Revitalizing St. Louis While Grandpa Naps

The beauty and possibility of the City of St. Louis is seen differently by a 25-year old and a 75-year-old. Generational mindsets are inherently unavoidable, and these continually differing perspectives are what have kept The City alive since it was founded in 1764. At the infancy of the 21st Century, it is the younger generations who will steer St. Louis back to prominence as a great American city, despite what Grandpa thinks.

St. Louis is an overly sentimental town, fueled by its nostalgia for the good ‘ole days of sleeping in Forest Park in the summer, attending Teen Town dances with Bob Cuban, hanging out at Highland Amusement Park, taking street cars to dozens of movie theaters, walking to the corner bakery… Distill these memories to their essence and it’s about community; sharing group experiences or interacting with neighborhoods on a daily basis.