it's not all bad - tourism is largely back and there continues to be new residential built - but make no mistake, the number of office workers in the loop is a fraction of what it once was and likely never coming back.
It seemed very vibrant and busy. It was nearly unrecognizable due to construction from the summer 15 years before when I moved.
It’s probably been 20+ years since I’ve been to downtown St Louis…but even then it had an air of stagnations and decay.
. . . to and from Chicago. Chicago is facing a similar crisis.
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