Quote:Parts of STL are decent enough, just like any other city in America. Parts of it are an armed robbery waiting to happen. Pretty much like any other city, including Jacksonville.

 

Detroit, on the other hand, absolutely sucks. The only city I've ever been to (well, ok, one of two--looking at you, Rapid City, SD) that I genuinely just have no desire to ever see again for the rest of my life. Now that I'm not stuck flying Delta everywhere, I don't have to!

I spent over a month in St. Louis working just outside of the city, and staying down in Fenton across from an old closed manufacturing facility where Chrysler used to build their mini vans.  Fenton was a nice area similar to something like Mandarin here in Jax.  Decent neighborhoods, newer shopping centers, good restaurants, and nice hotels.  I got a good dose of STL during that month, and actually enjoyed my time there.  Great people.  Nice city.  VERY baseball focused.  The Rams were almost an afterthought with most people I spoke to, and I was there right around the draft.  Nobody was talking about it because spring training was about to end. 

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