Originally Posted by
CAirBear
Yes. I’m sure Pilots, with well above median salaries for this country, are going to live in the ghetto because “well it’s close to work”.
Yes, East STL is pretty �� . But there are a lot of areas in STL that aren’t. Same deal with MCI. Hell nearly all of MEM is. Not a single FDX guy (who lives in base) live in MEM. BNA might have a less prominent ghetto, but I bet you there is one.
If BLV opened I’ll be living dead smack in the middle. 25 mins to KSTL and 25 to KBLV. The neighborhoods in that distance range are quite acceptable. Of course I doubt it ever happens. Why on earth open a base with a ridiculous number of flights each week. I’m sure BLV will be a new G-Force arcade center before a domicile... ����*♂️
I grew up in KC, near MCI. There are lots of nice newly constructed low crime neighborhoods in KC, MO within a few miles of MCI. KC, MO has lots of undeveloped farmland within its city limits around MCI. Enough to keep developing for decades to come.
I lived in STL for several years. Agreed, the City of East St. Louis, IL is a slum with lots of problems, as are parts of St. Louis City, MO. St. Louis County, MO (not part of St. Louis City, which constitutionally ceded from the County in 1876, much to their regret today) has lots of nice upscale low crime neighborhoods within 30 minutes of the airport. East of East St. Louis, IL are towns of Edwardsville, Collinsville, etc. They are nice, as well.