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Sure, Detroit has a crumbling economy, crime and burning images from its last World Series win. We're not perfect. And neither is St. Louis.

This town has a new ballpark, yes, but it is surrounded by oddities that any defensive writer from Motown might seize upon for comedic fodder.

To the immediate south of sparkling Busch Stadium, for instance, stands a squat, flat-roofed jewel called Cigarettes for Less.

And just to the west, there is the headquarters of Purina dog chow.

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