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Tell The Truth: What's Underrated

Current Totals:

Which of the following is the most underrated nickname for St. Louis?

 

Underrated

Overrated

Mound City:
 20%
The Lou:
 16%
Gateway City:
 24%
St. Louie:
 8%
STL:
 15%
River City:
 13%
314:
 4%
Mound City:
 12%
The Lou:
 48%
Gateway City:
 13%
St. Louie:
 11%
STL:
 2%
River City:
 9%
314:
 5%

 

Which of the following local neighborhoods is the most underrated?

Marine Villa:
 9%
Carondelet:
 59%
Vandeventer:
 18%
North Pointe:
 6%
Lewis Place:
 18%

 

Which of the following popular summer activities in St. Louis is the most underrated?

Going to art camp at SCOSAG:
 4%
Going to summer camp in a St. Louis city park:
 6%
Eating snow cones:
 12%
Soaking my feet in the fountain at Kiener Plaza:
 10%
Watching an outdoor movie in my neighborhood (thanks Martin Casas!):
 33%
Having a drink at the Boathouse:
 32%
Getting a summer job:
 4%

 

Which of the following local bodies of water is the most underrated?

 

Underrated

Overrated

Gateway Geyser in East St. Louis:
 17%
Ted Koplar's fountain in Maryland Plaza:
 10%
Missouri River:
 29%
Carl Milles' fountain in Aloe Plaza:
 17%
The outdoor pool at the Chase-Park Plaza:
 17%
That little moat that Lumiere Place sits in:
 10%
River Des Peres:
 43%
Post-Dispatch Lake:
 9%
Lake St. Louis:
 24%
Lake of the Ozarks:
 20%
My loft building's pool:
 5%

 

Which of the following is the most underrated local transportation complaint?

Stop signs on every block:
 26%
No sidewalks in the suburbs:
 25%
The loudspeakers on Metro buses:
 8%
Commuter jets at Lambert:
 4%
Red lights at two in the morning:
 37%

 

Which of the following local food favorites is the most underrated?

 

Underrated

Overrated

Brain sandwich:
 9%
The concrete:
 11%
St. Paul sandwich:
 12%
Gooey butter cake:
 19%
Prosperity sandwich:
 6%
Pork steaks:
 23%
The slinger:
 20%
Toasted ravioli:
 23%
Frozen custard:
 13%
Mostaccioli:
 24%
Thin crust pizza:
 12%
Provel:
 28%

 

Which of the following is the most underrated local weather condition?

Wind:
 7%
Pollen:
 15%
Mold:
 13%
Black ice:
 15%
Smell of hops from the brewery:
 49%

 

Which of the following is the most underrated St. Louis factoid?

 

Underrated

Overrated

One of the country's most integrated cities, measured by block:
 12%
A gay-friendly city:
 16%
Nearly one in six livable houses in the city has been built or substantially rehabbed since 2001:
 26%
One of the country's most literate cities:
 46%
That we had the 1904 World's Fair here:
 17%
That John Goodman grew up here:
 15%
That we have a section of highway named after Mark McGwire:
 48%
That we were once the fourth largest city in the country:
 20%

 

Which of the following is the most underrated local childhood experience?

Riding bikes on the Riverfront Trail:
 26%
Graduating from high school:
 19%
Auditioning for the Muny:
 13%
Seeing a performance at Bob Kramer's Marionettes:
 20%
Attending Kinder Konzerts at Powell Hall:
 22%

 

Which of the following is the most underrated local college or university with classrooms in the city limits?

St. Louis Community College at Forest Park:
 28%
Saint Louis University:
 10%
Ranken Technical College:
 9%
Washington University in St. Louis:
 6%
Harris Stowe University:
 15%
Webster University:
 19%
Aquinas Institute of Theology:
 5%
Broadcast Center:
 6%
Patricia Stevens College:
 4%

 

Which of the following is the most underrated local shopping area?

Cherokee Street:
 35%
S. Grand:
 24%
East Loop:
 8%
Southhampton:
 18%
N. Kingshighway:
 5%
Skinker-DeBaliviere:
 9%

 

Which of the following is the most underrated local sport in St. Louis?

Roller derby:
 27%
Warshers:
 21%
Corkball:
 11%
Bocce:
 21%
Bowling:
 5%
Bicycling:
 8%
Tennis:
 6%

 

Which of the following local media outlets is the most underrated?

KDHX:
 33%
Red Latina:
 6%
KWMU:
 19%
STL TV (City 10):
 24%
The Evening Whirl:
 17%

 

Note: Due to rounding, results for some questions may not total 100%.


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