Old North St. Louis | Living St. Louis

[@55pilot]

I was born and raised in the Normandy area. It was a great place to live in the 1940's and 1950's. It has completely turned around. After I got married in 1966, my wife and I left St. Louis, never to return. But my heart and spirit will always be in St. Louis.

[@justgayjim]

I lived in St. Louis for 16 years and I can tell you everything rots, including your spirit. I moved to Colorado and never looked back.

[@CJColvin]

What about the rest of Missouri mate including the Missouri mountains.

[@davidearl1056]

St. Louis is a city with a character like no other city. It would be hard to find a city that has so much history embedded in its foundation. At one time, St. Louis was one of the grandest cities in America. It was the central hub to all distribution throughout the Midwest, and it was coined as "the gateway to the west," because it was one of the main points which settlers used, to start their journeys when traveling West. It's sad to see that the cancer and poverty has put the majority of the North Side in a spiral of neighborhood decline! Because along with this decline, there are some of the best people in the world (that I know), who are dedicated to their neighborhood, but sadly, have to live in cesspool of crime and poverty. That said, it's the struggles in this life that we have to endure, which gives us strength to stand when the tides of life become heavy! And, because of being born into the struggles of living in the inner-city of "The Lou," there are some STRONG people that come out of St. Louis, and I'm proud to be one of them! I💘 ST. LOUIS

[@tammybrown4901]

Love my hometown

[@mikeingersoll7344]

I'm looking for dr fucky

[@tammybrown4901]

Absolutley it is proud saintlouisan here.❤

[@DigitalFishtator]

Nice. My Mom grew up here in the 1940's. Before she passed away she was glad to see people reviving the area. Flush out the crime element!

[@taroman7100]

and have race riots on your hands. Just give them an excuse.

[@CharlesSilver-ew3ju]

St. Louis should invite architects, engineers and others to go to school there, free of charge on the condition they will be involved in rebuilding, rehabbing. Youngsters that would not otherwise have an opportunity. Ought to.

[@michaelyoungstrom9412]

They did a nice job with 14 street mall, but the surrounding areas are still unsafe. It's going to take a long long time to make that area safe to live in.

[@iluvcakes19]

STL is an interesting place. The restoration is either glacial or ineffective. Still, I love STL!

[@tammiealmany6239]

Your house is beautiful ❤️ thank you for sharing and rehabilitation for st Louis

[@lesterandrews1894]

I think it’s a great idea. And yes these old buildings are challenging for sure

[@ericwithac1989]

I will be living here come August. Can't wait.

[@MosheBorisoff]

Eric Bablinskas How do you like it 3 years later?

[@taroman7100]

why?

[@tammybrown4901]

St.louisan born an raised, love my city very unique

[@tammybrown4901]

I love my hometown, still here

[@marksman48]

Everything related to restoration of an early-century home is super-expensive. Contractors tend to gut them, leaving only the brick shell and rebuilding the inside floors and all. And, when you are done, your kids can't play outside and the schools are a dumpster fire.

[@lesterandrews1894]

Omg 14years ago. I hope it went well But I’m not so sure

[@jeffwebb2966]

I think that is great. I am fixing up a place farther west in the city and i welcome all efforts like this. It takes work, but to all of the negative people making comments on here I say be positive or go and complain about politics or something...

[@stevewoytus5894]

Not a bad neighborhood!!! The locust have moved west and Northwest!!! So much st Louis history here!!!

[@kkmichelle314]

Beautiful!!! Imma st louis native and we are so segregated here. Thts the hood lol

[@midwestgrammar2941]

I'm born n raised in St Louis & remember when north city was all black. My grandma own a house in Fairground Neighborhood. Miss my home city

[@SoBenz]

I lived at 1310 and 1314 Hebert in the 90's

[@los2834]

Born and raised on North Grand. By the time we left it was brutal

[@tammybrown4901]

Saddly yes

[@doyleholloway1818]

i lived close to north market and hadley street on maiden lane street

[@virginialpinon748]

I lived ornery of Maide lane and Jefferson. 1950....51.. M 52

[@mikeingersoll7344]

Hebert street has a white castle

[@davidhartding800]

Its a real shame that they voted no to the redevelopment plan! Yeah theirs nice Homes, but I'm more than sure that the People that have lived there for Decades not all these "Rehabbers" would want everything that was promised including a more than needed Hospital!

[@82584]

I would argue those "Rehabbers" moved there despite lacking what you wish had happened. Preservation isn't going to happen through that plan. Rehabbers at least try to keep it historic.

[@b.abrackus6403]

I highly doubt John and his family still live in that place...war zone neighborhood

[@davidwolter5786]

This went nowhere. So don't think this is progress. St. Louis continues to decline.

[@CJColvin]

I totally agree brother.

[@ArnoldThomasFan95]

Yep even in times of stagflation, there is still procspects of hope in St. Louis

[@taroman7100]

I'm number two reason. It looks fake, the New Town. You can't replace what you let go. These types of clips are so depressing because you have to PC, in other words lie and pretend. I am furious that I cannot go back to my old neighborhood. And sprawl is still white flight no matter how you term it.

[@jclax01]

funny those statements about crime coming from a police officer. maybe if there were a police pressence there maybe things would be different. Heres an idea, maybe the police could actually drive down some of the streets every once in a while. I am not talking about a couple of times a day, how about a couple of times a year. I can count the times on one hand that I have seen a cop just come down the street.

[@tammybrown4901]

There scarex

[@los2834]

Then they consider the area is being profiled. Some folks in the bad neighborhood want more police presence but their are many more who are up to illicit behaviors that don’t want more police. Which would you say is louder?

[@lmsubman243]

As usual...a hoE comes into the picture then progress *SToPS!!*

[@tammybrown4901]

No were like old Northside

[@mikeingersoll7344]

I moved to Ferguson