tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698828.post5507274828877155215..comments2024-01-31T12:49:08.701-08:00Comments on STL Rising: Good With ItRick Bonaschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825477678253483191noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698828.post-75592905940827256972007-01-25T06:51:00.000-08:002007-01-25T06:51:00.000-08:00Oh yeah, I forgot, we could use a little quantity ...Oh yeah, I forgot, we could use a little quantity to complement our quality....Mark Grothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15778135869139492251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698828.post-64674520984395057562007-01-25T06:50:00.000-08:002007-01-25T06:50:00.000-08:00I think Michael Allen sums it up in his comment. ...I think Michael Allen sums it up in his comment. I couldn't agree more that: 'Population measures quantity, but not quality. Many of the world's supercities lack the cultural importance of some of the smaller ones.'<br /><br />Every been to Dallas or Houston? They are huge in population, but STL is way cooler with way more architecture and substance.Mark Grothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15778135869139492251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698828.post-15613620255061502142007-01-24T13:57:00.000-08:002007-01-24T13:57:00.000-08:00Population measures quantity, but not quality. Ma...Population measures quantity, but not quality. Many of the world's supercities lack the cultural importance of some of the smaller ones. <br /><br />There are some ways inw hich St. Louis is ahead of bigger cities. Take historic rehabilitation. The oft-debated St. Louis/Chicago question here shows that St. Louis is doing much more historic rehab at a more advanced level than the supposedly more sophisticated city to the north. Chicago definitely has historic rehab, but not on the level of refinement as St. Louis, where even the newbie rehabber can tell you a lot of details about muntin profiles that many rehab contractors in Chicago don't even know.Michael R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262548806079447404noreply@blogger.com