<p>It says something about a city when its population has been declining for (at least) the last ten years. It declined 12% from 1990-2000, putting it in the same company as Detroit and Cleveland as major cities to have actually declined in population. And I don’t think either of those are particularly nice.
I also assure you that St. Louis’ nightlife and culture (save its local music scene) is nowhere near that of Chicago.</p>
<p>I stand by my initial condemnation of St. Louis.</p>