tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post484338980529736127..comments2024-02-15T03:29:30.431-06:00Comments on Rome of the West: Old North Saint LouisMark S. Abelnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06692448528819277158noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-89927776871867669812010-11-21T23:19:31.494-06:002010-11-21T23:19:31.494-06:00What skill should they learn? What if they don...What skill should they learn? What if they don't have the ability or means to learn a new skill?Tina aka Snupnjakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10209866349452434099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-46826918109199559572010-11-16T08:23:57.128-06:002010-11-16T08:23:57.128-06:00I drove through St Louis yesterday on my way back ...I drove through St Louis yesterday on my way back to Rust Belt Indiana from Bonne Terre. I now have further evidence as to why the St Louis City/County area is no longer an economic powerhouse....I saw middle aged men picketting in front of a DOLLAR TREE. I am not anti union my grandfather was a proud Missouri-Illinois later Missouri Pacific railroader but the message in this case is so telling of what that movement has been reduced to! Trying to Unionize the employees of a store that sells $1 crap from China! They should be spending their time in a class room learning a new skill!Kestrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11643316680350255931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-28662377783567246412010-11-14T13:17:29.372-06:002010-11-14T13:17:29.372-06:00Mark - Thanks for taking the time to visit, reflec...Mark - Thanks for taking the time to visit, reflect upon, and share your observations about the transformation in progress in Old North St. Louis.<br /><br />I'm a bit biased, but I believe that the revitalization under way is a visible manifestation of the triumph of hope and determination in the midst of cynicism. As powerful as your photos are, a full appreciation of the remarkable transformation can be seen in the before and after shots of many of the buildings at the former 14th Street Mall and elsewhere in Old North. Some of these can be seen in "Views of Revitalization in Progress" posted at www.ONSL.org/real-estate/. <br /><br />Thanks again - and keep coming back to see more of the dynamic, neighborhood-wide rebirth in action.Sean Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01024594093646049909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-26550590559012287562010-11-13T07:46:22.108-06:002010-11-13T07:46:22.108-06:00I know all too well that St. Louis is very blighte...I know all too well that St. Louis is very blighted. Yes it has some very beautiful areas and structures. Unfortunately the busiest highways run right through and at elevations higher than residential grade so you look right down into the most decayed areas of the city. If you get into Chicago you will see very similar areas but they tend not to be immmediately along the highways. Additionally there the highways sit well below residential street grade thereby limiting the views into the neighborhoods. Get off the highway and Chicago is no sparkling gem either.Kestrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11643316680350255931noreply@blogger.com