KCRag Forum

We knew it was a matter of time before IKEA entered the STL market, however few would have predicted that they would choose a location in the city proper. Well, they did. And it's going to happen. Right in the heart of Midtown St. Louis. I firmly believe this will be a huge catalyst for tens of mill...

phuqueue-- Yes, a lot of people leave STL after graduating, that's an old story.  But that's really the nature of society at large.  I can tell you that a number of major changemakers on Cherokee Street alone are people who came to STL from someplace else to be a part of the burgeoning underground s...

I resent that a spinoff thread was created entitled "KC vs. STL" with my response to ignatius starting it off.  That is bullshit, guys.  This is not a vs. thread, it is a compare/contrasting thread.  Everyone is welcome to share their experiences/observations of cities they visit unless of...

Excellent photo threads, Chrizow.  Some of those images look familiar, and others are of areas we quite obviously didn't get to explore.  We'll come back soon for a personal tour by YOU! 

Once again, Chrizow, I both agree and disagree with several of your points.  It is an absolute myth that you don't meet people in STL from outside the region.  That is just not true.  I swear to you, there are more people on my block from the East Coast than from the St. Louis metro area.  Granted, ...

You guys are putting words in my mouth.  I am not saying that KC is anymore of a "car" city than St. Louis, and I'm not saying that St. Louis isn't a "car" city.  St. Louis, like 95% of cities in America-- is very much a car-dominated metropolitan area.  No doubt about it.  What ...

No need to be offended by a mere observation.  Don't assume we were only in the "nice" neighborhoods of KC.  Actually we explored a number of neighborhoods that I'd never been to before.  I'm not sure what neighborhood it was, but we drove the entire length of 36th Street east until it bas...

phuqueue-- we probably agree more than we disagree.  Of course St. Louis is more of a car-oriented city than not.  All but a few American cities are.  I work on Cherokee Street in South St. Louis-- there are people of all stripes walking around the surrounding neighborhoods all day and into the nigh...

^Absolutely.  We need to band these two bitches together.

phuqueue-- you definitely raise valid points and I don't disagree with several.  When I said that St. Louis has more of a pedestrian/transit culture, I was not referring necessarily to urban planning or how drivers interact with pedestrians.  It was simply an observation that more people are out wal...

By lifestyle, I mean transit and pedestrian culture, which is much more vibrant and considered a part of daily life in St. Louis, in contrast to KC.  There's just no comparison there.  STL is a city where people still live above storefronts, which I didn't see much in KC.  I do not want this to be a...

^True-- I actually printed out the tours you sent me a few years ago! I definitely get the "grass is greener" sentiment, although I don't even think STL and KC are really even comparable.  It's either "I like this type of city" or "I like that type of city."  They are j...

I'd bet someone from STL has seen KC's fenced off sidewalk seating and wished STL would require it. No, you're wrong.  You, Ignatius, are known to have some bizarre hangup about St. Louis (I can't figure it out), but no-- I think St. Louis has a very attractive sidwalk cafe culture and always has. ...

Nothing tops this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvOgL3z20lE

oops, double post

^You're talking about Galen Gondolfi, the founder of Fort Gondo.  He's also our landlord (STLgasm and I own STyLehouse, shown in the last pic).  He was definitely the pioneer of what has been called "Upper West Cherokee," although the emerging arts/creative scene has been popping on variou...

rxlexi-- very astute observations.  I would agree with you.  Great meeting you a few weeks ago!

^To answer some of your questions: Yes, MetroLink trains already run more frequently than they did before Prop A passed.  They have added an additional rush-hour train on both the Red and Blue lines.  Buses have also been added and will continue to be added through August, which will increase freque...

While there are certainly some gaps that separate many great St. Louis neighborhoods from one another, the city is still EASILY one of the most urban and transit-friendly in the Midwest without a shadow of a doubt.  Anyone who says otherwise is either in denial or has some sort of complex.  Our rail...

Suburbs of St. Louis with zip codes starting with 631xx can put St. Louis on their mailing address.  St. Louis is not alone in this.  Residents anywhere in Cuyahoga County, OH can put "Cleveland" and residents of Allegheny County, PA can put "Pittsburgh" on their mailing addresse...