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If Mayor Francis G. Slay is to be believed, 2004 was the year that St. Louis ended a half-century of decline and population loss and became a city ... more

Think St. Louis, and most people imagine the magnificent arch that marks this "gateway to the west."

If Mayor Francis G. Slay is to be believed, 2004 was the year that St. Louis ended a half-century of decline and population loss and became a city ... more

Think St. Louis, and most people imagine the magnificent arch that marks this "gateway to the west."

The 1904 St. Louis World's Fair turned the international spotlight on Missouri.

If Mayor Francis G. Slay is to be believed, 2004 was the year that St. Louis ended a half-century of decline and population loss and became a city ... more

The 1904 St. Louis World's Fair turned the international spotlight on Missouri.

If Mayor Francis G. Slay is to be believed, 2004 was the year that St. Louis ended a half-century of decline and population loss and became a city ... more

The 1904 St. Louis World's Fair turned the international spotlight on Missouri.

Think St. Louis, and most people imagine the magnificent arch that marks this "gateway to the west."