Historical September 1981 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
If you are one of those people who fears the weeds and trees will eventually devour the Forest Park wall, one of .the last remnants of the 1904 World’s Fair, a group of neighbors in the Skinker-DeBaliviere area would like you to join their efforts — the Raiders of the Lost Parkway. Raiders of the Lost Parkway is an ad hoc group formed with the sole purpose of cleaning up Forest Park Parkway.
On Sunday, September 13, at noon, the city will barricade the Parkway at Skinker and, hopefully, Kingshighway. Volunteers will have until 3:30 to pull weeds, trim trees, rake, sweep and shovel it clean.
To accomplish all this approximately 200 volunteers are needed, although more would certainly be welcome.
Initially, the steering committee (Roy Bell, George and Karen Brown. Skip Coburn, Elizabeth Hasler, Eddie Sanders, Cal Stuart and Alderman Dan McGuire) committed itself to recruit volunteers to clean the Parkway between Skinker and DeBaliviere.
However, with the addition of the residents of DeBaliviere Place plans have been expanded east to Union and if a commitment of volunteers is made from the Central West End plans will be made to clean the Parkway from Skinker to Kingshighway.
Although an ominous task, the committee expects that 200 people can do the necessary work in three hours and enjoy themselves at the same time. Through the generous donations of the Central West End Assn., DeBaliviere Place, McPherson Management, Pantheon Corp., Parkview Properties and Pitzman Surveyors refreshments, such as beer, soft drinks, pretzels and hot dogs will be provided for the volunteers. Commemorative buttons will also be provided, compliments of Central West End Savings and Loan. Tools and trash bags will be furnished by the Urban League.
So if you can volunteer yourself or your family, your Sunday School class or volleyball team, your Boy Scout troop or bridge club, come join the Raiders.
And a good time for a good cause is planned for all.
To volunteer or for more information, call Roy Bell at 727-4105 after 5:30 p.m. or Skip Coburn at 862-5122 during the day.
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Original Raiders of the Lost Parkway illustration. The Paper, September 1981, page 4. Artist not credited.
Originally published in The Paper, September 1981.
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