People jam the walkway leading down to the arena doors from Oakland. Sleeping bags, blankets, coolers, tin cans, and etc. sit at the edge of parking area where many spent the night waiting for ticket windows to open.
Arena marquee framed by trees standing on Forest Park site of proposed parking lot. The Globe-Democrat and the Post-Dispatch have opposed the proposal in editorials.
Where once the Arena--home of the Blues--was trimmed in blue paint, the Checkerdome now radiates from a spanking new coat of red paint, the color of Ralston-Purina, the new owners of the Blues and the building at 5700 Oakland Ave.
