What happened to East St Louis
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earlzpearl
21 Mar 2022
East St. Louis, aka, East Boogie is a city in St. Clair County, Illinois. It is directly across the Mississippi River from Downtown St. Louis, Missouri and the Gateway Arch National Park. It is a suburb of St. Louis. East St. Louis is in the Metro-East region of Southern Illinois. Once a bustling industrial center, like many cities in the Rust Belt, East St. Louis was severely affected by the loss of jobs due to industrial restructuring during the second half of the 20th century. In 1950, East St. Louis was the fourth-largest city in Illinois when its population peaked at 82,366. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 18,469, less than one-quarter of the 1950 census and a decline of almost one third since 2010.
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I am from St. Louis, Mo, but I grew up in Madison, IL, about 15 minutes from East StL aka, East Boogie, IL. I used to enjoy the nightlife in downtown EST in the 80s, it was great. My favorite places to go were The Avenue, The Terrace, OZ & The Wiz, and we can't forget The Wishing Well. The food in both cities is wonderful, you can't beat it. The early 80s nightlife was great, but it started to decline in the late 80s to mid-90s. I love St. Louis, Mo, and the ILL side, but I'm happy in Atlanta now. But I still visit St. Louis, Mo & East St. Louis, IL several times a year.
I am from St. Louis, Mo, but I grew up in Madison, IL, about 15 minutes from East StL aka, East Boogie, IL. I used to enjoy the nightlife in downtown EST in the 80s, it was great. My favorite places to go were The Avenue, The Terrace, OZ & The Wiz, and we can't forget The Wishing Well. The food in both cities is wonderful, you can't beat it. The early 80s nightlife was great, but it started to decline in the late 80s to mid-90s. I love St. Louis, Mo, and the ILL side, but I'm happy in Atlanta now. But I still visit St. Louis, Mo & East St. Louis, IL several times a year.
I am from St. Louis, Mo but I grew up in Madison, IL, about 15 minutes from East StL aka, East Boogie, IL. I used to enjoy the nightlife in downtown EST in the 80s, it was great. My favorite places to go were The Avenue, The Terrace, OZ & The Wiz, and we can't forget The Wishing Well. The food in both cities is wonderful, you can't bet it. The early 80s nightlife was great, but it started to decline in the late 80s to mid-90s. I love St. Louis, Mo, and the IL side, but I'm happy in Atlanta now.