Good morning, St. Louis

Behold, the expansive landscape of Clark Avenue. If you are familiar with this blog’s “Good morning” series, you have seen all three of these landmarks before. Pictured above is the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse, the largest single courthouse in the United States (now – with American flag!). Pictured below, you have a parking garage that casts an eerie fluorescent glow at night and is full only for Cardinals games. And below that photograph is the vacant lot that will soon hold the St. Louis Ballpark Village but as of now holds only construction and excavation equipment. It is the site of the former Busch Memorial Stadium. If this sounds familiar, it is because this hotel room is familiar.

I’m taping a SiriusXM NHL Network interview shortly; I’ll post the audio on the blog. The Kings are scheduled to hit the ice at 11:30. I should have updates and a quick interview from the Blues’ skate prior to that.

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