reasons to live in St. Louis?

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Tower Grove South

[stlcitygirl]

This list was compiled by several of my friends, neighbors and family for a newsletter:

1. Forest Park, second only to Central Park

2. White Castle 24 hours a day

3. Ted Drewes in the Summer

4. Imos Pizza

5. Best Sports Fan City in the Country-Cardinals, Blues & Rams

6. 2nd or 3rd (depending on who your talking to) largest Mardi Gras in the country-Soulard

7. The East Side until 6AM

8. The Big Bang on the Landing

9. Tower Grove Park and the amazing variety of trees and plants

10. One of the best free zoo’s in the world

11. The City Museum downtown

12. Washington Avenue

13. Watching St Louis come back to life

14. Japanese Festival at the Botanical Gardens

15. The great ethnic food on South Grand Avenue

16. Baileys Chocolate Bar in Lafayette Square

17. The World Champion St Louis Cardinals

18. Low cost of living and relatively low home prices

19. Where else can you find your pecking order according to the High School you attended?

20. Toasted Ravioli

21. The Hill’s amazing Italian Food and the rich Italian history

22. The Delmar Loop

23. Slingers at the Eat Rite (Eat Rite or don’t eat at all)

24. Del Taco 24 hours a day

25. Lots of great free stuff to do (art museum, zoo, parks etc)

26. The Science Center

27. The Magic House in Kirkwood

28. The Way Out Club on Jefferson

29. Music every night at B.B.’s Jazz, Blues & Soups on Broadway

30. Off Broadway in Benton Park

31. Provel Cheese

32. Anheuser Busch/Budweiser/Samples at the Brewery Tour

33. Gus’s Pretzels

34. St Louis, The Big Little City

35. Soulard Farmers Market

36. The Pizza at Rileys in Tower Grove East

37. Best tasting tap water in US

38. Less than 3 hours from the Lake of the Ozarks, only 4 hours to Chicago

39. Free concerts at Live on the Levee on the Arch Grounds, with fireworks!

40. Amazing architecture all over the city

41. McGurks in Soulard

42. Tanner B’s in Fox Park

43. Sipping wine outside at Sasha’s

44. Kaldi’s coffee

45. St Patrick’s Day in Dog Town

46. Lots of Parking

47. The Lemp Mansion in Benton Park

48. Bike-Lanes

49. Neighborhood coffee shops & corner stores

50. 7-11’s

51. Vintage Vinyl in the Loop

52. The City shuts down for Cardinals Opening Day

53. The Arch, the tallest national monument in the US and the city’s best known landmark

54. Frank Lloyd Wright house in Kirkwood

55. Spending a day at Six Flags St Louis

56. Crown Candy in Old North St Louis

57. Seeing Chuck Berry at the Duck room in Blueberry Hill once a month

58. The Venice Café in Benton Park-You have to see this!

59. Seeing the Clydesdales at Grant’s Farm

60. Playing washers at backyard BBQ’s

61. Going to concerts at the Pageant

62. Going to a play/musical at The Muny in Forest Park

63. Late nights at Mangia on South Grand

64. The St Louis Symphony

65. Summer Movie Series in Tower Grove Park

66. Black Thorn Pizza in South City

67. Al Hrabosky’s, Mike Shannons & Paddy O’s before and after the game

68. Broadway Oyster Bar

69. Great restaurants in the Central West End

70. Seeing Indy films at the Tivoli in the Loop

71. Playing pool at Jack Patrick’s Downtown

72. The Tin Can Tavern in South City

73. Burritos from El Scorcho in Maplewood

74. Schlafley IPA

75. Shuffleboard tables at Colombo’s

76. Playing Darts at Blueberry Hill in the Loop

77. Seeing a movie while sitting on a couch at the Moolah

78. Bowling at Saratoga Lanes in Maplewood

79. Wednesday night Jazz at the Botanical Gardens

80. St Louis Blues Hockey

81. Sipping on Scotch at The Scottish Arms in the Central West End

82. Gateway Disc Golf

83. Hiking on the Katy Trail

84. Sailing in Creve Coeur Lake

85. 4 distinct seasons, hot summers and cold winters

86. North Americas 2 greatest rivers, the Missouri and Mississippi meet in St Louis-The confluence

87. The people of St Louis and the grass roots fight to rebuild the city’s neighborhoods

88. Hunting and Fishing the wetlands North of St Louis

89. Great parks and dog parks all over the city

90. Sangria at Modesto on the Hill

91. Pork Steaks, a cheap, delicious St Louis delicacy (If cooked properly)

92. If you don’t like the weather, just wait until tomorrow

93. A unique, unmistakable and beautiful skyline

94. Lots of cool distinct neighborhoods, all with their own unique flare

95. Central National location which means you can get anywhere in the country with minimal effort

96. 88.1 KDHX, one of a handful of independent radio stations in the country not restricted by corporate sponsorship.

97. Going to a show at the Fabulous Fox Theater

98. The legendary Fast Eddies in Alton (Self proclaimed best bar in the Midwest)

99. Eating German food at Bevo Mill

100. Having 3 of the 7 remaining water towers (stand pipes) in the country, touring the Compton Hill Water tower on Saturday afternoons.

[ShadowCaver]

Originally Posted by orangefuscia

Hi!

If you wanted to give someone a bulleted list of things to pique their interest what would it be? (an actual bulleted list would be appreciated only in the interest of being concise). I'd like to link back to this thread.

links, facts, things of that nature -- perks benefits of living in st. louis random facts sort of thing.

I hope this isn't too much trouble!! I can't find a blog or site dedicated to moving to st. louis.

What's the housing stock like and the economy and jobs and nightlife dating life what's the vibe like diversity. The more facts the better numbers and stats, I know its weird but I trust them they're facts why wouldn't I? lol

Also any awesome pics would so be appreciated too, they're all scattered over the net. If you have any you like could you put a link to them here?

Thanks! I really hope this isn't asking too much but there isn't a sticky thread or anything on the board.

-- Julia

Not the greatest, but its a start... http://www.city-data.com/forum/st-lo...rrounding.html

St. Louis Housing: Resources for Moving to St. Louis

to stlcitygirl for most excellent listing

Also, might do a search on this forum itself, using terms such as "moving to st louis" or related.

Many photos of MO, KC, StL, and other areas within the state are here: http://www.city-data.com/forum/misso...c-etc-too.html

Good luck

[ktCakes]

I can say from experience, It's a great city right now for couples 30-45 with families. Yes, the school district is beyond ailing, but there are some new exciting Charter Schools that are opening up and keeping us (with kids) in the city.

As was said by PP, there is so much to do for free with kids! And many city neighborhoods are great for walking. We only have one vehicle and I stay home. We can walk to three parks, the Botanical Gardens, a cupcake shop, and ice cream parlor, and the kids' school. And we are an easy bike ride to Forest Park and the zoo (ranked #1 by Parent's Mag and Zagat's) etc.

I don't know much about the "night life." Dh likes to hit a neighborhood pub to watch soccer and football. We go to date night and some great little restaurants. St. Louis has some of the best dining and diversity of cuisine you can find in many midwestern cities.

[billiken]

Great cost of living + Wide variety of free stuff, great restaurants, places to go out.

St Louis has a lot more going on than most people think.