missouri has authoritarian liquor laws which push sketchy activity there. Even my dad talks about driving over there to get beer when they had younger age for drinking.
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you must be old as hell bc that’s not a thing anymore, and shouldn’t have anything to do with east st. louis now.
tons of people go to the east side when bars close in stl.
But an economic boost in sales from decades ago wouldn't explain the economic decay of today.
If anything, the example would show money flowing from Missouri over to Illinois.