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Drove down Florissant and West Florissant Roads to see how things went overnight. There was no damage anywhere and only a bit more trash on West Florissant than usual. There was evidence (filled trash bags, packed trash cans) that the participants of yesterday’s events were more aware of the need to clean up after themselves than they were 5 years ago.

Near West Florissant Road, the Thug memorial on Canfield Green (formerly known as a pile of flammable plush toys in the middle of the apartment complex’s main street) has returned, but it was kept within clearly marked lines on the street and was not the traffic hazard it was 5 years ago. The history of memorials at this site is a story in and of itself.

There was an interesting portable sign as you drove down West Florissant from Lucas-Hunt. (Check a map to get an idea of the lay of the land.) The sign notified drivers to be aware of the possibility of increased foot traffic on West Florissant this weekend. Apparently, the police are attempting to make citizens aware that something could happen. I’ve also noticed an uptick in St. Louis County Police vehicles.

Florissant Road was clean and the only indicator that anything had happened was the bicycle barricades up at the police station entrance. No trash, no destruction, no bullet casings, no scent of leftover intoxicants. There were no helicopters overhead last night and the noise from the useful idiots wasn’t audible more than a block or so away. There were just a handful of residences and a few drivers that were impacted by their efforts at disruption last night.

Things are going pretty well so far, we’ll see how the weekend progresses.