Downtown St. Louis used to look like Iowa City though, before it was ruined by "urban renewal" and automobiles in the 20th century.[0][1] It was deliberately tr

Downtown St. Louis used to look like Iowa City though, before it was ruined by "urban renewal" and automobiles in the 20th century.[0][1] It was deliberately transformed from one into the other, and can just as deliberately be transformed back again. [0] https://www.pinterest.com/pin/91127592440641982/ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/91127592440641982/ [1] https://www.stlmag.com/history/pedestrian-deaths-streets-downtown-st-louis-gravois/ https://www.stlmag.com/history/pedestrian-deaths-streets-dow...