I disagree! St. Louis is "The Gateway to the West", not "Where the West Begins". The two terms are not synonymous. If you're boarding a commercial jetliner, you must walk through a jetway to get to the plane. Entering the jetway does not mean you are aboard the plane. Similarly, entering "The Gateway to the West" is not the same as being in the West because the gateway in question is approximately 250 miles long! The West actually begins at the Missouri/Kansas border. Missouri is not of the East or the West. It's just Missouri.
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