Out Of Sorts 2.27.2007 | 1 Comment(s)

I feel like I've stepped outside of myself these past few days. With the new job, I haven't been able to keep up with anything related to St. Louis or anything else for that matter. I honestly don't know what's going on in the City or the world. It's amazing how a job that actually keeps you busy can get in the way of a body's web surfing, but I'm not complaining. I enjoy the work and I hope I'm contributing something to my team.

It's also been a bit strange having my life totally contained within the City. I now drive through parts of the City that I normally wouldn't visit for months. I must admit, I hate Gravois. No...I don't hate Gravois, it's just frustrating to see so much decaying buildings with so much potential. With so many beautiful structures and store fronts lining Gravois I just don't understand why it looks the way it does. Well, I have an idea of why Gravois is in its current state, I just wish it hadn't gotten so far gone.

My perceptions of large swaths of the City seem to change on a daily basis. It's strange how sometimes a drive can be inspiring one day and a bit depressing the next.

By  Paul Hohmann, at 4:14 PM

You are so right about the inspiring one day depressing the next thing. I get these feelings all the time driving the streets of the City... areas with so much possibility for new life yet unbelievably depressing what we have lost. If you want to get really depressed some day, drive Page Avenue all the way out to the City limit… If you want to smile drive Locust from Jefferson to Theresa just east of Grand Center and think about what it looked like 5 years ago and imagine what it will look like 5 years from now.

BTW, Thanks for the link to VanishingSTL