St. Louisan here. Arguments for why we're actually your sister city: 1) Both independent cities. There are only a few in the entire country. St. Louis and Balt

St. Louisan here. Arguments for why we're actually your sister city: 1) Both independent cities. There are only a few in the entire country. St. Louis and Baltimore are the two largest. This dynamic plays out in very similar ways in both cities. I hang out on r/baltimore a bit. The people there use the terms "City" and "County" almost exactly as we do. 2) Similar demographics, crime rates, and issues. Detroit is down to about 10% white. The splits in Baltimore and St. Louis are more even, which informs quite a bit of the racial politics in each city. (I can't imagine there's much of a white voting bloc left in Detroit, but it still makes a big difference in St. Louis and Baltimore.) 3) Very similar population peaks. St. Louis peaked at ~850k. Baltimore once had about 950k. Detroit was much, much larger at its peak. 4) The Baltimore Orioles used to be the St. Louis Browns. 5) Similar architectural patterns. Where Baltimore has row houses: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/55/7e/11/557e11d75dd3b45ed3efaca2b2269aa6.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/originals/55/7e/11/557e11d75dd3b45ed3ef... St. Louis has red brick: https://misfitstream.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/25.jpg https://misfitstream.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/25.jpg The prevalence of each form creates very similar vibes in each city. Detroit doesn't seem to have any such dominant form. 6) Detroit's boom (driven by the automobile) came later than either Baltimore's or St. Louis's. Baltimore and St. Louis are much more from the same, earlier era and that definitely comes through when walking around in their older neighborhoods.