urbanSTL

So what brings you here?

St. Louis is a neat city with great sports and a lot of history. I went to school here and started paying attention to the restoration of the city. I was fascinated. I love the fact that the majority of condos are lofts. Ever since I saw the movie Big when I was a kid I wanted a loft and a pinball machine to go along with it.



What part of St. Louis are you from?

I am from St. Charles(The Chuck) Originally from Chicago though.



How old are you?

25



What do you do/or study?

Im a pharmacist.



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



St. Charles West

I consider it a mark of both the rise and the inevitable decline of St. Louis as a super-city that there is a forum for it's development.



These things never go well.



And that is why this is so perfectly right!



jawesome. Glad to be aboard in the Lou.

My entire family lives in this area , so naturally , I keep migrating back here.

In regards to this site ,

I found it looking for info on what is to be the end result of the Carondelet Rec. Center Project.



I hated this City , and State , for years. But as of late , I have seen some great things done by Mayor Slay and others toward a better tomorrow , as well as realizing it is more of the same everywhere else.



For a Democrat region with conservative politics/principles , yes I know that's oxymoronic though true, the City is showing some good promise , aside from the terrible racial issues.



I work for the City , and most days enjoy doing so.

I am a fairly pragmatic and opinionated person , so I won't disclose my specific position.

Many people don't wish to hear the truth or accept reality.



I have lived from St Peters to Florissant to the South side (currently Carondelet neighborhood) with a little Maplewood , Ofallon and St Charles in between.

Yes, that's a lot , and that doesn't include more numerous locations in central Ohio , or several other states.

As I said , I keep migrating back to this area.

I've been a permanent resident of the City since 1994 now.



I'm 43 , and the schools I attended in this area as I recall are:

Louis and Clark school district

Francis Howell School district

St Charles School District

Immaculate Conception (Dardenne ...sp?)

and finally , Ritenour Sr.

g8wayrebel wrote:I found it looking for info on what is to be the end result of the Carondelet Rec. Center Project.

Welcome to the forum!

g8wayrebel wrote:I hated this City , and State , for years. But as of late , I have seen some great things done by Mayor Slay and others toward a better tomorrow , as well as realizing it is more of the same everywhere else.

If only more people would leave and come back St. Louis would be a much better place.

g8wayrebel wrote:Many people don't wish to hear the truth or accept reality.

Bring it!

I went to a Blockbuster here in New Orleans for the first time in a long time. So I didn't have my card. I therefore handed my ID over to the cashier. He looks at the ID, and quickly looks up and said, "What high school did you go to?"...



I was stunned for a second, too slow to realize that he had seen my STL address on my ID and must have been from St. Louis himself, but then I came to and just laughed. His face was as serious as could be though. He had no idea why I thought it was funny that those very stereotypical words were his very first words to me.



For the record, he went to U City.

^ So where do you live? How did you find urbanSTL?

Welcome!

Hello Urban STL!

After a couple of years lurking on this site I decided it was time to join. I don't currently live in St. Louis, however upon my graduation from the University of Missouri in Columbia I plan to make the move to the Gateway City. As a native Columbian, my love for St. Louis started at a young age with trips to the zoo, Arch and Union Station. I find St. Louis to be such an incredible city that is blessed with a history and unique people that many American cities can't match, (I say this as a reasonably well-traveled individual). St. Louis is a city on the rebound and I can't wait to be part of its renaissance and future. Anyway, I look forward to being a part of the dialogue of this site!