Would you think that St. Louis would be a magnificent place or a horrible terrifying place to be or go? There are some positive and also some negative reasons why St. Louis is a horrible place or a magnificent place. St. Louis is a violent place sometimes but it can also be a beautiful place. Even though St. Louis has a high crime rating it is still a nice city. St. Louis is a well- liked city because of all its attractions and things to do. It would be a nice place to go if you want to go on a vacation or just a fun weekend. If you decide to go there sometime you will have to stay away from the violent parts if you want it to be peaceful.
St. Louis is a historical city in Missouri that has been around for a while. “St. Louis, MO” states that In 1764 St. Louis was found by the French. Augusta Chouteau was the owner of a fur- trading post while Pierce Laclede Liguest which was a New Orleans merchant, while both of them found a town at the present site. They named the site St. Louis after King Louis XV from France and his Patron Saint, Louis IX. At first St. Louis was a town in 1809, and from 1812 to 1821 it was the capital Of Missouri. St. Louis was changed over to a city in 1822 (infoplease.com) .
“ St. Louis, MO” states that St. Louis is the 2nd largest city in the state of Missouri. St. Louis is in the east central of Missouri and Sits right on the Mississippi Rive. St. Louis is not part of any county, so it is its own independent city. Manufacturing is important to St. Louis’s economy. St. Louis has a lot of industries, and they are a big part of the city. The cities industries include automobiles, aircraft, and space technology (infoplease.com). St. Louis is a old city and a lot of history has been made throughout the year...
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...e place. St. Louis has its ups and downs like every city. It has a high crime rate and bad violence, but there are also some good things about it because it is beautiful and has a great baseball team. Some places aren’t the safest to go in St. Louis, but if you stay away from the bad areas then you will have a lot of fun there. St. Louis has a high crime rating sometimes, but it is also a beautiful city and has a well- liked baseball team.
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