It’s been almost two years since the Washington Avenue skybridge between the old St. Louis Centre and the abandoned Dillard’s department store fell.  Since then, a lot has happened at the Mercantile Exchange (MX) district. Let’s take a look at the transformation that’s taken place on the eastern end of downtown’s entertainment strip. The famed Lindell Hotel once stood where [...]

Yesterday, nextSTL.com posted my article (read it here) about MidAmerica and Lambert St. Louis Airports and their attempts to establish international cargo hubs. Included in this piece was the following: Recently, a bill was passed by the Missouri House of Representatives. A bill that had been quietly amended by Rep. Anne Zerr, (R) St. Charles. This amendment constituted a 0.1875% [...]

With Living at the speed of rail coming tho the Contemporary Art Museum on June 28, let’s go on a photo tour of the new multi-modal transportation center in downtown St. Louis. The Gateway Multimodal Transportation Center (its official name) is quite unique in its role as an efficient hub for four modes of public transport: Metrolink, Metrobus, Amtrak and [...]

At St. Louis Gateway Station you will find three Amtrak routes to choose from: Lincoln Route to Chicago Missouri River Runner to Kansas City Texas Eagle to San Antonio, with connecting service to The Sunset Limited to Los Angeles. St. Louis Gateway Station, 430 South 15th Street,  St. Louis, MO 63103 Share

MetroLink is St. Louis’ light rail system. It has six stations downtown. From East to West: Arch-Laclede’s Landing: Lumière PLace Casino and Hotel, Four Seasons Hotel. Convention Center: Washington Avenue and Central Business District 8th and Pine: Citygarden, Central Business District Busch Stadium: Westin Hotel, Hilton at the Ballpark Civic Center-Scottrade Center-Gateway Station: Amtrak, Metrobus, Greyhound Union Station: Hard Rock Cafe, Marriott, Downtown West With MetroLink you can [...]