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Do cities even really have welcome signs? I think the only Welcome sign for Chicago is when entering the Chicago Skyway from the east, and it isn't anything special. Just says "Welcome to Chicago" and then the current mayor underneath, in typical freeway signage and font.
I love seeing signs where old ballplayers are from. They are usually ignored, there was surprisingly no sign for Mickey Mantle's Commerce OK. But there were signs at Cairo GA (Jackie Robinson) and Royston GA (Ty Cobb).
In St. Louis, there are “Welcome to St. Louis” signs, depicting the arch and the river, along the interstates leading to the city. But the placement of the signs has always puzzled me. They are neither at the city limits nor at the St. Louis County line, either of which would make sense. Instead, they are placed just outside of the I-270 loop. Arguably, if areas of St. Louis County within the loop are St. Louis, then areas outside the loop are as well.
In St. Louis, there are “Welcome to St. Louis” signs, depicting the arch and the river, along the interstates leading to the city. But the placement of the signs has always puzzled me. They are neither at the city limits nor at the St. Louis County line, either of which would make sense. Instead, they are placed just outside of the I-270 loop. Arguably, if areas of St. Louis County within the loop are St. Louis, then areas outside the loop are as well.
The signs you’re referring to are basically marketing tools on behalf of Explore St. Louis (CVC). They just kind of mark the arbitrary boundaries of the more continuously populated St. Louis urban/suburban area to give visitors the sense that they’re in what is considered “St. Louis”. They have no official significance whatsoever.
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