Well, after a reasonably long road trip, i've reached St. Louis, the starting place for the route 66.

From what i've gathered from touring companies, the city of St. Louis was huge in the 1950's and only after World War 2, did the major city start loosing citzens to the suburbs. Also during the 19th and early 20th century, there was a large population from France, hence the name, 'St. Louis'. I am currently staying at the Four Seasons.