u/Nearby-State-5132

The Hill is thinking about a historic district but unlike many historic neighborhoods, the architecture may actually be one of its drawbacks (outside of St Ambrose). The hill is a successful story because it is centered on a church/school and has a thriving mix use community of bakeries, housing, bars, and restaurants. It’s completely walkable and bikeable but preserving shotgun houses does nothing to bolster it.

Greater St. Louis Inc has a retail improvement incentive. Why not use a small portion of that money to buy St. Louis flags and give them to any building downtown that has a flagpole? There are so many empty flag poles downtown. I think such a small gesture would go a long way!