urbanSTL

So, what brings you here? I accepted a promotion at the company I work for. This included a relocation to St. Louis.



What part of the STL are you from? I'm not originally from STL but I presently reside in Tower Grove South.



How old are you? 24



What do you do, or study? Short winded answer: Unix administration.



(The Ultimate St Louis "Get to Know You" question) What High School did you go to ? Hillcrest High (Simpsonville, SC).

So, what brings you here? I love St. Louis. Born and raised in Dogtown. I love the architecture of the city. I want to see St. Louis succeed. I love the Renaissance that has been going on here for some time. I like to stay up to date on new development and happenings in the city.



What part of the STL are you from? I'm not originally from Dogtown but I presently reside near the Lindenwood neighborhood.



How old are you? 32



What do you do, or study? I work in commercial insurance and risk management



(The Ultimate St Louis "Get to Know You" question) What High School did you go to ? Dubourg (1 year) St. John The Baptist (Delor)

Welcome, everybody!

Registration gets fixed and we get a nice influx of new posters.



Welcome, everyone!

So, what brings you here? it's sad because i lived in saint louis for most of my life but never really appreciated how unique and beautiful it is until a few years ago (after living in syracuse for a short time, coincidentally - no offense). i was in highschool when the eagleton was completed yet i have NO recollection of it being built ... how pathetic is that? sadly, my world at the time was fenton... ugh. anyway, i'll be away for a few years but i can't wait to return, buy some property, and help out with the renaissance! (i'm also recruiting out of towners and trying to get my parents to move back in from fenton. GOD i hate fenton. no offense.)

What part of the STL are you from? grew up in south city (near morganford and carondelet) and fenton. lived in south city (near chippewa and kingshighway) for a few years and then in benton park for a few years. currently in school in charlottesville, VA.

How old are you? 29

What do you do, or study? Space Science/Engineering @ UVa

(The Ultimate St Louis "Get to Know You" question) What High School did you go to ? i'm a SLUH-ser.

So, what brings you here? Love the City

What part of the STL are you from? Born and raised in central CT. Followed the job market to OK and eventually MO. Bought a house in StL in 1998 and can't imagine living anywhere else.

How old are you? 40

What do you do, or study? Private Banker

(The Ultimate St Louis "Get to Know You" question) What High School did you go to ? Manchester (CT) High School - Class of '84

This is great! So much new blood. Welcome everyone.

So, what brings you here?



I've lived in the CWE for a few years now, and love it, despite getting my Jeep stolen 3 days after moving in!



What part of the STL are you from?



I grew up in Creve Coeur, and have lived in Chesterfield and St. Peters along with Clearwater, FL



How old are you?



28



What do you do, or study?



I am a senior in both computer science and mathematics at UMSL.



(The Ultimate St Louis "Get to Know You" question) What High School did you go to ?



Parkway North



-J

^Welcome, I'm a former Viking as well

Hello, I'm Cookie. I

I'm always on this site but have never been able to comment on anything due to registration issues...SO glad the problems are solved.

I live in the CWE and research business changes in the metro area for the STLBJ. Everyone here seems really nice, so a big hello to all.

Hello to you, and all the other new posters.

First time caller, long time listener.

I found this website online at work. I think I was looking for info on the suburban trak or something. I, like many people from St. Louis, have this strange tendency to obsess about the city. It's definitely because we want so bad for it to do well. It's probably like having a kid in school that gets all c's.

I grew up in the cwe, moved to Cape girardeau for college, then went to Tulane for a master's in architecture in 2002, and just moved San Rafael, Ca. I'd really like to come back to the city, if I can convince my wife.

I'm an architect.

I went to Metro High when it was at Washington and Kingshighway.

^ With a screename like that you'll fit right in!

Yeah...I'll definitely disappoint on that one. I have to say though, my favorite part of this forum is when someone posts a sarcastic reply to someone else who's being serious; then the person who's being serious doesn't get it and starts in with a bunch of stuff that most of us forgot from college. Then it turns into a battle of who can be more logical. Meanwhile, the delay between composition and actual posting enables two other conversations to go on with other posters. Great fun. Great, great fun.

That's like 75% of the threads here.

So, what brings you here?

i recently moved downtown and heard about this website from my bf, a downtowner for 5+ years. i'm very interested in urban planning and modern design, as well as keeping downtown and city-living socioeconomically accessible to everyone. i'm also kind of obsessed with the issue of homelessness, but i'll post more about that in another topic.



What part of the STL are you from?

maplewood



How old are you?

29



What do you do, or study?

i'm currently finishing my masters and will be teaching hs english in the fall.



What High School did you go to ?

maplewood!

Welcome Johnny my man

Maple-HOOD if you COULD!!! In the house. Welcome.

So, what brings you here? I moved to St. Louis in 1993 from Milwaukee for a job with a local bank. I now work for an international bank with a corporate trust office in St. Louis and travel to several locations in the West and Southeast US monthly for work. My grandfather was an architect and I've always had a love of architecture. I found this site a couple years ago when I was considering moving downtown, as there was a blog for the the building in which I was planning on buying a loft.



What part of the STL are you from? I owned a condo in CWE for 7 years before buying a downtown loft a year ago in the building right next to the one I work in. I sold my car and now use my bicycle and/or metrolink for transportation and rent a car once a month to run errands I can't do otherwise. This system has worked well and saves me over $600 a month in car payments, insurance, parking, gas and maintenance.



How old are you? 58. Probably about the oldest one on here.



What do you do, or study? I went to the University of Minnesota for a BA in humanities with a minor in art history. I then got a law degree from Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee.



(The Ultimate St Louis "Get to Know You" question) What High School did you go to? Public schools in small towns in Wisconsin and Minnesota.[/b]

I'm also 58...will be 59 in December. So, I may hold the record for oldest. And, I also was born and raised in a small town in Minnesota... Graduated from high school in Albert Lea, Minnesota. I also have a BA degree from the University of Minnesota, mine is in economics. Downtown Fan and I may have run into oneanother at some point in time... Small world. My wife and I will be moving into the Syndicate in November. I'm currently a transportation planner for the Minnesota DOT but will retire in December. Then I'll be looking for a part time job in St. Louis to occupy some of my time and energy.

Welcome, Vollum! Small world. I do beat you in age, though, as I turn 59 later this month.



I grew up in New Richmond, WI but moved to Breckenridge, MN the summer I turned 16 and graduated from there. I had a good friend from Albert Lea (Kim Foley) at the U of Minnesota and several from Faribault and several other surrounding towns.



I'll PM you when I get some time. I'm currently in Baton Rouge on business. I live in the Bankers Lofts on 9th & Washington.