converge. Also several major interstate highways intersect in St Louis , I 55, I 44, I 70, I 64 all converge in St. Louis. The city is also at the heart of the country’s railroad network. St. Louis is underrated and an undiscovered gem. The metro areas cost of living is slightly below the national average and housing is affordable. Everyone focuses on Texas and the two coasts yet beautiful cities like St Louis get a bad rap. Hopefully corporate America will soon discover the gem that St Louis really is.
Back in October, 1975, I saw some of St. Louis and visited the Arch and Lambert Airport. I was looking for the headquarters of Brown Shoe Co. (Naturalizer Shoes and many other brands they did) Never found them...but I did visit in St. Louis the zoo. Back then, it was fairly safe from crime. My actual reason to visit St. Louis was to visit Belleville, Ill.
As to the NL Cardinals...they have for many decades been my favorite team. I was so impressed with the 1960's Cardinals and pitcher Bob Gibson.
Nice tour of the downtown areas in this video.
Brown Show Co. Was based out of Washington Avenue.
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one of your better videos enjoyed
It was okay. I got lucky it was nice out
when i watched this i was like
hey! ive seen that before!
A while back we lived in St Louis for 11 years....still one of my favorite places. Lots of history.
It's nice downtown
Rock Nouveau yup that’s me...after St. Louis spent 23 years in Los Angeles mainly network voice over. Still at is doing TV all over...I’ve been the station voice for ABC 30 now for 17 years...now live in Las Vegas. Thanks for asking about me.
Rock Nouveau I worked at KSLQ for a very short time...not a happy experience...good friends with Don at the time....in all my years in this business Metheny was the biggest asshole I ever met however having said that he was a decent PD. His stations usually sounded good...the man had absolutely zero people skills...hated by nearly all employees. At the time he was a drunk and heavily into coke. His problems probably stemmed from that. Did you or do you work in the business? Loved my time at KXOK and KHTR. Left to go to KFRC in San Francisco.
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As a kid I went there with my grandma n we went to the coolest place that was a restaurant n the entrance is a red phone booth. That was about 40 years ago. Anyone know of this place or if it's still there ? May have been another city, trying to find out.
Could you ever do a tour of Springfield MO about 220 miles southwest of St. Louis or 165 miles southeast of Kansas City home to Bass Pro Shops, French’s Mustard, and O’Reilly Auto Parts?
one day adam :)
Thank you for this video, I lived in St Louis for two years in the downtown area back in 2012 and 13 had a nice 1,300 + sq/ft loft for $750 a month. Now the same unit is $950 not bad. You brought back so much good memories. It was dangerous back then especially walking at night. Now I live in Greensboro my apartment in 2014 was $580 now it's $780 not so good.
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Does Field hold on tours like Colorado Rockies to that would be cool to see the stadium on a tour
Not all St. Louis is bad. Just up in the city and the north/east side. The suburbs are actually decent areas
The suburbs are the reason the city is in the shape that it is. All the wealth rushed out west, leaving parts of the city impoverished. This intern lead to crime, further population loss, and urban decay. Most of the city is in much better shape than what people are lead to believe by headlines and crime statistics. I encourage everyone to visit the City: go to Lafayette Square/ Soulard and ogle at the beautiful architecture, walk the streets of Downtown and visit the many boutiques and restaurants, catch a play or concert in Midtown, shop for name-brand goods in the Central West End, get delicious food from all over the world in the Grove/ South Grand. The city is so much more than just the suburbs, and people must start realizing that.
@@ChiposNine YESS
I was in St Louis a long time ago. Somehow I remember it being a lot more rundown, but that was in the 90s. Did you drive through all of downtown?
No he didnt
Ahhh back when I lived in Collinsville, Illinois a little over 10 years ago. People always told me to go to St. Louis on the weekends if I wanted to do anything exciting.
Yes that's really all there is to do in the general area I suppose
...like dodge bullets. 🤔
@@tadecker82 I grew up in NYC during the 80's and 90's. St. Louis was a cake walk.
You drove by A Vandalia Tour Bus, I use to Drive for Them and Bi-State Transit.
Nice drive Nick. I hope you do Chicago soon.
Hmm Chicago would be really interesting.
@@NickJohnson Go to Forest Glen, it looks really exciting according to statistics, 🍿🚓🏃🏿
Thx for coming to my hometown I live.
By the arch its a pretty good place but
Thank you, a great video. Suggestions for anyone that would be traveling to St Louis for the first time. Safe areas to visit and stay in?
Downtown St. Louis looks very nice. Hopefully, you go to the northern suburbs of St. Louis for the next time that you’re in the St. Louis area.
west is better
Did you like Saint Louis, despite the unfortunate rap the city gets even though it can be disputed, it is my favorite city in america
Hi There no you are just uncultured to STL
The funny thing is that even the public school and private school kids still carry that pride with them in the suburbs
when ever u come back you'll have to check out our post office, the farmers market, and union station :)
Thanks Nick, but you missed Union Station, probably one of the most beautiful train stations in the U.S. Also, city hall and the old post office which is one of the few large empire styled buildings remaining in the US outside of DC. Glad you came tho, St. Louis has wonderful architecture.
My family used to live in Illinois/Missouri area we absolutely loved it. My dad got really sick & we had to quickly move from IL/ MO to the germy southwest Oklahoma.
I have an old college roommate who lives in a suburb on the Illinois side and works in downtown St. Louis and sez everybody gets out of Dodge at 5 o’clock. I’ve heard the same said about Newark, NJ. Most of the streets you drove down looked like you could shoot a cannon down them and not hit anyone.
I know! I liked it. You could get around easily!
Thanks Nick that was great although it was hard to watch you drive on the wrong side of the road lol
There was construction!
@@NickJohnson No mate I am from Australia we drive on the left lol
Nice tour.
It was a pleasant day ;)
And still working on improvements
you forgot to say home of the Battle Hawks in the beginning. Ka Kaw!
I was raised there I remember its always been quite in downtown like this.Not to many people out.I've lived in Denver since 1975 but Denver now is always to crowded out now due to to many people that have moved here in the last 8 years.
Maybe it was also cause it was cold and snowy so people stayed away?
If you ever come back don't forget the nationally recognized graffiti wall & art sculpture park. You can drive down the wall & see all the large cool artwork.
Go St. Louis!!! This is my hometown still!! I work downtown off Broadway and live on the Southside of the City in Lindenwood Park Area called St. Louis Hills!
st Louis is not bad. the downtown area has beautiful buildings and amazing parks. the grand arc is impressive. it's a great landmark that visitors must see. and the river side area is interesting as well. it worth visiting tough the city's reputation on safety seems negative.
And still working on improvements. a new mayor coming
Hello Nick, what's that song at 10:28? Thank You
What's surprising about St. Louis is that it has some very charming neighborhoods outside of downtown, I'm thinking of one called Soulard (I think) and then the area east of Washington University of St. Louis. And the area northwest of downtown. I am from the Detroit area and lived in the city of Detroit for a time (rather recently in fact). There is a lot in common that Detroit and St. Louis share, but St. Louis is often overlooked or the focus is just on the downtown. I think St. Louis is overall a really charming place, in spite of some of the blight.