My goodness, I think it would take a full week to enjoy all the buildings, museums, attractions and parks you mention in this St. Louis snapshot. Glad you did this one! I think St Louis now takes first place on my most surprises in one video list! Bravo! The building interiors you reveal are architecturally breathtaking. 🎉❤😊 from David in Houston TX
I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Yeah I was also surprised by how interesting of a city it is. It’s my longest city overview video because there were so many things that I thought needed to be mentioned. Thanks for the comment!
I "Discovered" St. Louis when I was living in Dallas TX. I wanted to vacation somewhere I'd never been yet that was within a 10 hour drive, and it was almost exactly 10 hrs from where I was. I fell in love so hard that I moved to STL after 5 years of sporadic visits back! My advice if you visit is to not stay too long or else you'll want to live here, too!
I moved to St Louis in 2010 from Nashville, where I am a native of Chicago. I had the time of my life as a young man. This city has everything in terms of culture, foodie life, good dating, and so many things to do. Neighborhoods tend to ebb and flow. St Louis people are down to earth and I had a great bachelor’s life living in a sky rise downtown at a reasonable price. I sure as hell could not have that in Chicago. What I like is that St Louis is not a zero-sum game like Chicago or LA where everything is competition and dating is much harder. St Louis is a come-as-you-are type of city. It can be a little tough as a transplant but you get through it. Dating was really amazing here. If you have a high-paying job you can go to town for sure. I was at Forrest Park every weekend and was like man this is like Central Park NYC. I LOVED IT!
Beautifully researched and produced. Like others in the comments I've been anticipating you covering my city with your characteristic charm and comprehensiveness. It certainly is one of the most underrated cities in the US, which considering how influential it was in US (and I'd argue world) history, makes it all the more amazing that it has flown under the radar for so long.
Wow, looks like I need to visit St. Louis! You did a great job highlighting the important information about the city; from its geographic significance to its many architectural marvels. Awesome video.
STL'n for over 50 years. Great video. One thing to note that along with the Compton Water Tower, there are TWO other standpipe water towers in St Louis City, including the world's tallest free-standing Corinthian column. They are the Bissell water tower and the Grand Ave water tower. Obviously, there have been books written about STL history, so your video couldn't cover everything, but bringing up those two water towers also brings up North St Louis and the history of discrimination, segregation, and disinvestment that is here (others may mention crime statistics, that's a symptom or result of the things I mentioned). It's a story that played out in many cities, but few as pronounced as St Louis. Reading "The Broken Heart of America" by Walter Johnson; and/or watching the movies "Pruitt-Igoe" and "Spanish Lake" are great introductions to the topic.
Yo CityGeek! Been following your channel for a long time and thanks for finally covering my city and putting it in such a positive light. Yes we have it all, the culture, history, etc. There's a few things I would add such as the food including our great BBQ, and our St. Louis style pizza and gooey butter cake. We're also one of the most haunted cities - just ask anyone who has stayed at the historic Lemp Mansion. I could go on, but either way - excellent job!
Glad to hear that you enjoyed it! Thanks for your patience! This is one of the longest city overview videos I’ve made which shows how many interesting things St. Louis has to offer. Thanks for the comment!
I love St Louis! I lived there for a couple years and fell in love with the place. Even after living there I learned a ton from your video and want to go back to visit! I think you did a great job highlighting so cool and unique aspects of the city
We've lived in Louisville for 10 years (from the northeast originally), and visited St. Louis for the first time just two weeks ago. We were astounded by the awesomeness there! The Arch, the New and Old Cathedrals, Forrest Park, and the Botanical Gardens were all outstanding. The Italian food on the Hill was (almost🙂) as good as what we used to get in New Haven (CT). We had no idea how awesome St Louis is. We only scratched the surface. We hope to go back in a year if not sooner. God bless STL!
@ 4:27 The World’s Fair Pavilion was built AFTER the 1904 World’s Fair. The Pavilion was built in 1909 with the money that the city made from the fair. The Saint Louis Art Museum is the ONLY building that was built during the fair and still stands today.
Fantastic video of my hometown. You didn't scratch the surface on why I enjoyed my time living there. Non pretentious population. Easy city for daily living. (sometimes people will forget they are in a big city) Farmers Markets. The Great Rivers Greenway that will be excellent in a few years. There are just tons of neighborhood festival that adds to the sense of community. I can talk about the food and arts. I don't know if life will take me back there to live but I agree with you its one of the most underrated cities in the country.
I have been very eagerly anticipating this one! :P You did a good job covering the Lou. I want to share a quote from 'The Secrets of St. Louis' a circa 1960 documentary. "No tour of St. Louis could ever really be a complete one. A city this old and this vast has accumulated hundreds o points of interest... each of these speaks a language of its own; and a good part of the cities special appeal is the unspoken stories they all seem to tell." I won't try to cover all of the things I would have liked to have seen included that weren't because, I see that you gave us more time than any other city so far so thanks for trying to cover as much as possible. When you are ready to do a part 2 let me know and I can certainly provide additional interesting facts and places to discuss. ⚜
Thank you!! And that quote is really interesting. Yeah St. Louis had so much that I thought needed to be mentioned that it ended up being my longest city overview, which I didn’t expect when I started. Thanks for the comment and offer to help next time around!
One thing worth noting about the height of the St. Louis skyline - there is a city ordinance that prevents buildings east of Broadway being taller than The Arch (630 ft). For many years there has been more or less a gentleman's agreement that buildings all over downtown would not not exceed that height. In the heyday of skyscraper construction in the 70s and 80s in STL, the heights were kept below ~600 feet, notably the three tallest buildings downtown, the Met Square building, the modern SWB building (909 Chestnut), and the Boatman's Bank Building (now the One US Bank Plaza). One more note - I love the video! But a mention of the Wainwright Building when talking about downtown would have been nice. It's one of the most architecturally significant skyscrapers in the country.
There’s that, and sitting on a major fault line and sitting on a base of sediment in the region But, the city is in a freefall and until they get rid of the crime, people will continue to flee the city. Shame.. tons of great architecture there
Great video my friend; you did my hometown Justice. 😊I also appreciate architecture. The Wainwright Building in downtown is historically significant as well; it was one of the first buildings constructed in America to utilize a steel frame (the evolution of the modern skyscraper) St Louis is packed with so much history & culture. You touched on many of the facets. We have a blossoming and thriving arts scene. As well as a diverse and burgeoning food scene. And some of the kindest, most genuine and sincere people I’ve ever known. Do we have our challenges? Of course…but the future is bright. We face them with a daring resilience as is the American Way ❤️ Long Live & God Bless the STL
Great video as always! Would love to see you cover San Jose, CA. When people think of the Bay area, they often think of San Fran and Oakland, but I hardly hear anyone ever mention San Jose!
There is a common myth that buildings are not allowed to be taller than the Gateway Arch. The height of buildings in St. Louis are limited by soil density and subsequent loading.
There are only 3 standpipe water towers left in the united states all 3 are in St Louis. I live very near Compton Heights Tower. It is a sight to see, alright. This video was very well done and explains StL perfectly!
Love saint louis from Annaba (Algeria) Annaba also has a beautiful basilica of saint Augustin A roman city and a very beautiful architectural marvels from Ottoman period to french colonisation
I love St. Louis! I’ve visited it 3 times and it’s always a blast. It’s not massive like other cities but it’s not small by any means. I would want to move there but apparently it’s dangerous there haha
Let’s add to the list the soldiers memorial, the Lindbergh Museum, with all its artifacts, Ted Drews, custard, the Cardinals, baseball stadium, the new world class soccerstadium, the outstanding medical facilities, and research centers, including the college or pharmacy, the world chess headquarters, the world class Union Station and aquarium. I’m sure there are other places I missed. Now let’s move onto the county, one of the best business and cultural setters centers in the country is Clayton. From Clayton can continuing moving west and south to the more upscale areas. Unfortunately heading to North County and North St. Louis is not a desirable trip. Oops, I forgot. We have the hill area renowned for anything and everything in Italian. And expanding choice of all kinds of ethnic foods, .Also, from my understanding that no building in the city can be higher than the Gateway arch. It also has an excellent underground museum. I could probably go on and on, but that’s enough for now. Oh, I forgot the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.
Showing photos of Indigenous peoples, but failing to mention their existence which is also part of a city's history is such a missed opportunity for this series.
Oof...I was hoping there wouldn't be inaccuracies in your video. I had high hopes. But firstly, I am disappointed you only focused on downtown St Louis as being our "skyline", when in all actuality our skyline stretches in a long spine from the riverfront to the edge of eastern Forest Park. We have multiple skylines including midtown/Grand Center and the Central West End. All of that counts towards our skyline ranking. Otherwise, a huge inaccuracy was the inclusion of the false information that the Worlds Fair Pavilion is a direct relic of the actual Worlds Fair. It is not. It was not a part of that complex. It was built in the following decade, with proceeds from the fair, to honor its memory...very different than what you told. Lastly, I'm rather disappointed you didn't highlight our diverse palette of uniquely individual neighborhoods. Our architecture and culture isn't limited to downtown and Forest Park. You could've briefly highlighted important, significant areas such as Lafayette Square, Soulard, Central West End, South Grand, Cherokee Street... I had high hopes for this content. It was mid at best. Sorry to say. I hope you consider altering this piece to correct inaccuracies and perhaps beef it up a bit with more in depth info, that would make this St Louisan interested in sharing and boasting of it. I cannot say I'm terribly impressed right now with this piece about our city. It could've been significantly better.
Once the 3rd largest city in the U.S. Now, not even in the top 50. If it was, it would have the highest violent crime rate of the 50. I spent 20 years in the STL metro, which has been going to hell for 60+ years. If you do visit, don't forget your Level 3 body armor. Every time you think it can't get worse, St. Louis surprises.
Yeah I used to love St Louis. My mom side of the family is from there so we spent alot of time there. Now it's a shit hole thanks to what Bush did to the city. Crime is out of control. It's sad that such a beautiful city turned into a shit hole
I love my city! Thank you for giving STL some much needed love!
Glad you approve! Thanks for the comment!!
My goodness, I think it would take a full week to enjoy all the buildings, museums, attractions and parks you mention in this St. Louis snapshot. Glad you did this one! I think St Louis now takes first place on my most surprises in one video list! Bravo! The building interiors you reveal are architecturally breathtaking. 🎉❤😊 from David in Houston TX
I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Yeah I was also surprised by how interesting of a city it is. It’s my longest city overview video because there were so many things that I thought needed to be mentioned. Thanks for the comment!
David, it would take you more than a week to visit all the attractions in the city and the county
I never knew I wanted to visit St. Louis, now I do.
I "Discovered" St. Louis when I was living in Dallas TX. I wanted to vacation somewhere I'd never been yet that was within a 10 hour drive, and it was almost exactly 10 hrs from where I was. I fell in love so hard that I moved to STL after 5 years of sporadic visits back! My advice if you visit is to not stay too long or else you'll want to live here, too!
lol I’m from Missouri STL is dirty just go 30+ miles
Out of the city
It’s not worth it. You can do better.
Come visit us!
@@mcfly4706 neither are you
I moved to St Louis in 2010 from Nashville, where I am a native of Chicago. I had the time of my life as a young man. This city has everything in terms of culture, foodie life, good dating, and so many things to do. Neighborhoods tend to ebb and flow. St Louis people are down to earth and I had a great bachelor’s life living in a sky rise downtown at a reasonable price. I sure as hell could not have that in Chicago. What I like is that St Louis is not a zero-sum game like Chicago or LA where everything is competition and dating is much harder. St Louis is a come-as-you-are type of city. It can be a little tough as a transplant but you get through it. Dating was really amazing here. If you have a high-paying job you can go to town for sure. I was at Forrest Park every weekend and was like man this is like Central Park NYC. I LOVED IT!
Great analysis, and thank you for being here!
Beautifully researched and produced. Like others in the comments I've been anticipating you covering my city with your characteristic charm and comprehensiveness. It certainly is one of the most underrated cities in the US, which considering how influential it was in US (and I'd argue world) history, makes it all the more amazing that it has flown under the radar for so long.
Thank you so much!! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Wow, looks like I need to visit St. Louis! You did a great job highlighting the important information about the city; from its geographic significance to its many architectural marvels. Awesome video.
Thank you!!
One thing he didn't mention is the completely slept on, vibrant food scene here! Come by and experience "The Rome of the West" for yourself!
@@austinfreeman7871 It does look like there is an excellent(and historically notable) food scene there, thanks for the recommendation!
STL'n for over 50 years. Great video. One thing to note that along with the Compton Water Tower, there are TWO other standpipe water towers in St Louis City, including the world's tallest free-standing Corinthian column. They are the Bissell water tower and the Grand Ave water tower.
Obviously, there have been books written about STL history, so your video couldn't cover everything, but bringing up those two water towers also brings up North St Louis and the history of discrimination, segregation, and disinvestment that is here (others may mention crime statistics, that's a symptom or result of the things I mentioned). It's a story that played out in many cities, but few as pronounced as St Louis. Reading "The Broken Heart of America" by Walter Johnson; and/or watching the movies "Pruitt-Igoe" and "Spanish Lake" are great introductions to the topic.
Thank you! And thanks for the additional information about the city!
St. Louis is an awesome city. It punches above its weight in terms of attractions. There are many other attractions not listed here.
So St Louis just jumped to the top of my “us cities to visit” list 🤩 amazing overview of what seems like an incredible city!
Thank you!!
It truly is an incredible and unique city. You'll end up wanting to live here if you come visit. Please just excuse the crazy drivers, haha!
@@austinfreeman7871 Try driving in Chicago.YUCK!!
Yo CityGeek! Been following your channel for a long time and thanks for finally covering my city and putting it in such a positive light. Yes we have it all, the culture, history, etc. There's a few things I would add such as the food including our great BBQ, and our St. Louis style pizza and gooey butter cake. We're also one of the most haunted cities - just ask anyone who has stayed at the historic Lemp Mansion. I could go on, but either way - excellent job!
Glad to hear that you enjoyed it! Thanks for your patience! This is one of the longest city overview videos I’ve made which shows how many interesting things St. Louis has to offer. Thanks for the comment!
I love St Louis! I lived there for a couple years and fell in love with the place. Even after living there I learned a ton from your video and want to go back to visit! I think you did a great job highlighting so cool and unique aspects of the city
Thank you!! I’m glad you were still able to learn a few things 😊
Thank you for showing our city love!
I had no idea how much St. Louis punches above its weight! Actually wouldn’t mind visiting after watching this.
We've lived in Louisville for 10 years (from the northeast originally), and visited St. Louis for the first time just two weeks ago. We were astounded by the awesomeness there! The Arch, the New and Old Cathedrals, Forrest Park, and the Botanical Gardens were all outstanding. The Italian food on the Hill was (almost🙂) as good as what we used to get in New Haven (CT). We had no idea how awesome St Louis is. We only scratched the surface. We hope to go back in a year if not sooner. God bless STL!
Excellent review. I would add Grant’s Farm, the Magic House and local food favorites.
@ 4:27 The World’s Fair Pavilion was built AFTER the 1904 World’s Fair. The Pavilion was built in 1909 with the money that the city made from the fair. The Saint Louis Art Museum is the ONLY building that was built during the fair and still stands today.
This is mostly true. The flight cage at the Zoo dates to back to the fair, but it's been renovated and repaired quite a few times over the years
I absolutely LOVE these videos! Thank you!
Thank you!!
Saint Louis is a cool city. Lots to check out. The only thing I don’t care for is the downtown, which lags behind similar city downtowns.
It’s more impressive at street level than from above.
Fantastic video of my hometown. You didn't scratch the surface on why I enjoyed my time living there.
Non pretentious population. Easy city for daily living. (sometimes people will forget they are in a big city) Farmers Markets. The Great Rivers Greenway that will be excellent in a few years.
There are just tons of neighborhood festival that adds to the sense of community. I can talk about the food and arts.
I don't know if life will take me back there to live but I agree with you its one of the most underrated cities in the country.
Thank you!! And thanks for the additional information!
I have been very eagerly anticipating this one! :P You did a good job covering the Lou. I want to share a quote from 'The Secrets of St. Louis' a circa 1960 documentary.
"No tour of St. Louis could ever really be a complete one. A city this old and this vast has accumulated hundreds o points of interest... each of these speaks a language of its own; and a good part of the cities special appeal is the unspoken stories they all seem to tell."
I won't try to cover all of the things I would have liked to have seen included that weren't because, I see that you gave us more time than any other city so far so thanks for trying to cover as much as possible. When you are ready to do a part 2 let me know and I can certainly provide additional interesting facts and places to discuss. ⚜
Thank you!! And that quote is really interesting. Yeah St. Louis had so much that I thought needed to be mentioned that it ended up being my longest city overview, which I didn’t expect when I started. Thanks for the comment and offer to help next time around!
Great video. Thank you for making it.
Thank you!!
One thing worth noting about the height of the St. Louis skyline - there is a city ordinance that prevents buildings east of Broadway being taller than The Arch (630 ft). For many years there has been more or less a gentleman's agreement that buildings all over downtown would not not exceed that height. In the heyday of skyscraper construction in the 70s and 80s in STL, the heights were kept below ~600 feet, notably the three tallest buildings downtown, the Met Square building, the modern SWB building (909 Chestnut), and the Boatman's Bank Building (now the One US Bank Plaza).
One more note - I love the video! But a mention of the Wainwright Building when talking about downtown would have been nice. It's one of the most architecturally significant skyscrapers in the country.
Thank you for explaining that. And I’m glad to hear you enjoyed the video! Thanks for the thoughtful comment!
There’s that, and sitting on a major fault line and sitting on a base of sediment in the region
But, the city is in a freefall and until they get rid of the crime, people will continue to flee the city. Shame.. tons of great architecture there
Glad to see a new video!
Great video my friend; you did my hometown Justice. 😊I also appreciate architecture. The Wainwright Building in downtown is historically significant as well; it was one of the first buildings constructed in America to utilize a steel frame (the evolution of the modern skyscraper)
St Louis is packed with so much history & culture. You touched on many of the facets. We have a blossoming and thriving arts scene. As well as a diverse and burgeoning food scene. And some of the kindest, most genuine and sincere people I’ve ever known.
Do we have our challenges? Of course…but the future is bright. We face them with a daring resilience as is the American Way ❤️ Long Live & God Bless the STL
Thank you!!
Insightful as always 🍻
Thank you!
Great video as always! Would love to see you cover San Jose, CA. When people think of the Bay area, they often think of San Fran and Oakland, but I hardly hear anyone ever mention San Jose!
Thank you!! And I agree that I don’t hear as much about San Jose. I’ll add it to the list. Thanks for the suggestion!
There is a common myth that buildings are not allowed to be taller than the Gateway Arch. The height of buildings in St. Louis are limited by soil density and subsequent loading.
Loved the Ticket to Ride shot! :)
lol I was waiting for someone to notice!
I grew up in St. Louis and miss it a lot, I really want to revisit as an adult
Hello, new subscriber here from, Adelaide, South Australia... I love your channel, you present your content very well, Cheers 🐨🇦🇺
Thank you so much!!
I live in St. Louis and what I’ve learned is there are plenty of unique and beautiful secret sights here, and the majority of people are very nice.
There are only 3 standpipe water towers left in the united states all 3 are in St Louis. I live very near Compton Heights Tower. It is a sight to see, alright. This video was very well done and explains StL perfectly!
Thanks so much!!
Love saint louis from Annaba (Algeria)
Annaba also has a beautiful basilica of saint Augustin
A roman city and a very beautiful architectural marvels from Ottoman period to french colonisation
Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for the suggestion!
Excellent review of my home. 🏠. Thank you 😊
Thank you!
I love St. Louis! I’ve visited it 3 times and it’s always a blast. It’s not massive like other cities but it’s not small by any means. I would want to move there but apparently it’s dangerous there haha
One notable thing that keeps the buildings short in St.Louis is that no buildings in St. Louis are legally allowed to be taller than the Arch.
This is false and a myth
@dirtydan2425 1994 C., § 26.64.040; Ord. No. 59979, § 17(part), 1986.
Forest Park also has 45 holes of golf.
The World's Fair Pavilion was not part of the 1904 World's Fair. It was built ten years after the fair.
Hi there, I like your videos. Please tell me, what is the music that commences playing at 5 minutes 10 seconds ?
Let’s add to the list the soldiers memorial, the Lindbergh Museum, with all its artifacts, Ted Drews, custard, the Cardinals, baseball stadium, the new world class soccerstadium, the outstanding medical facilities, and research centers, including the college or pharmacy, the world chess headquarters, the world class Union Station and aquarium. I’m sure there are other places I missed. Now let’s move onto the county, one of the best business and cultural setters centers in the country is Clayton. From Clayton can continuing moving west and south to the more upscale areas. Unfortunately heading to North County and North St. Louis is not a desirable trip. Oops, I forgot. We have the hill area renowned for anything and everything in Italian. And expanding choice of all kinds of ethnic foods, .Also, from my understanding that no building in the city can be higher than the Gateway arch. It also has an excellent underground museum. I could probably go on and on, but that’s enough for now. Oh, I forgot the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.
Ah, the city that never stops sniffing glue.
Do Las Vegas and Los Angeles!
He did Las Vegas, my city 😀
@@dennisaugustine6544 when? I can’t find it💔😞
@@tytraps9312 just go through his channel uploads one more time. It's there. 😀
@@dennisaugustine6544 still can’t find it bro.. what’s the city called?😃🤣
@@tytraps9312 damn... type in City Geek las vegas n if nothing pops up just give up man lmao
What about the St. Louis Blues NHL team?
I realized something while watching this.. you haven’t done a “Meet Memphis” yet! .. sure it’s coming up 👍🏼
Or NASHVILLE!! lol
Yeah it’s probably time I did a Tennessee city! I’ll move either Memphis or Nashville up my list. I’ll probably get to in the next couple months 😊
@@CityGeek ever plan on a “Meet Lexington”? 🤞🏼
Saint Louis is awesome
Showing photos of Indigenous peoples, but failing to mention their existence which is also part of a city's history is such a missed opportunity for this series.
how about public transport?
It does have a light rail system that extends to the airport, downtown and other neighborhoods. Can’t speak to the efficiency of their bus system.
I invite you to do videos about algeria and it s beautiful cities : Annaba Algiers and constantine
Oof...I was hoping there wouldn't be inaccuracies in your video. I had high hopes. But firstly, I am disappointed you only focused on downtown St Louis as being our "skyline", when in all actuality our skyline stretches in a long spine from the riverfront to the edge of eastern Forest Park. We have multiple skylines including midtown/Grand Center and the Central West End. All of that counts towards our skyline ranking.
Otherwise, a huge inaccuracy was the inclusion of the false information that the Worlds Fair Pavilion is a direct relic of the actual Worlds Fair. It is not. It was not a part of that complex. It was built in the following decade, with proceeds from the fair, to honor its memory...very different than what you told.
Lastly, I'm rather disappointed you didn't highlight our diverse palette of uniquely individual neighborhoods. Our architecture and culture isn't limited to downtown and Forest Park. You could've briefly highlighted important, significant areas such as Lafayette Square, Soulard, Central West End, South Grand, Cherokee Street...
I had high hopes for this content. It was mid at best. Sorry to say. I hope you consider altering this piece to correct inaccuracies and perhaps beef it up a bit with more in depth info, that would make this St Louisan interested in sharing and boasting of it. I cannot say I'm terribly impressed right now with this piece about our city. It could've been significantly better.
Most underrated city
Raphael Hill
Hilpert Plaza
Once the 3rd largest city in the U.S. Now, not even in the top 50. If it was, it would have the highest violent crime rate of the 50. I spent 20 years in the STL metro, which has been going to hell for 60+ years. If you do visit, don't forget your Level 3 body armor. Every time you think it can't get worse, St. Louis surprises.
Let me guess 🤔......you're from Kansas City. Only they tend to make such wasteful predictable comments about St. Louis.
Lucinda Run
Efren Terrace
Walter Shoals
Nitzsche Green
Janis Garden
Shit you told me stuff about St. Louis I didn’t know and I stay there
Ellen Extension
Even as a die-hard Chicago fan I have to admit that St Louis is pretty great (but FTC)!
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Yeah I used to love St Louis. My mom side of the family is from there so we spent alot of time there. Now it's a shit hole thanks to what Bush did to the city. Crime is out of control. It's sad that such a beautiful city turned into a shit hole
lol no
Why u say that
I'm coming, Insha Allah
NBA & NFL can just have both newest expansion teams in St. Louis, USA!🏟🏟🏟🏟🏟🏟🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈
Seattle will get the NBA. Sorry! 😉