My father grew up in E. St Louis in the 20s-30s. He always said that it was a dangerous craphole back then and had only gotten worse.
FUBO, FAD & down with the democrat party
Three years ago my family drove to Chicago and drove to Santa Monica via Route 66.
Couldn’t believe it but the guide book said that when you get close to East St. Louis to get on the freeway and go around or quite possibly get “mugged or worse”.