These posters cover the empty display windows of what was once the biggest department store in town. The surrounding office building was also the headquarters of a long-gone retail giant, The May Company. Then Macy's bought the whole operation, then shrank the store, then closed it. The whole place sits empty, surrounded by cheery promo illustrations. This one includes the beautiful pavilion in Forest Park left over from the 1904 World's Fair (where the Grateful Dead once played for free, as I am a witness), a bit of old Route 66, and part of a painting in our art museum, George Caleb Bingham's The Stump Speech.
In the short term, St. Louis will send me packing, with my complete consent and cooperation.
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