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You can boat on the Mississippi but you can't swim in it and the water is so dirty, at least the part close to St. Louis is. In the debate of water, hands down: Lake Michigan > Mississippi River
Yes, and I would agree with you. Although (just as it probably is in Milwaukee), most crime in St. Louis is condensed to very specific areas.
Very True, 5 yrs ago it probably would have been the same but we got a new police chief from Mass. and crime has dropped dramatically along with gentrification probably as well too. Old bad neighborhood turned into yuppies areas.
I have only driven through St.Louis and from the freeway it doesn't look like a clean city however when I have used google street view to view suburbs and other city areas it looked nice in the suburbs but the city was a different story. I have heard the downtown is very spread out like the whole city. I prefer Milwaukee b/c it seems more urban of a city and STL seems like a southern city. Plus let's not forget the 1982 World Series!!!
The big difference between the two are their locations in the Midwest. Milwaukee is a Great Lakes city, and St. Louis is a river city. St. Louis is more like Kansas City, Indianapolis, Columbus, and Cincinnati while Milwaukee is more like Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland and the Twin Cities. It's the Lower Midwest compared to the Upper Midwest. The Upper Midwest has some Canadian influences while the lower Midwest has some Southern influences. Both these cities, however, have far more similarities than differences.
I have only driven through St.Louis and from the freeway it doesn't look like a clean city however when I have used google street view to view suburbs and other city areas it looked nice in the suburbs but the city was a different story. I have heard the downtown is very spread out like the whole city. I prefer Milwaukee b/c it seems more urban of a city and STL seems like a southern city. Plus let's not forget the 1982 World Series!!!
More urban? St. Louis is FAR more urban than Milwaukee. Even though it is spread out more the St. Louis metro area is more urban in most places than Milwaukee. In terms of Midwestern cities, I would put St. Louis as my third pick to live behind Chicago and Minneapolis.
Milwaukee is a fun city with a unique personality of its own. Saint Louis is a very historically-significant city with one of the all-time great baseball teams. Tough choice. I'm going with Milwaukee.
PS: FYI: the Packers are not in Milwaukee, otherwise it would be no contest.
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