圣路易斯市中心竖起传奇之城横幅：致敬Stan Musial、Tina Turner等本地名人
美国密苏里州 St. Louis 市中心近日开始竖起一批传奇之城（City of Legends）横幅，向与这座城市渊源深厚的名人致敬，正式宣布定于10月21日周三举行。这项行动由地区商业组织 Greater St. Louis Inc. 推动，横幅由 Ameren、Stifel 等市中心主要企业赞助，意在美化市中心、刺激商业并吸引旅游与会展。
周一已在 Tucker Boulevard 沿线挂出的横幅包括：红雀队传奇球星、棒球名人堂成员 Stan Musial；毕业于 Sumner High School 的摇滚女王 Tina Turner；毕业于 John Burroughs School 的演员 Jon Hamm；以及来自 East St. Louis 的奥运金牌得主 Jackie Joyner-Kersee。横幅致敬名单还包括红雀队投手 Bob Gibson、蓝调队球员 Kelly Chase、McDonnell Aircraft 创始人 James McDonnell 和摇滚乐先驱 Chuck Berry 等人。
支持者表示，市中心复兴势头正在增强：新的州法律为增加警力巡逻提供了资金，并扩大了将空置办公楼改建为公寓的税收抵免项目；市政府已将5500万美元 NFL 公羊队（Rams）和解金预算用于改善河滨、修复基础设施和盘活空置建筑；Washington Avenue 上一家新的美食广场预计本月开业，填补此前因连串枪击案被市政府关闭的 Reign 夜总会留下的空缺。
Downtown St. Louis Raises City of Legends Banners Honoring Stan Musial, Tina Turner and Other Local Legends
A new set of City of Legends banners has begun going up in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, in recent days, honoring famous people with St. Louis ties, ahead of a formal announcement on Wednesday, October 21. The effort is led by Greater St. Louis Inc., the regional business lobby, and the banners are sponsored by major downtown firms such as Ameren and Stifel, with the aim of beautifying the city center, stimulating business and drawing tourism and conventions.
Banners visible Monday along Tucker Boulevard include Cardinals slugger and baseball Hall of Famer Stan Musial; Tina Turner, the Sumner High School graduate celebrated as the queen of rock and roll; Jon Hamm, the John Burroughs School graduate; and Jackie Joyner-Kersee, the Olympic gold medalist from East St. Louis. The full group of honorees also includes Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson, Blues enforcer Kelly Chase, McDonnell Aircraft founder James McDonnell and Chuck Berry, known as the father of rock and roll.
Boosters say momentum is growing for a downtown comeback: new state laws have made money available for extra police patrols and expanded tax credit programs to help turn vacant office buildings into apartments or condos; city officials have budgeted $55 million in NFL Rams settlement dollars to improve the riverfront, fix up infrastructure and tackle empty buildings; and a new food hall is expected to open this month on Washington Avenue, filling a space left when the city shut down the Reign nightclub after a string of shootings.
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