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East St. Louis, biggest shithole in America?

Posted on 3/23/21 at 8:00 pm
Posted by CtotheVrzrbck
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Posted on 3/23/21 at 8:00 pm
Always heard about how bad E. St. Louis is, drove through for the first time this weekend. As soon as you cross the bridge the roads become complete shite and magically once you get back out into the countryside roads are nice again.

Trash and graffiti everywhere. Is it cursed from turning Indian mounds into a landfill? Cursed from being 98% black? Doing a little research after talking to a prospective client from StL today who happens to be black. Was interesting to get his point of view. He said no one knows what they do w/ their money but they sure don't put it back into the city.

Federal Corruption Indictments

There's lots of articles about EStL politicians getting arrested. Seems like grift is the major industry there.

Highest murder rate in America for years and a steadily shrinking population sure makes it seem like a lost cause. I bet they vote like motherfrickers there though.
Posted by soccerfüt
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Posted on 3/23/21 at 8:03 pm to
“Roll ‘em up!”
Posted by Tiger Attorney
New Orleans
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Posted on 3/23/21 at 8:06 pm to
My friend from college and I are both into urban planning (failed and great). He is from St Louis and talked about ESL often. I told him I could show him bigger ghettos in Nola. I drove him all over...nola east, projects, and central city. He said ESL was way, way worse.

I want to pay him a visit one day to see this.
Posted by Tyga Woods
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Posted on 3/23/21 at 8:09 pm to
Posted by ehidal1
Chief Boot Knocka
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Posted on 3/23/21 at 8:09 pm to


Tyga

This post was edited on 3/23/21 at 8:11 pm
Posted by TrouserTrout
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Posted on 3/23/21 at 8:11 pm to
You ever made a wrong turn in NOLA?
Posted by CtotheVrzrbck
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Posted on 3/23/21 at 8:11 pm to
Oh lord, the first exit is called Barack Obama Hwy.

YT video through the hoodz
Posted by Tyga Woods
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Posted on 3/23/21 at 8:12 pm to
Posted by CtotheVrzrbck
WeWaCo
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Posted on 3/23/21 at 8:13 pm to
quote:

You ever made a wrong turn in NOLA?


Never been to NOLA, not all interested in visiting either if it's anything like Baton Rouge.

eta: NBR I mean
This post was edited on 3/23/21 at 8:31 pm
Posted by BHTiger
Charleston
Member since Dec 2017
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Posted on 3/23/21 at 8:15 pm to
East Baltimore, River Rouge Michigan, skid Row Los Angeles.......these 3 are worse....but it does suck.
Posted by DWIGHT
LSU
Member since Dec 2008
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Posted on 3/23/21 at 8:16 pm to
Try visiting the Arch on your way to Louisville. Then realizing your are on empty as you cross the Mississippi River.

So you get off into that shite hole of a hood.

White guy with bright green shirt and a fishing hat on wearing flip flops. Pull up to gas station. Guy in a wheel chair at the only available pump. We know where this is going. He tries everything to get money out of you. Lady next to us drives off shouting at the disabled man, "You aint got to lie, it's not right begging to everybody".

Leaving the gas station your brakes begin to smoke and lock up.

Fun times
This post was edited on 3/23/21 at 8:18 pm
Posted by QuietTiger
New Orleans
Member since Dec 2003
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Posted on 3/23/21 at 8:17 pm to
quote:

East St. Louis, biggest shithole in America

By most on here we in NOLA have ESTL beat. Back that azz up.
Posted by TrouserTrout
Member since Nov 2017
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Posted on 3/23/21 at 8:23 pm to
quote:

Never been to NOLA, not all interested in visiting either if it's anything like Baton Rouge.
Both are shite holes so yes a lot like it.
Posted by The Ramp
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Jul 2004
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Posted on 3/23/21 at 8:25 pm to
Montgomery and West Memphis are up there
Posted by DaleGribble
Bend, OR
Member since Sep 2014
6821 posts
Posted on 3/23/21 at 8:26 pm to
Gary, Indiana wants someone to hold their beer.
Posted by t00f
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Posted on 3/23/21 at 8:27 pm to
great strip clubs
Posted by Patfic15
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 3/23/21 at 8:28 pm to
Nawlins.
Posted by CtotheVrzrbck
WeWaCo
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 3/23/21 at 8:33 pm to
I forgot about Skid Row, so much of the major CA cities look like that now. Portland and Seattle as well.

It's terribly sad and infuriating how some areas treat their people and let their cities disintegrate. That's where our money should go not spending millions to put illegals in hotels for months.
Posted by VolsOut4Harambe
Atlanta, GA
Member since Sep 2017
12856 posts
Posted on 3/23/21 at 8:39 pm to
Orange Mound in Memphis
Posted by TheWalrus
Member since Dec 2012
40363 posts
Posted on 3/23/21 at 8:42 pm to
I drive through South Memphis to go to Tunica and it looks like a third world country after a natural disaster.
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