The biggest office building in St. Louis was sold for $3.5 million, a steep drop from its 2006 purchase price of nearly $205 million 😧

As offices remain vacant, surrounding businesses like shops and restaurants shut down, leaving abandoned buildings that drain the vitality from the nearby streets.

Cities like San Francisco and Chicago are making efforts to prevent their central business districts from falling into a downward spiral. Meanwhile, St. Louis seems to have already succumbed to such a fate