St Louis: The MOST Dangerous City In The United States / Journey To The Top Of The Gateway Arch
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We visited St Louis, Missouri, which a recent Forbes article named the most dangerous city in the country. With 70 murders per 100,000, St Louis ranked #1 last year. The city does have a clean, nice downtown and I went up in the Gateway Arch, which was amazing. The city has many other claims to fame as well, such as being the first U.S. city to host the Olympics (1904).
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I live in St Louis and the things we have to do on a daily basis is NOT normal.. when you have to walk and look over your shoulder just to make sure nobody coming up behind you in beyond wicked...getting comfortable hearing gunshots is NOT ok...just saying it's DIFFERENT up here!!!
Yeah. Life should not be like that, and no matter how many years a person spends around that, it is not healthy and should never be seen as "normal." I lived in a couple of pretty high crime hoods in St. Louis years ago, and I thought it was bad, but those were NOT the most dangerous parts of St. Louis at all. I left the area altogether and only come back to visit.
So let's work to put criminals back on the street
I'm so sorry you have to experience that :(
You were in East St. Louis, Illinois. Too bad you came in that way. North St. Louis is where most of the crime is. We have beautiful, historic neighborhoods here. Many beautiful areas, but downtown really isn't one of them. Lots of stuff to see there, but you need to go further west into the city to really get a feel for St. Louis. Yes, we pronounce the S. We don't call it St. Louee. Then, to top it off, you were in FERGUSON! OMG! You seriously need to come in Spring and let us take you on a tour!
I go to the interesting areas, which is what TH-cam viewers want. Unfortunately, that's rarely the nice areas.
I agree , you went to the absolutely worst part of town. No one goes over there unless they have to.
I stopped at a Mexican restaurant somewhere out in different area , I remember having a very memorable meal, & great margaritas
There is a lot of beauty in downtown STL. I don't know what you're talking about. What's further west that will give him a feel for the "real" St. Louis?
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip well you shouldn’t have been referencing St. Louis then. Texas has a bunch of murders too! Lame!
Most big cities have some dangerous areas. I spent a week in St Louis for a medical convention and I loved it. The architecture is fabulous, lots of great restaurants and shops downtown and a fabulous theater. The ancient courthouse where the Dred Scott slavery trial was held was fascinating. The ancient street next to the arch was fun, I took a horse and buggy ride.There are so many historic neighborhoods with beautiful homes. I would recommend the TH-cam channel called This House. He has lots of videos on St Louis homes and one video was a walking tour of a historic neighborhood.
St. Louis would be even nicer if it didn't have a horrendous violent crime problem.
You make a good point. I lived there for a year attending St Louis university not realizing how dangerous it was. They do have a nice downtown and a spectacular cathedral. The pizza there is quite good also.
Okay first off you started out in East St Louis which is in Illinois. St Louis does have its problems, along with the rest of Missouri. However there are beautiful places in St Louis, property is still reasonable to buy. All the city museums are free which includes the zoo, Grant's farm is free Budweiser tours are free, botanical gardens are not free but they're very affordable even for a family and they have the largest Japanese garden in the world outside of Japan. There are more working blues and jazz artists in St Louis than anywhere else in the world. I know I've already mentioned the zoo but it is among the best in the US.
No, I don't live in St Louis. But it is probably my favorite city in the USA to visit. I love to visit the museums in Chicago, but in two days I'll have spent my entire monthly income just trying to see the museums. Where is St Louis I can take a picnic lunch and spend days exploring for free. St Louis also has probably the best Farmers market I've ever been to. You didn't show del Mar Street, the Hill area, or any of the very beautiful places in St Louis. You would think you could have at least mentioned the music there or the incredible food there, or how about the beautiful land that's all around Saint Louis. Plus I have to add Ferguson is not St Louis. Ferguson is Ferguson, Missouri.
I was so disappointed that you only showed the ugly. Every city in America has its ugly side. Do you not even see the beauty around you?
If you ever want to come back to St Louis I would love to show you the beauty here, the incredible people here.
I really wish you would have been more fair to St Louis 😤😮💨😢
You should check out 'through My lens' 21 things to do in St Louis. It shows the city as it should be shown. It's on TH-cam
He was definitely on the East Side but they always only show the bad parts & honestly I don't even know how his GPS took him that way. he probably was trying to get to the fountain.
@@mistahgambino2 I don't know he definitely desired only to show the worst of St Louis.
Thank you...I grew up in the worst neighborhoods in St louis but thats not all to St Louis. we have a rich history and a beautiful city. Yes our city can be better just like many other cities and rural areas but if this page is going to speak on a city be honest and fair.
I visited St. Louis summer 2019 for a work-related conference. Although I stayed in the downtown area, I did make a point of renting a Bird scooter (I was always on the move!) and exploring the surrounding area. I later used a rental car during my final few days in the city to explore the different suburbs. St. Louis is among my favorite cities (have visited every state except Alaska and most major U.S. cities) in spite of people warning me that it is a dangerous, crime-ridden place. Truth be told, I thoroughly enjoyed myself while there and did not have any negative experiences whatsoever. People were very friendly and made me feel like a rock star during my entire visit; being humble (everyone you meet can teach you something new and interesting) and frequently smiling go a long way no matter where your travels take you. Lastly, the cuisine in St. Louis is FIRST-RATE; the food at Charlie Gitto’s on the Hill (some of the best U.S. Italian cuisine I have ever had) , Mango Restaurant (now closed-sniffle, sniffle), Missouri Baking Co. (their Danish pastries kill it! 😊), Sugarfire Smoke House, vintage Crown Candy Company (the sundaes!), Pharaoh’s Donuts (addicting!), long-standing Ted Drewes Frozen Custard, The Cup (pure decadence) & breakfast at Rooster on Locust St. all made a permanent impression on my taste buds!
@@shawnoneal6263 sugar fire is the bomb! By far my favorite restaurant.
fact: Escape From New York was filmed in St. Louis in 1981 because the filmmakers were looking for a burnt-out, urban wasteland look and didn't want to spend a lot of money on sets.
Interesting. I didn’t know that!
I'm a bit of an architecture buff and I love those old high-rise buildings with the intricate stonework and detailed facades. So many modern buildings are rather sterile and clinical to look at by comparison. Some modern buildings are beautiful to be sure, but the work that went into the exteriors of some of the older ones is pretty remarkable.
I'm also an engineering buff and I enjoyed watching your trip to the top of the Gateway Arch. That tram system is fascinating and is an impressive piece of engineering. I always thought maybe there was a sequence of elevators to get people most of the way up and around the less-curved part of the Arch, then stairs the rest of the way. I was partly correct about the stairs, but I didn't realize there were multiple trams involved and that they operated the way they do. After watching this, I had to briefly look online into the details of how they work, and it's quite ingenious - part tram, part Ferris wheel. Very cool indeed, a unique solution to a unique challenge.
St Louis has some beautiful old buildings. I agree - the way the Arch and the transport was built is fascinating.
My wife and I visited St Louis winter of 2022. We too enjoyed its beautiful historic architecture. Our walking path took us from our downtown hotel past the Soldier Memorial Museum to the Aquarian at Union Station. on to the Gateway Arch, and then finally back to our hotel in the evening. The Gateway Arch museum and the history presented was very interesting. We didn't venture into any of the adjoining neighborhoods. On our way to the airport, our Lyft driver did mention that she was taking a longer route to avoid 'certain neighborhoods'. We both really enjoyed our short visit in St Louis but needed to head on to Branson.
Where can i lookup for a projects of those old buildings? Maybe there are some sites of old building lovers?
Have you ever watched the YT channel This House? He tours different types of historic buildings and he has a bunch from St Louis.
Lived here 40 years. It’s dangerous for the people in the dangerous lifestyle. Innocent people are affected in any and all conflicts.
Yeah, you wanna have your windows up and your doors locked at an intersection like that. Normal people will also be sitting on a gun (tucked under their leg) when people are at an intersection like that. You may very well be carjacked if you're not careful.
Like all major U.S. Cities, St. Louis has it's negative aspects and sadly, with the exception of the Gateway Arch, this is all we saw on this video. I am a new subscriber to your channel and have enjoyed your other videos very much. I was born and raised in the St. Louis area and I hope you will return to St. Louis and spend a little more time investigating the positive aspects of St. Louis and not so much of the negative. Native St. Louisans know what a great city and metropolitan area we have and hope viewers of this video won't think that the entire St. Louis area is a shithole after watching this. It is a much nicer city than what was portrayed here. Basically I think your videos are entertaining and enjoyable to watch. Really hope you'll give St. Louis another try next time you come to the Midwest!
Well, Jimmy, since you've asked, I will. We'll head back there this fall.
Always fair!
I'm from St Louis, relocated to San Francisco, and I find it interesting how unflattering videos of San Francisco will have a bunch of people in the comments from places like St. Louis being like, "Wow, what a dystopian hellhole. Glad I don't live there!" but then videos like this showing the unflattering parts of St. Louis will have those same people saying, "Now, hold on just a minute, this isn't a fair representation. St. Louis has a lot of wonderful things and can be a great place to live." Do they ever make the connection? That maybe the videos of California cities are just as skewed?
@@EmilyAi36 I agree, Emily. I did a video of San Francisco. Was ready to see this horrible place you read about. It was the opposite. I found the city beautiful. I even drove through the Tenderloin. It was not near as bad as people say, and the slums in St Louis are far worse.
@@EmilyAi36 Mostly cities run by soft on crime democrats that are losing population.
I just moved to St Louis four months ago from Miami Beach and it’s actually more dangerous there people bring guns to beach and shoot at each other there’s and drug deals,street walkers a lot of agresive homeless people 24/7 on the most famous beach area, so to me St. Louis seems very laid back and it’s actually a beautiful city that has a lot to offer to the local community and the tourist , from my point of view You just saw the very basic and the worst I don’t know if this done intentionally or something else but St. Louis has so much more to offer there is so many beautiful places to go like the Botanical Garden, Forest Park wich Is beautiful and hold the amazing Zoo , Boat House,St Louis Museum The History Museum and many other fabulous place wich Iam just starting to visit I Im in love with this city and all the potential fun things You can here there also seem to be huge art scene I many amazing sculptures throughout the the whole city the Central West End is amazing probably some of the best arquitecture I have seen in all of America You can find here and the whole seems like it was build with real money, it’s beautiful city and everyone should do more research as I did so You see it from a different perspective , I just moved downtown and did a lot of research before moving there because it’s supposed to be dangerous but I think it’s fine there’s no people stealing and that’s important I don’t see hookers walking on the streets at any time and there’s some homeless people just asking for a coin and they actually kind of polite about it , I must also say that the people here in St Louis are very kind and well mannered, good hospitality and as foreigner from South America I see a lot kindness to foreigners, and compared to other cities of the United Estates I think St Louis is affordable.
Facts as a true st.louisan i approve this message.
I'm sure you're right about Miami. After all, they made a whole crime show, named after it. I haven't heard of St. Louis having one. 🙂
Street walkers lmao. That's what I always called them
Well said Queen I'm from here and u make a great point. This the heart of the country. Not many aggressive bums bcuz u can't b outside here everyday and pressing folks. You Will get dealt with for sure.
"KING" my fault
Many of those old buildings are well over 100 years old.
St Louis was always known for its beautiful Architecture. Many different types and styles.
St. Louis is a violent city, but depending on where you go, it’s not any worse than many other cities.
Certain neighborhoods. And a lot of gang on gang stuff.
There are a lot of great areas, and a TON of Family oriented things to do, and the Zoo is STILL FREE.
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Where did you go to high school?
@@meredithroman3212 Where did you go to high school?
I have never heard such an unenlightened view of the city. There are many good points to St. Louis, but you didn't go see the nice parts. The crime statistics rank high because the city limits were locked in by law in 1875, so the area called St. Louis, is relatively small. If you take any large city like Philadelphia, Chicago, or Baltimore and draw a line around the most crime ridden area of 300,000 people they would rank far higher.
This does sound like an important point to be fair to St. Louis!
I live in Forest Park Southeast and we were having a murder once or twice a month within one block of my house for years and don't even talk about 2020! And it's not even a bad neighborhood. There's a 1-square-mile spot up north where there is constant war and bloodshed. Where do you live? Webster Groves?!
@@gyrosmith I lived in the city for the first 29 years of my life, and graduated from a St. Louis public high school that was 80% minority. Until the 1980's we walked most streets without fear. We even walked all the way to Busch stadium. Now with all the crime, I do my best to avoid the city and have moved 40 miles west. His "tour" of St. Louis was equivalent to giving a tour of your house or anyone's house and only showing what is under the rim of your toilet and what it looks like at the bottom of your trash dumpster.
Nonsense! It is a horrible place full of horrible people County and City.
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St. Louis has so much wonderful architecture. I used to go downtown with groups to photograph the grunge, but no more. Such a shame to see the crime and the decline. I hope it turns around some day. In the mean time, I'll stay out here in the county.
I thought that a lot of the downtown architecture was still beautiful.
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip indeed it is. I hope you made it to Lafayette Square during your visit. Beautiful area that saw a lot of damage in the 1896 tornado. I think there are a couple of flounder houses there, too. Interesting architecture.
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Downtown looks just fine, except for it being basically empty of people and traffic, which was kind of weird and eerie. I'm used to driving into downtown Dallas every day, and then into Uptown where our offices are. It's an extremely busy place all the time and not seeing any traffic around would be so strange. I've been to St. Louis only once back in '97 to see the arch and go up in it. Very nice trip and I remember St. Louis being very busy back then.
100% TRUE STORY...our old buildings being torn down...have their bricks prized across the country and shipped to rebuild new Orleans specifically now! 3 of the largest brick makers in the country used our clay mines...white and red!
@@trevorjameson3213 Ya I havent been downtown in 10 years maybe...cardinal and blues are the only draw! VERY CREEPY! But we all have guns lol...love these misery laws!
In 1998, I went through St. Louis on the Amtrak. All you could see was rubble and trash all the way to the arch. And it didn't get better. Such a shock.
Come to St.Louis in the summer and drive around in the same area. You’ll get some first hand excitement
It may have been cold when you were there, but it gets damned hot in St. Louis. I've been there many times. You were smart to go when it was cold, because generally there is less crime during the colder months.
You said you are coming back, so I have a suggestion. Start at the Arch, and draw three lines out from there, and follow the ones you didn't follow on this trip. There are crime-ridden neighborhoods everywhere, and in every city you visit, and you will find them along each line, but you will also find the oldest neighborhoods in St. Louis showing culturally diversified architecture. There's a farmers market in St. Louis called Soulard, The Hill, Bevo Mill, Dogtown, Midtown, Carondelet Park, Central West End, Tower Grove Park, and Lemp Mansion & Brewery to name a few. Maybe you should come in October and do a Haunted St. Louis tour at night downtown and go to some haunted houses and dance clubs. You'll likely see some wild things then. 😄
"The Lou" blows
Yes to all the places the person mentioned above and I’m not sure if they set up those are all in SOUTH st. Louis in the city and the county. Which, fun fact, St. Louis is the only city that is not in any county at all. About 100 years ago the city thought they were pretty big deal and they separated themselves from the county. Huge mistake now, when areas of the county look like Dubai, while the city wallows in disrepair and lack of tax base of course.
In short, I hope you come here again and the major points remember is do. not. go. North. Head to the southside to see all the wonderful things mentioned in this comment just above and plenty more, like the huge old beautifully maintained three-story mansions in “Compton Heights“ which is amazingly inside the city limits. Only good for the south side of the city is worth living in, otherwise you live in the county somewhere surrounding it and that means South County, dear God, where I have lived all my life in St. Louis. In south county. You really need to come see it it’s a wonderful place. Just don’t go to North St. Louis city or county or you will probably get murdered, yes sadly.
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Agree!! There are so many great, beautiful and historically significant areas in the St Louis metro. Shame he didn’t go to any of them.
The total crime for a metropolitan area the size of St. Louis is actually low. As other large cities expanded, they annexed newer suburbs. St. Louis cannot do that because the city is not part of the county, because the city in 1800s did not want to share it's wealth with the county. So while other cities include lower crime areas in their crime stats, St. Louis crime stats includes a higher percentage of high crime areas. Overall, the crime rate in the metro area is lower than other cities of the same metro size.
Interesting!
Ironic that it was the city that did not want to share the wealth, nowadays its the other way around from some perspectives.
The crime is low in comparison? That's absolutely wrong!!@ its high!! 4 it's size! I just got robbed walkin home for my phone & my hat! A baseball cap!
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I’m from St.L. [ U.City], in Jacksonville Florida now.
Jax is the opposite.
You enter the county, you enter the city limits - except for Jax Beach.
@@markwilford421 Clearly you’re not comprehending what was said. Crime is low in the St. Louis METRO AREA. Nobody said that inner city St. Louis doesn’t have high crime areas.
Thanks for posting this.... I've got so many great memories of this city...
I'm from St Louis, relocated to San Francisco, and I find it interesting how unflattering videos of San Francisco will have a bunch of people in the comments from places like St. Louis being like, "Wow, what a dystopian hellhole. Glad I don't live there!" but then videos like this showing the unflattering parts of St. Louis will have comments full of those same people saying, "Now, wait just a minute, this isn't a fair representation. You only showed the bad parts. St. Louis has a lot of wonderful things and can be a great place to live." Do they ever make the connection? That maybe the videos of California cities are just as skewed?
No, they just hate California for whatever reason
So you went from one part of Babylon to another part of Babylon. That's quite a worldling, deluded, low IQ behavioral act.
But this isn’t skewed. He is showing actual video of what it looks like. Lol And all inner cities in the US have good and bad parts and the bad parts being way more dangerous than the bad parts in other small towns because well a higher concentration of people means less resources per capita and more to fight over. And more people on top of each other. They are bound to have more crime. Also it’s funny how for decades the US showed unflattering commercials of other what they called “3rd world countries” to make them all seem so bad and the US to look like the greatest yet at the same time our inner cities and even a lot of our rural areas look just the same or worse!
@akqj9 Yes, I was talking about those commercials where they showed only the terrible parts of those countries (for Christian “saviors” to make people’s suffering even worse) instead of highlighting all the beautiful parts as well while always propping the US up as the greatest country on earth. We are not. Have you ever watched videos of people living in the Appalachian mountains? Skid row? The homeless population alone in our country is massive and mostly they reside in the inner cities. I mean our slave history and genocide of native Indians is enough to say we aren’t the greatest country. Plus if we are “so great” then why do we have such a high percentage of the population living in poverty and many in extreme poverty?
The underlying issue is that it all depends on how much money you have and thus in what part of "St. Louis" or "San Fransisco" you live in. There is a world of difference between West St. Louis County (Ballwin, Kirkwood, etc.) and North St. Louis. Across the U.S. , the rich, middle class, and poor live in very different "cities" with very different local cultures and economies, even if they share the same name.
My husband is South St.Louis born and raised. He has matured in his growing age, but some of the stories he has told me. Scary to say the least. When people bring up were he is from, he goes quiet. Alot I still don't know to this day. He simply has buried it deep within. It is just different there.
And that's supposedly the GOOD part of town.
The steam you saw, may have been from the steam loop. Built in 1904, it heats many downtown buildings.
I last visited the US in 2006, and the rate of decay in places like Los Angeles, Chicago and Philadelphia amongst others is disheartening. I like a lot of what America is and does, but it is rapidly going in the wrong direction.
it's called the decline of Western Civilization, and it's by design.
@@xman777b in the UK we had a big decline in the seventies, recovered a bit in the eighties. Then a continuous decline from then on, ten years after the US started down the same path.
We have a lot further to go, and I am glad that in twenty years time I won't be around to see it.
Most American cities are lacking or feel 2nd rate. America is about the suburbs. From my experience, the most enjoyable cities are in Europe and Asia where they are vibrant.
@@ramencurry6672 American cities are also very young and do not have the hundreds of years of heritage and experience you find elsewhere. Let's hope they change for the better in time.
@@roybrewer6583 That's a very good point. I'm Swedish also living in Stockholm and most European cities used to be pretty bad centuries ago. Back in the 1800 Stockholm was a hellhole and probably one of the dirtiest cities in Europe but now it looks nice and clean. It's also a matter of politics how cities evolves. I went to NYC 1988 and it was pretty rough then. Today NYC is for the most part a nice, clean and save place for tourists.
Imagine in 1904 St Louis was so significant it hosted the worlds exposition. It breaks the heart to see beautiful old homes in ruins
This is what happens when politicians move industry abroad. Then you have people thinking living off the system is a career. All these areas have something in common....
People living off the system, in a (current) system that lives off corruption…
Politicians don't move industries abroad. Greedy corporations do!!!!
@Dan Vasse politicians place ridiculous taxes on these companies that make it damn near impossible for them to stay afloat let alone make a profit. That's why they leave.
I was in St Louis visiting friends and we had a picnic under the arch, back from it a bit as I remember. There was a large park with huge lawn. It was the afternoon and night of July 4, 1976, yep the Bicentennial night. There were big fireworks and a big crowd. I don't remember the city being so run down and I see others take up for St Louis, so I'm glad it hasn't declined so precipitously since I visited. What I remember was a turn of the century river town gone metropolitan.
“Let’s not kid ourselves” hard truth
Thank you LS-Great info-Keep them coming!
Thank you! And they will be!! :)
The city of St. Louis ( St. Louis proper) is small in size and therefore the crime statistics are high, but it doesn't represent St. Louis County or St. Charles County. There are plenty of nice areas and neighborhoods in the whole of STL. The Zoo is rated top 10 in the country, we have 2 winning sports teams, some fortune 500 companies, nice restaurants etc. There's lots of things to do and great people to meet. Some well known people are from STL.
Sadly, crime is a part of life and happens everywhere. There are negatives and positives to every big city. The opening sequence wasn't even in STL, it was East St. Louis which is in Illinois. The correction comes in later in the video.
Yes, very few residents in Saint Louis City compared to all of Saint Louis yet crime happens downtown by residents all over.
If you want dangerous, visit Chicago 😆
Point is let’s add the other cities around Detroit then the crime rate wouldn’t be as high because there’s lots of good areas around Detroit that’s basically what your saying
@@JackKellerPlus Chicago isn’t that dangerous it’s overrated I’ve been followed and almost robbed twice in 1 night at St. Louis
If we add the Detroit metro population it’s over 8 times the size of Detroit and there’s lots of good places around Detroit so if you do that to St. Louis you do that to Chicago and Detroit
@@uncagedbeast22jeehe7 Are you serious? How in the hell did you bump into that kind of situation? But I shouldn't be surprised because it's one mean dangerous city. Again how did you almost got took TWICE?
St. Louis does have a lot of nice spots but it is still dangerous everywhere not just the north side.
I was fortunate enough to be able to see the Arch being built. My mom and I would drive back to Indiana from Arizona every year after dad died in 1956. The arch was under construction and that summer, half was built on each side eventually to meet in the center at the top. I was blown away as a kid at the engineering that it took to meet exactly where those last bolts went in at the top joining the two halves perfectly. "The Gateway to the West", it was called.
My brother and I are fourth generation St Louis Police Officers. I've never lived outside the City limits. I grew up in the shadow of the E Grand and 20th street water tower on N Grand and Penrose. I love my City, but we've got our share of problems. But, like most cities in our condition, one good election could change everytging. Thanks
In the 40's and 50's we'd ride the train overnight to visit aunts & uncles here. It was a beautiful trip. My aunt worked for the city. She told us they burned trash and pumped the steam to heat gov't. buildings downtown. She was also in charge of the city snow plows. Thanks for showing us the Arch!
I was born here January 1958 and I've been here my whole life. I live downtown now and what's really sad is downtown used to be really a fun and overall pretty safe place to be back in the day but not anymore it's like the wild west down here now.
😅 My mom was born here in January 58.
@@deckzone3000 wow. January 20th 1958. Southwest High School and later Afton.
@@deckzone3000 class of 1976.
Car got totaled..like 1992.. . ended up in a bus station in east st. Louis. To get back to New jersey.. I was starving.. the people in the bus depot told me not to leave the depot.. I would get killed .. I looked outside.... n literally there was like 10 guys looking like they would kill u for $4 dollars
I visited St. Louis in 1980 for a convention, also took a tour of the Arch. This brought back some memories. The Arch is certainly an engineering marvel, I read about its construction in the early 60s when I was a teen. Thanks for the return trip down memory land.
Did you know there is a westward expansion museum underneath the arch? I always enjoy your videos. To me, a good video of this type is half about the content and half about the presenter. You do a great job.
Yes I did!
The answer lies in Potosi Missouri for the people that don't respect other people's lives that's a start
First I will like to say I love your videos. I don’t feel like you gave us a chance. I was hoping you would go see the historical homes on Lindell and the train museum and botanical gardens and the house that was used in the movie for meet me in Saint Louis. I will say I was yelling at you when you were on St. Louis Ave to get from over there. Thank you for sharing and teaching us what you have learned ❤
I'll be giving St Louis a return video and will visit Lindell then. :)
I was really nervous about you being in those areas. It’s called the transportation museum I said train sorry.
What you needed to do is drive up Kingshighway and cross Delmar. It goes from gated community to the slum. It's because of what was done back in the late 1800's and thus why it is the way it is today. As for Ferguson, I went to school at UMSL (right next to Ferguson). It was a dump back in the late 80's and pretty much hasn't changed. When I travel back to St. Louis I still check out those old areas. Wellston is probably the one that dropped to rock bottom on the 70's and is still the same.
In 2005 I lived in Belleville, IL. I worked in East St Louis and my husband worked in Dupo, IL. BOTH were UGH.
Yet, I absolutely loved "most" of St Louis. Union Station, City Museum, Zoo, etc. Even back then, there were MANY areas that I did not feel comfortable in, and would not go. I can only imagine how much worse crime has gotten.
Dupo is a HickTown. I stayed in Belleville too in 05'.
Diverse area.. im from Cahokia right next to Dupo. We blacks knew not to go there
I remember going up in the Gateway Arch in Feb. 1979. Yeah, that tram up is pretty amazing. You wouldn't think it was the highlight of the trip, but it nearly was.
My main memory of St Louis is when me, my Mom and brother and sister went to St Louis train station to pick up my Dad on his return from a tour in Vietnam in late 1966. Mom had splurged on a nice hotel for three nights and we were going to make a four day reunion celebration. We had all our best clothes with us and some slimeball broke into our car in the short time we were in the station and stole all our stuff. We were in a paid lot with an attendant who saw the guy smash the window and he said he figured the car owner had just locked his keys in the car. The police also didn't think it was a big deal. We had no clothes and we had to return home on a late night drive. The hotel did not offer a full refund either and we had to pay 50% for cancellation. St. Louis...Great town! Welcome home soldier!!!
😢 That’s a heart wrenching story. So sorry and it’s sad.
I was born in St. Louis and I lived there until I was 12. It’s so sad to see how badly the city has fallen.
Love you guys thanks for sharing all good stuff safe travels to y’all 🤠
Hello MaryAnn Smith how are you doing today and your family?
@@michaelnoble5921 all well in Mansfield TX 39& rainy y’all do impact people with your videos 🍾much appreciated safe travels til next time
@@maryannsmith3815 Nice getting in touch with you I'm from Colorado springs.
@@maryannsmith3815 What time is it over there?
Man that’s crazy to see. Born and raised right outside of stl. Still live about 15 minutes from estl. This area is whole area is gone. Shootouts on the highway, 10 year old kids slang in dope. Mfs get robbed downtown. It’s sad bc I LOVE this area it’ll always be home, but this metro area is way past its prime and the level of poverty and desperation is beyond belief, there are amazing strong people out here but it’s over with anybody who says different isn’t living in reality
My wife and I visited St. Louis many years ago and rode to the top of the arch. Later, I worked in downtown St. Louis on Market Street at the Abrams Building, a block away from Union Station. I enjoyed my time in the area and always felt safe. Unfortunately, I wouldn't feel as secure there now. I ate in the Central West end many times, as well as on The Hill. I also enjoyed going to Forest Park.
For many years now Downtown and the Central West End have been plagued with crime. Areas adjacent to the popular University City area are not much better, or they were not a few years ago, anyway.
@@christopher9152 That is so sad. I was there in 1999 and 2000. I felt safe in the Central West End as well as Market Street. I also dined a few times in Laclede's Landing and felt pretty secure there. I worked out at a Gold's Gym on Washington Avenue but didn't venture any further north from there. We actually lived in Columbia, MO and I drove back and forth every week. I always bought all the groceries, etc. I would be needing for the week in St. Charles on my way in.
I grew up in the 1960's and was a big fan of the Cardinals..
If you visit St Louis i recommend going to Forest Park and seeing the zoo and other stuff, and also the Missouri Botanical gardens downtown as well
Both are world class
St. Louis such a beautiful city. Hopefully it can make a comeback.
This is a highly misleading statistic that gets repeated a lot. It so happens that the St. Louis city limits make up much less of the metro area than in any other other major city in the country. That skews the murder rate. When you look at the whole metro area versus other metro areas, St. Louis comes in around 60th, actually fairly low for its size.
Cities should have a plan in force to end urban blight. If a building is in disrepair, rebuild it and sell it or tear it down to not have a depressing eyesore. Give incentives to companies to develop these properties and provide jobs in the process!!!!
St. Louis has already done this to large swaths. The riverfront want blighted so it was demolished to build the arch
Love love love riding with you and Nic! ❤
Awesome!
Our north side is REALLY bad, and our south side and west end are currently being gentrified. I commend you on venturing around STL ave. haha
Your lucky its winter, you would've been dragged out of your car
Very cool to see the inside of the arch my 1st time viewing.
Thank you for sharing this side! The news and documentaries share the "beautiful side(s)"! But there is always more than one side in every city or state! The St. Louis Arch was 😎, too! Thank you again🙏🏽!
Iv'e worked on so many of those old buildings. I used to love the city but it is way to dangerous to enjoy these days
Thanks for posting the interesting tour. It was accurate in capturing the negative statistics of the city, but you missed the nice, safe areas. Need to come back for a second visit! Although originally from California, I live here now and like metro St Louis. As you point out, there are lots of buildings of historical interest that thankfully have not been destroyed. Happy trails in future adventures!
Thank goodness there are people who like and live just about everywhere! Hopefully they can begin to better their chosen homes!
1st of all instead of starting out in the bad areas Saint Louis has a lot to offer you just start in the shitty area Why go to the bowels of the ghetto when Saint Louis is very very huge
Why is it we as a country have not done enough about our infrastructure problem in these cities? We have passed massive spending bills but it seems to have no benefit to places like this. Can we repair these crappy streets, tear down and rebuild these dilapidated buildings and get rid of the garbage?
love your vids, what's that music playing as you drive? love it
Haha the alley you were in with the couch with a million miles and the dumpster diver. The brick building is my office. I laughed when I saw the couch it has been there for months! It is no longer with us lol.
Ha, I live in Compton Heights and there are usually pieces of furniture in my alley. They stay up to two weeks until one day somebody comes and salvages them :)
I think it’s the same story all over the Midwest. All the manufacturing and industry left for Asia and Latin America and the big cities died
Hey I just moved to Cape Girardeau and I’m brand new to Missouri and I’ve been watching your videos and I appreciate them. I’ve been learning a lot and you’re catching onto a lot of the stuff where it is a lot cheaper to live here and that’s why people come here. also about the about all the towns that aren’t towns great episode
The tram ride is the neatest part, has that 60's space age motif to it.
I live in St. Louis. While you did a great job showing the Dark parts of the city, there are so many other great things to see here.
Did you actually watch the video? I spent a lot of time in the beautiful downtown, showed Ferguson because of its recent place in history, which makes it interesting, and showed how fun it is to go up into the beautiful Gateway Arch.
U no stl got a beach…thy hide the good parts😂
So there are people nearby living fine happy lives in contrast to the abhorrence shown.
That sounds like my first time in Chicago. So they said “You are gonna have a great time here just don’t go here and here and here and here…..
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip did you go to Soulard, The Hill, Forest Park, Clayton, South Grand, Delmar Loop , Lafayette square, Central West End?
When you drive, I feel sad that our country has all this stuff that just looks so bad, not very beautiful, as it was before highways and signs. It sometimes makes me happy to see things returning to nature. I am glad you followed your instincts with walking in the alley, always a good idea, even if there is no danger, there is nothing better than your own observation and feelings. I went to St. Louis with a friend once, the drive was so tense, we wanted to go in the arch like you did, but it was closed. I am glad you showed us. It was a little creepy looking out as the tram was going up, and fascinating at the same time. You make interesting videos, thank you.
Blacks always protect their other black criminals
Railroad would be a cool hotel
I enjoy watching your road trips. The videos keep getting better and better. I dig the front seat road view feels like we are in the Bronco. 😂 Be Safe.
Thank you, C Cahill. :)
I live in the rural Missouri nearish to STL. I used to deliver tractor trailer parts in East Saint Louis, North county, and various other industrial areas. I can say the people ain't all that bad, just mind your business and don't make yourself an easy target. Very pleasant during the day and lots of cool events and things to do. Excellent local venues and a world class science center. If you're into good handmade tacos go to Fort Taco on Manchester in Brentwood.
I do love a good handmade taco but be warned - I'm from Texas. Ground zero for great tacos. But I will try out the taco place you're suggesting in time.
Right on ! i am from St. Louis and have deep roots here. I also had to learn that the part of the south county area i grew up in was mostly all white, and Catholic , and had to get an education from working for the family Construction business we had did contracts for the city replace and remove sidewalks and more but i was on every street , in every city ward , in every year that lasted 26 years you develop a sense of just respect people and when to be on alert ! I had girlfriends that were from small towns in illinois and Mo that when visiting Chicago , Memphis, LA, Denver, i would know to be alert and not look like big target! My girlfriends were just not seeing things all big city problems and dangers, This is not a day in St, Louis planned out at all. Stop at East St. Louis, complain it is windy and extremely cold , hang out in the worst part of old North St, Louis, i have never been scared like the 2 visits to Padre Island , 3 white boys , American spring breakers and wrong place wrong time . We were all soccer jocks and fresh off a state titile and ran from 7 dudes , and the visit to Mexico just across the border ! Texas is no different buddy! I am proud of my city problems and all! "Dumb and Dumber goes to St, Louis i will call this video!
Man you are right about Fort Taco! And down the street from there you can find great St Louis style pizza at Farratos.
"Looks pretty safe here..."
Famous last words of an out-of-towner exploring either side of St. Louis lol
My daughter lived in the Central West End for 5 1/2 years. It was safe if you're street savvy. When driving back from her Illinois job, she did find herself dodging bullets during gang shootouts.
@@dianemills8824 I used to work in CWE until about 1:30am every day. Dodged bullets way more than I should have, but it was fun to me lol
Thank you again for satisfying my curiosity and saving me the trouble of going where I probably shouldn't go. I'm not talking about St.Louis, mind you, I mean the top of that arch! I'm afraid of heights...
Hey Ive become a big fan of your videos. I want to thank you for showing Ferguson. I really appreciate you going to the neighborhood and showing where the he was shoot. Thank you for that!!!!!!
How did you not visit lafayette square, forest park (surrounding houses), or Central West End. Also could've gone to the hill or soulard or Laclede landing
This was a few years ago while going to the arch. Getting my children out of the vehicle, one being in a stroller, lots of commotion, diaper change, getting everything kids would need. We went to the arch, a couple hours later we came back to the parking lot, the passenger door is wide open, not just partially. We thought we were lucky the whole vehicle wasn't gone but it's probably cleared out or someone is inside. There were many things in it to take but had dark tinted windows. Nobody was in it, NOTHING was taken 😲
Our guess was that it must have been seen as a bait car. We were so happy to see it was completely untouched. I would definitely not recommend doing this on purpose. 😉
Did u accident ly forget to close the door?
@@valjean2036 Yes. Way too much going on to think about closing the door 🤣 At least I remembered all the kids😀
@@cathyl8675 glad no one bothered your car there and i would have been surprised to.
Not everyone is a thief, not even in St.L.
You were blessed, though.
@@jeffking4176 thankfully they are not. I know I am blessed. Hope you are too🙏
This video is very nice, compliments! Greetings from Italy!
Thank you, Luigi!! 😀
At dusk you better get your tush off the streets or bad things gonna happen. As tourists we did not know this and thought we would hit the town for some food. Most of the restaurants were shut up tight and this was around 9 pm. Lots of interesting people out on the streets on scooters. We briskly ran/walked back to the hotel. Felt extremely unsafe. This was in 2019. Thanks for showing the arch. I wanted to go there but my family wanted to get home and I missed it. 😢
St. Louisans will stick up for their city even if it’s buried 10 feet in hellfire.
Wow that was the coolest ride up the arch, I’ve always wanted to know how people got to the top. When you get to Washington DC ( can’t remember if you been there yet) the Washington Monument is well worth the trip to the top if they still offer it.
I was up at night time and it was heck of a view. We had the choice to walk down the stairs even.
That was a crazy ride up the Arch! I had no idea myself what it entailed. It was eye opening! Anyway, most likely we'll be in DC in April, and are planning several days there. I've never been, really looking forward to it. And yes, keyup, we will be definitely going up the Washington Monument. :)
I lived in St Louis for over 50 years.
Worked at the front counter of a business in Pagedale for 12 years, often after dark, lived in the U. City loop for almost 20 years, spent a fair amount of time on the "East Side" in East St. Louis and it's scruffy neighbors.
Never had a problem.
I told it's a question of paying attention, giving everybody some respect and not looking like a victim.
5 decades! Where do you live now? I was in the city last in 2005.
Yep. Pay attention to your surroundings, read the room, give everybody some type of respect and don't look like you don't belong. Way more likely to be left alone. Many very bad neighborhoods throughout the US are the same.
Top, schöne Aussicht von da oben, danke
Strangely enough, this distinction will probably increase tourism to St. Louis.
Really sad to see such beautiful buildings destroyed and just left to rot away... all due to horrible government practices/laws. You can't build buildings like that anymore.
Every county run this way turns up just like this. Its always one particular group of politicians who have the same view points. You would think people would pick up on the pattern and stop it... however time and time again more of the same get voted in one way or another and places like St louis spread like a disease.
That stonework was off the scale!😮
I remember working there in the summer of '81 and going to the Straussenfest in the Busch Gardens. it was crazy, 6 blocks x 6 blocks were cordoned off & everyone was walking around with a quart pail of beer, getting sloshed on and there were food ethnic stands everywhere. i was warned not to wander off from the group and don't leave condoned off areas.
I grew up in STL. I visited last Christmas. Went Downtown,West End on train. All times of night and day. NOTHING. No Crime. This is BS.
Notice NO Graffiti on walls. No police cars dashing somewhere. No hookers. No trash! All BS.
Clearly you don't know where they are crimes , crooks , and hooker's this place is crime infested damn near every hood is way more bad spots than good , stay indoors after dark unless you wanna be a victim but you GOTTA know how to operate in any part of this city ‼️ everyone and everything is here , keep your head on a swivel but I wouldn't say it's the worst place all the time lots of ppl say the Lou is small but geographically it's not ‼️
You didn't stay long enough😂‼️
I grew up here and it wasn't Always bad. In the 80s , children played outside till the street lights came on etc. And as for the homeless, no .. st Louis isn't really doing much for them. They make them hide away so tourists don't see them. Their around you just weren't in the right areas .and the 1st time I ever went to the arch, the church forgot me there. Lol. Great memories.Edit. We also have the famous Lemon Mansion and more
Don't you mean the l e m p mansion?
U sir..are a brave man...good work
May I know what camera are you using. Very nice videos ❤
Canon G7X Mark 3.
Yes, this is his intention to ride through areas like this in every city!
I see that, and hope he doesn't get too offended by your observation, he does retort back, sometimes! And yes, I lived in 2005 in the city and loved it!
Lived near it. Hated it.
Finally a relatable comment
At about the 3:00 mark, I could only think of the line from Anchorman: "I immediately regret this decision..."
I live in St.Louis County and the last time I went downtown is when the arch open up for the first time and the reason I was their because my uncle help build the arch and I got tickets to the grand opening of the arch. But I have never been up in the arch and I have no interest to visiting the city and I have not been back since.
"These places look ok---well, let's not kid ourselves..."
That was hilarious
Please go back and show all the cool spots. Every city has a rough area 😕
Seemed like more than a single area.
Go back for what. All you will see is higher murder/crime rate. You people must be joking. That city is in terrible condition. It's ranked in the top FIVE in HOMICIDES/VIOLENT CRIME. Are you ASLEEP?!?
You are in the city of st. Louis. St. Louis County or south st. Louis its different. they just group them together as far as crime. East St. Louis is actually Illinois and they also group there crime rate with st. Louis as well which doesn't make any sense.
So cool!
The song: Give my regards to St. Louis was the late Queen Mother's favourite!
BTW, Michael Brown, committed a strong arm robbery then assaulted a police officer and tried to take his service weapon. He also never raised his arms and said 'don't shoot'. Your version of the story is a popular one with some ignorant embarrassing St. Louisans. Unfortunately for you and them, a jury agreed with my version.
Believe those who were there preferably not those who have something to hide
He also came at the cop like bear. Then reached into the car.
Yeah. It's pathetic that this guy would promote those BLM terrorists.
That area that you seen the dog in is considered Peabody apartment complex area it's not a good area
42 years ago , my class went to Saint Louis on are class trip senior. We went up in the Arch. It was fun. We had pizza in an old building and went to several museums. 😊❤
I enjoyed your trip ! The river looks huge from the top of the Arch. The City looks pretty clean. You need to go back, when it's not so cold 🥶