Celebrate St. Louis fireworks show draws thousands downtown

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ST. LOUIS – Thousands of people flocked downtown for the Celebrate St. Louis fireworks show Thursday night, as the show was able to go on despite threats of rain and thunderstorms.

The display, which is one of the most recognizable in the nation, draws people from across the country to St. Louis. The tradition also serves as a homecoming for many.

Katie Hovis and Kat Asfour, high school friends from Belleville, Illinois, say they wouldn’t miss it for the world. Hovis, who lives in Ohio now, says she loves making it back for the Fourth of July.

“It’s exhilarating! Because you know, we’re all here for the same thing, to celebrate the Fourth and see the fireworks,” Hovis said.

Asfour thinks St. Louis offers something other cities can’t.

“I personally love St. Louis, because you can go to any city and get a skyline of a bunch of buildings, but this is the only place in the world where you get the Arch,” she said.