Reminds me of the old movie "Mister Deeds Goes To Town." Cooper wanted to help the needy, but even his millions wasn't enough to make a dent in the depression.

Richard

I think St. Louis is a city in chaos and it is unclear if it will go the way of Detroit or the way of Pittsburgh.  There are many vacant industrial/warehouse facilities which could be retrofitted as homeless shelters.

Losing Busch beer couldn't have helped the economy.  I thought St Louis was making a comeback when I lived there in the 90's.  The flood slowed things down and even the gambling boats spend time in dry dock.  I've loved parts of St Louis: Beer factory, zoo, arch, Ram's; watching the river boats/barges, etc.  There are still some big business firms there.  The "Show Me" state has shown us. (G)

Bob