>like in STL. the slumburbs thing is real in North St. Louis
>County (see: Ferguson and Berkeley). and some parts of the
>city are gentrifying w/white influx. but the western
>communities in St. Charles County are also gaining in
>population. parts of St. Charles County that were farmland
>and prairie 10 yrs ago are now full of strip malls and
>townhome developments and detached single family home
>subdivisions. the state has built 2 new bridges across the
>Missouri River to increase access out there. it's exploding -
>and faster than the city is being gentrified, i suspect.
>
>i wonder where else that's going on.

places no one would have ever thought would be "home"
torn away to make circles of beige houses