Reflections on the Recent Jehovah’s Witness Conventions This Month
A large convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses was just in St. Louis. An advance group came through at the beginning of August, the main (larger) group just left yesterday. They made an impression on me, but not about beliefs — I’m still an atheist. Let me explain.
The area across Cole Street from The Dome was going to become “The Bottle District” over a decade ago. It never happened. Usually it’s just vacant and unsightly.
In early August we noticed the first group making changes.
When the recent group arrived it became clear why all that work had been done. To prep the vacant lots (all of them) for parking.
The other thing they did that caught my eye is they put down bright tape to highlight potential trip hazards around The Dome.
There were a lot more, couldn’t photograph them all. Sometimes it was missing bricks, others were raised bricks. Still others were just uneven areas.
I love that they go to so effort to make sure their membership doesn’t fall and injure themselves. Perhaps our Convention & Visitors Commission could learn a lesson from our recent guests? Perhaps Paul McKee could develop or sell the “Bottle District” land?
— Steve Patterson