[ColDayMan]

I totally disagree with that. I don't think I've seen any truly vibrant commercial streets in St. Louis. Sure, I've seen some people walking out in the Central West End (what is it, Euclid? The one with the cobble streets), getting coffee, etc or that Delmar Loop in University City but as far as "vibrant" commercial streets, Hamilton Avenue alone in the Northside is more vibrant than anything I've seen in St. Louis, let alone McMillan/Calhoun in Clifton Heights (which is to be expected when having a 40,000 person university). Hell, Mainstrasse in Covington is more vibrant than anything I've seen in St. Louis, and that's in a suburb! But then again, so is the Delmar Loop...

And I stand by that observation since I've gotten two (one thorough, one brief) St. Louis tours from both you and your brother.