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Born and raised in Hawaii (Oahu Island), lived in Japan and Los Angeles for most of my adult life and now enjoying middle age here in STL. Proud to call South STL City home👍🏼
I've lived in South County Saint Louis damn near all my life. When you go from South County into city limits, it's like going into another world. The vibe is immediate.
It's not where you live that defines a person it's who you are that defines a person their character. That carnal mindset that you chose to allow your operations of thoughts to believe that an area of people which in reality are the same as you, but you believe they are unlike you or where you reside is the same mindset that will allow you to think that your better, smarter, above, and privileged or entitled. Blessings to you try to sharpen your disposition into the spirit of looking at the world through a metaphysical state which will allow you to look at people through your eyes with the eyes of leadership, potential and pardon!
I try avoiding the north and south side and a little of the west side. Because all those areas are so dangerous. Central West End is also starting to get dangerous.
I grew up in this city. I had family all over the Southside. Lived and worked there as an adult. I recently lost my driver's license to Glaucoma and loved that I could still "drive down" many of the streets I've walked down since young. Thank you. You're after the same magic that I've always felt in St. Louis. Thank you so much!
Some called St Louis an architectual dream- representative of all sorts of styles. So much has been needlessly lost and it continues. Certain neighborhoods hold on, adapt. Thrilling place to have roots in.
@@Gaeill Grew up in STL and I absolutely love all the different architecture. Even the houses in each neighborhood reflect the immigrants that settled in the area.
Thank you so much, I really enjoyed this. I grew up in south St. Louis back in the 60's-70's. I moved away to another state long ago. It was so much fun to see these familiar places. St. Louis is an awesome city.
Unfortunately Chris, STL is no longer wonderful. Believe me, decent families moved to the county. St Charles was fantastic for young families. People started getting sick of the ghetto and decided to move west on hwy 70. St Charles has almost become a ghetto now. I am perfectly happy with my self contained city of Kirkwood.
I suggest you do more research my friend. Most of St. Louis is the exact opposite of what you see here on this video. Decrepid, Run down And extremely dangerous
The hood of south side is the state streets off loughborough and most of south grand. You just went through the nice part of south side. (Source: I lived in the state streets and moved to Hampton)
Wonderful video. I too grew up in South St. Louis near Reservoir Park along Grand Avenue and attended Roosevelt High School and St. Louis University. I left in 1963 and still return to visit relatives. It is sad how the city has deteriorated as I remember it being above 800,000 in the 1950's. I remember the stark segregation in early 1950's. My class at Roosevelt was the first to be integrated in January 1955. I watched the beginning of the downhill slide begin in the late 1950's when huge portions of the central part of the city were destroyed in the name of urban renewal. The problem was that the cleared land remained vacant for at least 20 years with only spotty development taking place. The consequence of all of this destruction was the the forced migration of the poorer population who lived there to North St. Louis which initiated the gradual decay seen there today. Like many cities, St. Louis suffered from the flight to the suburbs of St. Louis County and the population tumbled which continues to this day. I was impressed with the pleasant appearance of many of the South St. Louis neighborhood I knew growing up something that I did not expect. Keep up the good work!
38:56 Turning right onto Arsenal from Broadway, you can find the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's St Louis facility. One of the facility's responsibilities is compiling all the data for the US Coast Guard's broadcasts to mariners on the Mississippi, Illinois, Missouri and Ohio Rivers. By continuing straight on Arsenal towards the river is the US Army Corps of Engineers service base for the St Louis District. The district covers the Mississippi River from Clarksville, MO down to Cairo, IL, and the Illinois River from Grafton, Il to the LaGrange Lock and Dam, and is responsible for operating all of the river locks in the district and maintaining the navigable channel.
My dad worked there when I was a child. He was let go as what he worked on (maintaining the physical mainframes of the old platter drives) was basically getting so small and fast that it was easier to replace a drive instead of fixing it. He was a graduate of Cleveland and as a kid I got to know the high school building as my dance school did their recitals there.
Grew up in Soulard about a block from the Brewery, but we moved to St. Louis County about 8 years ago. I remember the smell of beer and hops from the brewery, and every Friday night the whole neighborhood got together and played games in a small park which is now a garbage dump, and apparently all the kids have since moved out and drug deals happen on the streets. It is really sad what happened to St. Louis. It would be a midwest powerhouse if there wasnt mismanagement, we were on track to lowering crime but Covid-19 ruined the plans
I live in the grove and what u said is true the city was doing good with Frances Slay as mayor then Lyda Krewson did nothing the place went bad again north side sucks west side is ok but we need a real government here the place is a mess hopefully the next mayor in a month can change it and part of the reason is missouri governor is trying to kill the city because it is democratic they just play politics at the peoples expense.
I lived at Chippewa and Spring 40 plus years ago. Was a pretty safe area for a young 20 year old looking for cheap rent. Loved being able to walk to the grocery, corner bar, Sears.
I like this video AND commentary! Yes, that Southside/Northside thing. I live West End....and St. Louis history was poured upon me from my mom, aunts, grandparents. I've seen some BEAUTIFUL Southside neighborhoods, I mean suburb beautiful! We are a segregated city though.
I’m new around here, but I’m a geography nerd and spend a lot of time looking around on google maps. Thank you for adding the street names; I like to look them up and see the street view history. I also look up real estate listings for the neighborhoods. These videos are really interesting.
At 25:31:33. Anyone remotely familiar with St. Louis will call attention to you passing Ted Drew’s Frozen Custard. You just missed his other location on Chippewa when you turned right on Jamison.
I grew up in South STL and as a kid walked all those streets you drove. Never an issue, safe, and a solid place to live. I could tell you a story for just about every street you drove. I return to see family (recently ate at The Haven), but it's not for me anymore. Thanks for the video. Go Cards!
Lived for 13 years on Russell Blvd. at 39ths steet by Tower Grove Park. I LOVED it!! I could walk up to Grand Avenue, Tower Grove Park and my church, Messian Lutheran. It was a great place to raise my kids. I would love to live there again although I've heard the neighborhood is not what it used to be. I miss living in the city....
There was a time, in the 40’s through the mid 70s where Cherokee St. was a major shopping, entertainment, and commercial district. Many of the old time German business ran there until, sadly, the owners died away one by one. While it has come back it is now near it prior glory.
I thoroughly enjoyed your trip through the south side of the city. I grew up in St. Louis during the 50’s and 60’s and that area was off limits to my people. I had no idea there were houses that looked like that. Great job! I look to your next installment.
Just discovered your video series and they are fantastic. St Louis is much nicer than I imagined, at least on the south side. It’s interesting how prevalent the red brick is. Thanks for posting. Looking forward to seeing more!
Southwest St Louis is known for massive clay deposits of every type. The city developed a huge brick and tile industry. Local brick was a staple in the architecture of the city.
My aunt Eva lived on Old Baumgardner Rd. I believe all l remember it was like it was out in the country. There was a Cemetery at the top of the hill and They lived by a little stream at the bottom of the hill. Good days as a child. Rolling in the grass down the hills. I have fond memories of So. County❤❤😊😊😊
You want answers…here’s one. Notice as you drive around on the secondary neighborhood streets and come up a major street. Notice there is building on the corner that looks larger or has large windows? Most of those buildings were occupied by small businesses, most often a grocery store, butcher shop, pharmacy, etc. you didn’t drive to “Schnuck’s” or Dierberg’s”. You walked down to the corner to places like Clancy’s or Nick Hummel’s, both within 2 or 3 blocks of each other on Mackland. Each small street in a neighborhood was its own small family, and loyalty ran deep. After moving to the south county suburbs in 1965, my mom would still drive to Hummel’s on Mackland and Eichelberger (you passed it on your drive). The loss of neighborhood is what precipitated the decline of the cities.
I've got to say Dutchtown didn't look as bad as I thought it would, given it's high crime rate. A lot of the houses look pretty nice actually. I've never been through there before. I live on the Illinois side, and I am actually looking into moving to around McKinley Heights, Lafayette Square, Fox Park, Compton Heights, Tower Grove East, Southwest Garden, or The Hill. I really enjoyed this video.
Loved seeing two of the houses I grew up in on Nebraska between Gravois & Pestalozzi. Sorry you missed Roosevelt High School. Lots of history there. Thanks for the memories. 💜
I grew up in St. Louis on the Southside of the city by the botanical gardens and as a former resident the southside isn't all that bad and the westside the city is actually a good city to live in it's not a massive city like New York or Chicago it has that city feel but not crazy. The north side is bad and the east just don't live in the bad areas
I partially grew up near South Broadway and Davis Street. Not far from Germania. My mom and uncle went to Cleveland way back in the 50's. I moved to Longview Texas when I was 12. Talk about HUGE changes for a kid!
Thanks for the tip....I’m from New Zealand 🇳🇿 love your video.....have been watching a video of a young guy that is doing up a 18teen century home in St Louis....love that too.....cheers
I grew up on the south side. Most of our neighbors moved to the south side because a black family moved into their neighborhood. Back in the day there was no political correctness. If you notice, the south side and even the areas of south county that's close, the homes, Catholic Churches and Catholic Schools were all built around the late 40's to the late 60's. I know, my school was built in the late 40 all along with the homes that lined it. Neighbors were all white and either from Italy, Ireland or Germany. Thus a mass white flight from the north side. Red lining worked very well.
I also was born &grew p in St. Louis, on what waseditrially called ´The Hill´. I left after college and have missed it ever since, that wonderful neighborhood.
Where can you find a city that has so much brick and stone well-built buildings as St. Louis. This town will be a really hot place to be in time. Look forward to more videos thank you
There are so many beautiful houses in St. Louis which were built by German craftsmen about 100 or more years ago. We owned a house in Dutchtown (Kingsland Ct.) All brick. Reminds me of the beautiful old houses in the Netherlands. Sadly, many old houses have already been demolished.
Yup. I know these streets and neighborhoods well. For seven years, bracketing 1970, I operated a business on Cherokee Street, and later on Chippewa. My work took me all over the south side, though I lived in South County. Moved out of the area in 1975.
At 21:52 on the corner of grand and delor is my friends cellphone store and that’s his bmw I just thought it was cool seeing it out of nowhere lol and in the beginning of the video u were only two blocks away from my house I never knew ppl make videos like this and to be honest I think it’s kinda a cool idea I definitely like it and going to subscribe keep safe out there driving around
I was born in the South Side of St Louis in St Alexis Hospital in the DutchTown area. This south city is part of my childhood. The Dangerous Neighborhoods in the South City is the DutchTown Neighborhood and Carondelet and South Tower Grove area. The Safe part of the South City is Boulevard heights, St Louis Hills, Princeton Heights, Holly Hills in the South side of the City but it's near the St Louis County boundary at the same time
We do sports. We do food. We do beer. St. Louis is a drinking town with a sports problem! You do a damn good tour and give good info. Glad I ran into your channel. I'm sure you get a ton of offers but I would be glad to offer any help, tips etc for your next visit. Let me know.
Magnificent production...and this is the city losing the most population? Thanks to your work Chris I can see this area really has character. Where do I begin with this and your work? First you are very very smart. You are a walking encyclopedia of knowledge. When you add that to your video-art the area becomes alive and tells its story. I want to reference your livability index that came about after this video and tell you how unique and important that is. When I moved to Chareleston SC in 1977 it was a fairly sleepy place with big history and a small core signature historic area. I was stunned to see that to me the historic area was much much bigger with a lot of 'backwater' antebellum buildings. Well...no more. I moved in 2004 and by 2016 on a return visit it had become a top tourist, living and retirement area. Your livability index would have indicated a high chance of that happening. You have wisdom Chris. Let it take you where it may.
I'm from st. louis,,live in cal. now , Stockton,moved at 15, probably lived on North side, North-west high was close to Emerson st. ,, family home. Most people assume , I'm tough and got game (quote un quote),, left at 15,,never knew why they assumed that. Love ur videos, especially,,st. louis ,, North side area.
I was a community organizer in St. Louis, in both the south and north. Yeah, the north is higher crime but there were some rough areas in the south as well. In particular, south of Gravois and east of Grand, over to the river down to Merrimac. I believe you call it Dutchtown in your video.
Love the south side So much history Was born on the south side All i can remember is we lived in a upstair flat My folks said it was called spanish town think my Granparents lived downstairs My oldest brother went to St Boniface as a child My mom would tell me about the Hot Tamele man would come by ever nite What a great time it must have been Wonder how many spirts of the pass still wonder the streets
Thanks for this fun tour. The Kingshighways are related in the various towns. There is a route that follows the Mississippi River towns that is like El Camino Real in California. El Camino Royal means the king's highway or royal route. Kingshighway was a route laid out by 1700s colonists that had been sent by the French & Spanish kings and they followed earlier Indian trails. You will find many Kingshighways from town to town along the Mississippi. This is the El Camino Real of the Midwest. If you google Kingshighway + Midwest El Camino Real, you will find info on it.
I did enjoy the video, but I wondered why you did not mention all of the neighborhoods through which you drive such as Marine Villa or Soulard. All in all, you did a nice job. I have lived within the city limits all my life, and love my city very much even with all of the negatives mentioned.
You came so very close, on one of your tours, to where I was raised, actually just a street away. I was like, what so close, and no cigar. I grew up on Lansdowne just up the street from Buder School
My family used to live in Tower Grove South on Humphrey St until we move in 1995 to NC. Still have relative living in that area and visit St. Louis from time to time. The more things change the more they stay the same in certain area of St. Louis.
Princeton heights? He states that's the area we're in while he drives on laughborough just crossing Hampton. I lived there till I entered the Marine Corps in 1973 and my parents were substantially longer. To this day I've never heard of an area called Princeton heights.
31:20 If you look to the left behind that tall white building (Jefferson underground) there’s a duplex that sits there. Nice little place my dad bought for pretty cheap. That’s unfortunately where he was killed last June, in an alley way between the white building and his duplex. Rest In Peace dad💔🕊
FYI. St. Louis has more stop signs per square mile than any other city in the world. The intersection @ 3:39 has 6 stops signs alone. If you’ve ever driven the full length of Arsenal, you know what I’m talking about.
altho i lived in Illinois, i worked in a machine shop at Walsh/Ulena for nearly 27 years. retired and moved to Montana in 2007. don't miss the humidity and hot summers, but do miss the people and places in south St Louis city.
I just left STL and enjoyed seeing the Southside. The Patch, Carondolet and Benton Park are popular rehab areas for millennials and Soulard already has been gentrified and is now expensive.
@@malebhaskar It's a neighborhood in transition. Lots of places to eat and convenient to the freeway but there are scruffy areas interspersed with remodeled houses. I prefer the Patch which is just south on Broadway. There's a more adventurous crowd actively fixing it up.
@TropicTrdr thanks for your reply. So this area, Patch is a good area to stay near to Carondelet. Any other area you will suggest to stay near to Carondelet.
Are you coming back to IL soon? Maybe do a drive through of Galena in the fall. It’s a nice little town on the border with Iowa. If you ever stop by Chicago metro again, go to some nice suburbs like North Shore, Barrington area, or Central Dupage around Hinesdale and Burr Ridge. Not all Illinois towns look bleak and run down as you depicted in your videos.
I love St.Louis but the crime is out of hand. I will want to come back,not into all the crime. but I have the love for small city feel and the big city move. It will always be my love.
The south side of St Louis is very beautiful and well kept. Even the neighborhoods with the higher crime appear mostly clean and well kept. In Dutchtown and those other troubled neighborhoods you didn’t bother to mention the pet capita income or average housing prices. Just because a neighborhood has a crime problem doesn’t necessarily mean it is a horrible place overall. You just have to use common sense when in these neighborhoods.
South St. Louis, was predominantly German and Catholic, there was a Catholic parish literally every ten blocks. It was very safe and unique. You could tell a lot about a person just from the parish they belonged to. A lot has changed. St John’s parish on Delor in the Bevo neighborhood had 10,000 parishioners once upon a time. It had a grade school and High School.
I believe you missed the heart of South St. Louis. To mention a few highlights. St Francis Church. Very Beautiful , built by working class people., Just after the Falstaff Tower is the Chattion. Demenil Mansion . Open to the Public. You did drive through Soulard . A wonderful Historic District. Holley Hills. Has wonderful homes built in the style of Old Hollywood. Just across from the historic beautiful Carondelet. Park. The Carondelet area is older than the City of St. Louis. Belrieve Park is very small it is on the bluffs and has a beautiful view of the Mississippi with frequent Tug boat traffic..Also we have the two last librarians built with Carnegie Funds. The Carondelet Branch, my library, and the Carpender Branch. Tower Grove Park, With the Missouri Botanical Garden adjacent. .And the beautiful Compton Heights.
This is so fun... Chippewa.....I learned to ride bus. By myself. Age 8. On chipewa. Didn't go too far then..1942. Used get round trip. Mims taught me some independence. Bus expanded. Wen. A subdivision developed. I remembered an Betendorfs. At end of route. In 1960s. My grandpa had. Mexican food restaurant. Near. Bdwy. Jefferson. By old Mel in theater such memories r great
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St. Louis Hills: 1:45 - 4:28
Princeton Heights: 4:28 - 7:10
South Hampton: 7:35 - 10:10
Dutchtown: 14:00 - 22:18
Cleveland High School: 18:50
Bevo Mill: 22:18 - 24:40
Tower Grove South: 25:00 - 25:57
Fox Park: 28:45 - 30:47
Benton Park: 32:17 - 34:17
Marine Villa: 35:15 - 38:10
Cherokee Street: 35:15 - 35:58
Lemp Brewery: 37:05
Anheuser-Busch Brewery: 38:25
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You've driven by 4 of my friends houses between your videos. I love the channel and recommend it highly to those I know.
Come back to and do a part two
Born and raised in Hawaii (Oahu Island), lived in Japan and Los Angeles for most of my adult life and now enjoying middle age here in STL. Proud to call South STL City home👍🏼
I've lived in South County Saint Louis damn near all my life. When you go from South County into city limits, it's like going into another world. The vibe is immediate.
It's not where you live that defines a person it's who you are that defines a person their character. That carnal mindset that you chose to allow your operations of thoughts to believe that an area of people which in reality are the same as you, but you believe they are unlike you or where you reside is the same mindset that will allow you to think that your better, smarter, above, and privileged or entitled. Blessings to you try to sharpen your disposition into the spirit of looking at the world through a metaphysical state which will allow you to look at people through your eyes with the eyes of leadership, potential and pardon!
@BigWillie54 where did you go to school? Graduating year?
I try avoiding the north and south side and a little of the west side. Because all those areas are so dangerous. Central West End is also starting to get dangerous.
@@tutorialsbyaaron6707 The city of St.Louis in general is completely dangerous.
@@CJColvin true
Born and raised in St. Louis. I love it and miss it. I've lived all over in the city and county.
I grew up in this city. I had family all over the Southside. Lived and worked there as an adult. I recently lost my driver's license to Glaucoma and loved that I could still "drive down" many of the streets I've walked down since young. Thank you. You're after the same magic that I've always felt in St. Louis. Thank you so much!
Some called St Louis an architectual dream- representative of all sorts of styles. So much has been needlessly lost and it continues. Certain neighborhoods hold on, adapt. Thrilling place to have roots in.
@@Gaeill Grew up in STL and I absolutely love all the different architecture. Even the houses in each neighborhood reflect the immigrants that settled in the area.
Thank you so much, I really enjoyed this. I grew up in south St. Louis back in the 60's-70's. I moved away to another state long ago. It was so much fun to see these familiar places. St. Louis is an awesome city.
Unfortunately Chris, STL is no longer wonderful. Believe me, decent families moved to the county. St Charles was fantastic for young families. People started getting sick of the ghetto and decided to move west on hwy 70. St Charles has almost become a ghetto now. I am perfectly happy with my self contained city of Kirkwood.
WoW thanks 4 all UR advise, St Louis is a beautiful town, The brick and stone architecture is exceptional. A lot of detail.
I suggest you do more research my friend. Most of St. Louis is the exact opposite of what you see here on this video. Decrepid, Run down And extremely dangerous
The hood of south side is the state streets off loughborough and most of south grand. You just went through the nice part of south side. (Source: I lived in the state streets and moved to Hampton)
I lived in the state streets too on alaska
Please they robbing and mobbing stores on Hampton all the time gtfoh
@@bennorthcutt1790 all of stl is bad but if u think Hampton is just as bad as the state streets, you must be one of the crackheads on the corner🤡
@@rjkelly1067 naw bruh that's your mom. She working Cherokee and Jefferson. 🖕
1st district 3rd and up north is the worst parts of stl and North County
Wonderful video. I too grew up in South St. Louis near Reservoir Park along Grand Avenue and attended Roosevelt High School and St. Louis University. I left in 1963 and still return to visit relatives. It is sad how the city has deteriorated as I remember it being above 800,000 in the 1950's. I remember the stark segregation in early 1950's. My class at Roosevelt was the first to be integrated in January 1955. I watched the beginning of the downhill slide begin in the late 1950's when huge portions of the central part of the city were destroyed in the name of urban renewal. The problem was that the cleared land remained vacant for at least 20 years with only spotty development taking place. The consequence of all of this destruction was the the forced migration of the poorer population who lived there to North St. Louis which initiated the gradual decay seen there today. Like many cities, St. Louis suffered from the flight to the suburbs of St. Louis County and the population tumbled which continues to this day. I was impressed with the pleasant appearance of many of the South St. Louis neighborhood I knew growing up something that I did not expect. Keep up the good work!
Worse school ever
@@tammybrown4901 Curious. Which school are you referring to?
I used to work with 3 ladies that went to Roosevelt High School in St. Louis. Their names were Margaret, Donna & Paula Shrable.
38:56 Turning right onto Arsenal from Broadway, you can find the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's St Louis facility. One of the facility's responsibilities is compiling all the data for the US Coast Guard's broadcasts to mariners on the Mississippi, Illinois, Missouri and Ohio Rivers. By continuing straight on Arsenal towards the river is the US Army Corps of Engineers service base for the St Louis District. The district covers the Mississippi River from Clarksville, MO down to Cairo, IL, and the Illinois River from Grafton, Il to the LaGrange Lock and Dam, and is responsible for operating all of the river locks in the district and maintaining the navigable channel.
My dad worked there when I was a child. He was let go as what he worked on (maintaining the physical mainframes of the old platter drives) was basically getting so small and fast that it was easier to replace a drive instead of fixing it. He was a graduate of Cleveland and as a kid I got to know the high school building as my dance school did their recitals there.
Until the new NGA building is completed on jefferson
I was so excited when he turned left on Itaska from Grand!! Those apartments on the right are where I live.
We'll be right over
@@connerkirk1043 naw you don't want none of this
Grew up in Soulard about a block from the Brewery, but we moved to St. Louis County about 8 years ago. I remember the smell of beer and hops from the brewery, and every Friday night the whole neighborhood got together and played games in a small park which is now a garbage dump, and apparently all the kids have since moved out and drug deals happen on the streets.
It is really sad what happened to St. Louis. It would be a midwest powerhouse if there wasnt mismanagement, we were on track to lowering crime but Covid-19 ruined the plans
I live in the grove and what u said is true the city was doing good with Frances Slay as mayor then Lyda Krewson did nothing the place went bad again north side sucks west side is ok but we need a real government here the place is a mess hopefully the next mayor in a month can change it and part of the reason is missouri governor is trying to kill the city because it is democratic they just play politics at the peoples expense.
You can blame the democrats as well as Kim Garner for all of this.
@@schoolclubvideos8548 I'm sure the idiots who are committing crimes in the city of St.Louis probably voted for Biden and Harris as well.
Also...baptized at ABVM church. Age 16. 1950but. Earlier. Went. Holy Cross. Lutheran. On Miami. Pastor. Mueller and. Keonig
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I lived at Chippewa and Spring 40 plus years ago. Was a pretty safe area for a young 20 year old looking for cheap rent. Loved being able to walk to the grocery, corner bar, Sears.
I like this video AND commentary! Yes, that Southside/Northside thing. I live West End....and St. Louis history was poured upon me from my mom, aunts, grandparents. I've seen some BEAUTIFUL Southside neighborhoods, I mean suburb beautiful! We are a segregated city though.
I’m new around here, but I’m a geography nerd and spend a lot of time looking around on google maps. Thank you for adding the street names; I like to look them up and see the street view history. I also look up real estate listings for the neighborhoods. These videos are really interesting.
At 25:31:33. Anyone remotely familiar with St. Louis will call attention to you passing Ted Drew’s Frozen Custard. You just missed his other location on Chippewa when you turned right on Jamison.
I seen that too- I was hoping he would have went straight.
I grew up in South STL and as a kid walked all those streets you drove. Never an issue, safe, and a solid place to live. I could tell you a story for just about every street you drove. I return to see family (recently ate at The Haven), but it's not for me anymore. Thanks for the video. Go Cards!
Absolutely love all of the brick buildings!!!!
Lived for 13 years on Russell Blvd. at 39ths steet by Tower Grove Park. I LOVED it!! I could walk up to Grand Avenue, Tower Grove Park and my church, Messian Lutheran. It was a great place to raise my kids. I would love to live there again although I've heard the neighborhood is not what it used to be. I miss living in the city....
There was a time, in the 40’s through the mid 70s where Cherokee St. was a major shopping, entertainment, and commercial district. Many of the old time German business ran there until, sadly, the owners died away one by one. While it has come back it is now near it prior glory.
I thoroughly enjoyed your trip through the south side of the city. I grew up in St. Louis during the 50’s and 60’s and that area was off limits to my people. I had no idea there were houses that looked like that. Great job! I look to your next installment.
North Side was/is off limits to my people.....just saying.
Grew up in South St Louis. Brought back a lot of childhood memories. Thanks for posting.
Just discovered your video series and they are fantastic. St Louis is much nicer than I imagined, at least on the south side. It’s interesting how prevalent the red brick is. Thanks for posting. Looking forward to seeing more!
the red bricks is our staple mane
I believe the clay is so easily accessed, the people used it for the bricks we see in the homes.
Southwest St Louis is known for massive clay deposits of every type. The city developed a huge brick and tile industry. Local brick was a staple in the architecture of the city.
My aunt Eva lived on Old Baumgardner Rd. I believe all l remember it was like it was out in the country. There was a Cemetery at the top of the hill and They lived by a little stream at the bottom of the hill. Good days as a child. Rolling in the grass down the hills. I have fond memories of So. County❤❤😊😊😊
At 22:38 you drove right past my childhood home from when i was born till i left in 2009, its trippy seeing my old neighborhoods
You want answers…here’s one. Notice as you drive around on the secondary neighborhood streets and come up a major street. Notice there is building on the corner that looks larger or has large windows? Most of those buildings were occupied by small businesses, most often a grocery store, butcher shop, pharmacy, etc. you didn’t drive to “Schnuck’s” or Dierberg’s”. You walked down to the corner to places like Clancy’s or Nick Hummel’s, both within 2 or 3 blocks of each other on Mackland. Each small street in a neighborhood was its own small family, and loyalty ran deep. After moving to the south county suburbs in 1965, my mom would still drive to Hummel’s on Mackland and Eichelberger (you passed it on your drive). The loss of neighborhood is what precipitated the decline of the cities.
About 1 minute before the end you drove up Barton and saw the gazebo in my garden.
I've got to say Dutchtown didn't look as bad as I thought it would, given it's high crime rate. A lot of the houses look pretty nice actually. I've never been through there before. I live on the Illinois side, and I am actually looking into moving to around McKinley Heights, Lafayette Square, Fox Park, Compton Heights, Tower Grove East, Southwest Garden, or The Hill. I really enjoyed this video.
Loved seeing two of the houses I grew up in on Nebraska between Gravois & Pestalozzi. Sorry you missed Roosevelt High School. Lots of history there. Thanks for the memories. 💜
I grew up in St. Louis on the Southside of the city by the botanical gardens and as a former resident the southside isn't all that bad and the westside the city is actually a good city to live in it's not a massive city like New York or Chicago it has that city feel but not crazy. The north side is bad and the east just don't live in the bad areas
Oh Yeah , the area by the botanical gardens , what beautiful place to grow up in.
Whats the address to the gardens
I partially grew up near South Broadway and Davis Street. Not far from Germania. My mom and uncle went to Cleveland way back in the 50's. I moved to Longview Texas when I was 12. Talk about HUGE changes for a kid!
You have no idea what you are talking about
Thanks for the tip....I’m from New Zealand 🇳🇿 love your video.....have been watching a video of a young guy that is doing up a 18teen century home in St Louis....love that too.....cheers
i appreciate the honesty in this video.
I grew up on the south side. Most of our neighbors moved to the south side because a black family moved into their neighborhood. Back in the day there was no political correctness. If you notice, the south side and even the areas of south county that's close, the homes, Catholic Churches and Catholic Schools were all built around the late 40's to the late 60's. I know, my school was built in the late 40 all along with the homes that lined it. Neighbors were all white and either from Italy, Ireland or Germany. Thus a mass white flight from the north side. Red lining worked very well.
I also was born &grew p in St. Louis, on what waseditrially called ´The Hill´. I left after college and have missed it ever since, that wonderful neighborhood.
Where can you find a city that has so much brick and stone well-built buildings as St. Louis. This town will be a really hot place to be in time. Look forward to more videos thank you
Both Milwaukee and Buffalo have a lot of historic brick and stone architecture that is very beautiful.
north st.louis is so pretty the art up there is amazing
South St. Louis is best!
For me as a Dutch viewer, this looks so beautiful, peaceful and lush.
There are so many beautiful houses in St. Louis which were built by German craftsmen about 100 or more years ago. We owned a house in Dutchtown (Kingsland Ct.) All brick. Reminds me of the beautiful old houses in the Netherlands. Sadly, many old houses have already been demolished.
Yup. I know these streets and neighborhoods well. For seven years, bracketing 1970, I operated a business on Cherokee Street, and later on Chippewa. My work took me all over the south side, though I lived in South County. Moved out of the area in 1975.
I love the Highway 67 that goes up from Poplar Bluff to south of St. Louis. It’s scenic and beautiful.
At 21:52 on the corner of grand and delor is my friends cellphone store and that’s his bmw I just thought it was cool seeing it out of nowhere lol and in the beginning of the video u were only two blocks away from my house I never knew ppl make videos like this and to be honest I think it’s kinda a cool idea I definitely like it and going to subscribe keep safe out there driving around
That’s awesome. I’m glad you enjoy!
I was born in the South Side of St Louis in St Alexis Hospital in the DutchTown area. This south city is part of my childhood. The Dangerous Neighborhoods in the South City is the DutchTown Neighborhood and Carondelet and South Tower Grove area. The Safe part of the South City is Boulevard heights, St Louis Hills, Princeton Heights, Holly Hills in the South side of the City but it's near the St Louis County boundary at the same time
Lived on the south side for years in the 90s. It was the wild west. South side is NO joke
Grand & Gravois
We do sports.
We do food.
We do beer.
St. Louis is a drinking town with a sports problem!
You do a damn good tour and give good info. Glad I ran into your channel.
I'm sure you get a ton of offers but I would be glad to offer any help, tips etc for your next visit.
Let me know.
Magnificent production...and this is the city losing the most population? Thanks to your work Chris I can see this area really has character. Where do I begin with this and your work? First you are very very smart. You are a walking encyclopedia of knowledge. When you add that to your video-art the area becomes alive and tells its story. I want to reference your livability index that came about after this video and tell you how unique and important that is. When I moved to Chareleston SC in 1977 it was a fairly sleepy place with big history and a small core signature historic area. I was stunned to see that to me the historic area was much much bigger with a lot of 'backwater' antebellum buildings. Well...no more. I moved in 2004 and by 2016 on a return visit it had become a top tourist, living and retirement area. Your livability index would have indicated a high chance of that happening. You have wisdom Chris. Let it take you where it may.
Great video! You drove by the school where I went to kindergarten (Scruggs) right before you showed Cleveland.
My old home town
You have done a wonderful job illustrating it
Been in st.Louis city since I was born here in 2002 I love and take pride in my city I can’t see myself leaving any time soon
I'm from st. louis,,live in cal. now , Stockton,moved at 15, probably lived on North side, North-west high was close to Emerson st. ,, family home. Most people assume , I'm tough and got game (quote un quote),, left at 15,,never knew why they assumed that. Love ur videos, especially,,st. louis ,, North side area.
I live in St. Louis and I always see lots of really cool things in your videos that I have missed.
Well, that covered most of my childhood.
I was a community organizer in St. Louis, in both the south and north. Yeah, the north is higher crime but there were some rough areas in the south as well. In particular, south of Gravois and east of Grand, over to the river down to Merrimac. I believe you call it Dutchtown in your video.
Thanks!
Thank you!
15:56 Ted Drews. Grew up going to that one now I go to the one on Chippewa.
He turned just before getting to it in the opening.
Love the south side So much history Was born on the south side All i can remember is we lived in a upstair flat My folks said it was called spanish town think my Granparents lived downstairs
My oldest brother went to St Boniface as a child My mom would tell me about the Hot Tamele man would come by ever nite What a great time it must have been Wonder how many spirts of the pass still wonder the streets
Thanks for this fun tour. The Kingshighways are related in the various towns. There is a route that follows the Mississippi River towns that is like El Camino Real in California. El Camino Royal means the king's highway or royal route. Kingshighway was a route laid out by 1700s colonists that had been sent by the French & Spanish kings and they followed earlier Indian trails. You will find many Kingshighways from town to town along the Mississippi. This is the El Camino Real of the Midwest. If you google Kingshighway + Midwest El Camino Real, you will find info on it.
You should have shown them the anti human recreation masonic temple right downtown, or any of the bad things that happen every day in South Side, huh?
I did enjoy the video, but I wondered why you did not mention all of the neighborhoods through which you drive such as Marine Villa or Soulard. All in all, you did a nice job. I have lived within the city limits all my life, and love my city very much even with all of the negatives mentioned.
Went to High School at Clevland, thank you so much for bringing back 1970-1974 to include Ted Drews!
37:53 Lemp Mansion, different location ( 3322 Deminil Place) is also said to be haunted.
Loved the video.I grew up on the South Side.
Southside pride! You totally drove past my street.
Been wanting to take the trip there to shoot for my channel.
Your camera does really well in the sun!
Good job!
You came so very close, on one of your tours, to where I was raised, actually just a street away. I was like, what so close, and no cigar. I grew up on Lansdowne just up the street from Buder School
My family used to live in Tower Grove South on Humphrey St until we move in 1995 to NC. Still have relative living in that area and visit St. Louis from time to time. The more things change the more they stay the same in certain area of St. Louis.
You didn't talk about Soulard at all when you drove through it? It's one of the most historic neighborhoods in the city!
or Holly Hills which is still nice. The Patch and Carondelet are sinking though.
I just love Soulard surprised I haven’t bought a place there but I live in northern Michigan
Nicely done!
My city born raised on the Southside 🙏🏼💕
2:20...Lived there for a few years. (On the left) Small but comfortable, still live a short drive to the north!
Princeton heights? He states that's the area we're in while he drives on laughborough just crossing Hampton. I lived there till I entered the Marine Corps in 1973 and my parents were substantially longer. To this day I've never heard of an area called Princeton heights.
I stayed at 3140 Miami .... Arsenal and Morgan Morganford , Kingshighway and Chippewa... and Gravois and Delore in Bevo district
St.Louis Missouri my home town. Can you do a video of Kansas City Missouri as well.
Junior?
Look forward to other areas of the south side of St Louis. Thanks
22:17 I used to live one street over to the left, and me and my dad used to come down to these train tracks and walk this neighborhood all the time.💔
31:20 If you look to the left behind that tall white building (Jefferson underground) there’s a duplex that sits there. Nice little place my dad bought for pretty cheap. That’s unfortunately where he was killed last June, in an alley way between the white building and his duplex. Rest In Peace dad💔🕊
FYI. St. Louis has more stop signs per square mile than any other city in the world. The intersection @ 3:39 has 6 stops signs alone. If you’ve ever driven the full length of Arsenal, you know what I’m talking about.
My part of town. I live in South County but it's pretty mixed these days. I had a house in boulevard heights neighborhood.
altho i lived in Illinois, i worked in a machine shop at Walsh/Ulena for nearly 27 years. retired and moved to Montana in 2007. don't miss the humidity and hot summers, but do miss the people and places in south St Louis city.
I just left STL and enjoyed seeing the Southside. The Patch, Carondolet and Benton Park are popular rehab areas for millennials and Soulard already has been gentrified and is now expensive.
How is the Carondelet area to live in St. Louis?
@@malebhaskar It's a neighborhood in transition. Lots of places to eat and convenient to the freeway but there are scruffy areas interspersed with remodeled houses. I prefer the Patch which is just south on Broadway. There's a more adventurous crowd actively fixing it up.
@TropicTrdr thanks for your reply. So this area, Patch is a good area to stay near to Carondelet. Any other area you will suggest to stay near to Carondelet.
Are you coming back to IL soon? Maybe do a drive through of Galena in the fall. It’s a nice little town on the border with Iowa. If you ever stop by Chicago metro again, go to some nice suburbs like North Shore, Barrington area, or Central Dupage around Hinesdale and Burr Ridge. Not all Illinois towns look bleak and run down as you depicted in your videos.
Little do you know what I have planned in my upcoming uploads.
The creativity of the brick and stone construction in the St. Louis area is exceptional and rarely found anywhere else.
Born n raised thank you for sharing
I live on the south side and don’t go east of Kingshighway if I can avoid it.
I lived at meramec and Louisiana street growing up, graduated in 70 from Cleveland
IM just sayin I live in trey (3) (south city stl) and it’s crazy to see where i live on a mf youtube video
i’m from the state streets n where he was at the begging looks hella nice
This video def make STL look different than how we (St. Louis ppl) actually see it. It look peaceful on video lol
Omm he not deep enough
I love St.Louis but the crime is out of hand. I will want to come back,not into all the crime. but I have the love for small city feel and the big city move. It will always be my love.
I totally agree the city of St.Louis is extremely dangerous infact the most dangerous city in America.
Nice looking neighborhoods!
The south side of St Louis is very beautiful and well kept. Even the neighborhoods with the higher crime appear mostly clean and well kept. In Dutchtown and those other troubled neighborhoods you didn’t bother to mention the pet capita income or average housing prices. Just because a neighborhood has a crime problem doesn’t necessarily mean it is a horrible place overall. You just have to use common sense when in these neighborhoods.
South St. Louis, was predominantly German and Catholic, there was a Catholic parish literally every ten blocks. It was very safe and unique. You could tell a lot about a person just from the parish they belonged to. A lot has changed. St John’s parish on Delor in the Bevo neighborhood had 10,000 parishioners once upon a time. It had a grade school and High School.
Ha ha.. the music changed when he crossed the invisible barrier!
Thank you for the video the subdivision across from Schnuck is where My parents live.
Also from my distant memory, when many of the streets in the neighborhood still were red brick paved.
You literally drove past my old home on Nebraska 😌
I believe you missed the heart of South St. Louis. To mention a few highlights. St Francis Church. Very Beautiful , built by working class people., Just after the Falstaff Tower is the Chattion. Demenil Mansion . Open to the Public. You did drive through Soulard . A wonderful Historic District. Holley Hills. Has wonderful homes built in the style of Old Hollywood. Just across from the historic beautiful Carondelet. Park. The Carondelet area is older than the City of St. Louis. Belrieve Park is very small it is on the bluffs and has a beautiful view of the Mississippi with frequent Tug boat traffic..Also we have the two last librarians built with Carnegie Funds. The Carondelet Branch, my library, and the Carpender Branch. Tower Grove Park, With the Missouri Botanical Garden adjacent. .And the beautiful Compton Heights.
The sad part is the southside is starting to be as violent as the Northside. I love ridding around STL>
OMG i think that was my old mailman when I lived in the city! 6:30
STL born and raised gotta check out some more of your vids
Got some blurry opening footage there. Background music level sounds better though. Another great video
The opening footage is blurry on purpose. I do for all of my videos.
Did you mnotice the Kingshiway in the city of St. Charles?
What cities in the Rockford Illinois area you been excluding Rockford itself
Everywhere you can imagine in the Rockford area, I’ll have a video on it.
@@ChrisHarden Cherryvale mall
Love your content! Subscribing.
Awesome! Thanks for watching!
I went to Cleveland ROTC, nostalgia at its finest
I went to central vpa
This is so fun...
Chippewa.....I learned to ride bus. By myself. Age 8. On chipewa. Didn't go too far then..1942. Used get round trip. Mims taught me some independence. Bus expanded. Wen. A subdivision developed. I remembered an Betendorfs. At end of route. In 1960s. My grandpa had. Mexican food restaurant. Near. Bdwy. Jefferson. By old Mel in theater such memories r great
Wow! I live in St. Louis, and you already found a neighborhood, ( Princeton Heights ) that I've never even heard of.
I'm pretty sure it's the neighborhood that Dennis rabbit lived in.