Oh I love downtown STL. My wife and I, when we first were married, talked about moving and starting life somewhere else. We talked about either Nashville, St. Louis, or San Diego (a stretch). Had she not become pretty ill shortly thereafter we likely would have moved. May still do it some day. But we loooove St. Louis...and Missouri for that matter. Spent some time in Joplin back in July (I know, other side of the state) but I now have a special place in my heart for that city.