The actual city of St. Louis is broken into three main parts; the North Side, South City and the Central West End. The three areas combined have approximately eighty established neighborhoods. If you decide to add the western part of St. Louis County, this number is most likely to double.

Many areas of the city were originally established by separate ethnic groups while most others were developed by social groups. You don't have to be a genius to realize the area known as "Dutchtown" was established by German immigrants. However, it may not be so easy to identify

So while the question "Where do you live?" might not tell someone everything about you as an individual, where you live or grew up in St. Louis may give a pretty good indication of who you are and your background.

While the residential areas we have discussed are making a major comeback, so are many business districts in our city. In Midtown, St. Louis University has recently bought up blocks and blocks of dilapidated and deserted homes. The university has expanded their beautiful new campus almost double the size from just five years ago. Another type of business in St. Louis that's making a comeback is nightlife. The Washington Loft district, while renting loft apartments faster than they can be built, seems to build night clubs directly below them just as quickly. As stated before, Soulard has some of the most charming pubs you will ever s

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