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Old 09-05-2015, 07:55 PM
 
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Just went back to STL for 3 days. I went to school at Wash U in St Louis. Seeing STL reminds me of the things I don't like Indy: not many neighborhoods one can walk to; too much strip malls instead of neat neighborhoods one can shop, dine and drink; STL has so many historical neighborhoods with very nice old buildings, Indy's architecture has no character or history.

STL also has a lot more authentic ethnic restaurants which serves both immigrants and locals, but Indy's are very mediocre.

Anyways, STL is so much more interesting than Indy, the visit just solidifies my impression.
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Old 09-05-2015, 08:02 PM
 
Location: Bloomington IN
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Prepare to be lambasted.
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Old 09-05-2015, 08:04 PM
 
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Prepare to be lambasted.
I am scared now, :-D.
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Old 09-05-2015, 08:07 PM
 
Location: Fishers, IN
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Just went back to STL for 3 days. I went to school at Wash U in St Louis. Seeing STL reminds me of the things I don't like Indy: not many neighborhoods one can walk to; too much strip malls instead of neat neighborhoods one can shop, dine and drink; STL has so many historical neighborhoods with very nice old buildings, Indy's architecture has no character or history.

STL also has a lot more authentic ethnic restaurants which serves both immigrants and locals, but Indy's are very mediocre.

Anyways, STL is so much more interesting than Indy, the visit just solidifies my impression.
Thank you for your contribution. I hear Ferguson is interesting, too.
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Old 09-06-2015, 07:49 AM
 
Location: Englewood, Near Eastside Indy
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It has been years since I was in STL, but it was my least favorite large city that I have visited. There are a couple nice neighborhoods on the south side, and I like University City, but that was really it. The arch doesn't do anything for me, nor does anything provel related. The only thing STL has that I wished Indy had was MetroLink with a little more "ToD" around that. I thought the bowling museum was cool too, but that has since left STL.

Too each his own I guess. I don't really get the whole "my city is better than yours" shtick that permeates the city data, and no doubt this will devolve into that.
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Old 09-06-2015, 07:51 AM
 
Location: TN/NC
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STL is also considerably larger metro and was historically a lot bigger than it currently is. Indy hasn't seen this kind of fall from grace.
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Old 09-06-2015, 08:15 AM
 
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Just went back to STL for 3 days. I went to school at Wash U in St Louis. Seeing STL reminds me of the things I don't like Indy: not many neighborhoods one can walk to; too much strip malls instead of neat neighborhoods one can shop, dine and drink; STL has so many historical neighborhoods with very nice old buildings, Indy's architecture has no character or history.

STL also has a lot more authentic ethnic restaurants which serves both immigrants and locals, but Indy's are very mediocre.

Anyways, STL is so much more interesting than Indy, the visit just solidifies my impression.
You are comparing a legacy city to an emerging city. For over a century St. Louis was one of the 10 largest cities in the United States.
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Old 09-06-2015, 08:50 AM
 
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In no ways STL is declining. Instead, it is booming with lots and lots of new constructions. One thing I like about what they are doing: integrate the styles of new buildings nicely with the old buildings in Clayton, Univ City, Central West End and DT. And they have IKEA, which tells something about the status of the city.
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Old 09-06-2015, 08:52 AM
 
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It has been years since I was in STL, but it was my least favorite large city that I have visited. There are a couple nice neighborhoods on the south side, and I like University City, but that was really it. The arch doesn't do anything for me, nor does anything provel related. The only thing STL has that I wished Indy had was MetroLink with a little more "ToD" around that. I thought the bowling museum was cool too, but that has since left STL.

Too each his own I guess. I don't really get the whole "my city is better than yours" shtick that permeates the city data, and no doubt this will devolve into that.
I agree. The purpose of the post is not to compare, but to think what we could do to make Indy more appealing to new talents.
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Old 09-06-2015, 10:06 AM
 
Location: San Diego
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In no ways STL is declining. Instead, it is booming with lots and lots of new constructions. One thing I like about what they are doing: integrate the styles of new buildings nicely with the old buildings in Clayton, Univ City, Central West End and DT. And they have IKEA, which tells something about the status of the city.
Other than its shrinking population and sporadic riots.

I had a more thought-out response to your original post, but there's no reason for me to waste my time feeding a troll.
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