HistoryFebruary 15, 2025
Captured on Film: Emergency supplies stored at Arena Building
In 1963, the Arena Building in Cape Girardeau served as a storage site for Civil Defense emergency supplies, with park employees stacking water cans under the grandstand, as captured by G.D. Fronabarger.
In January 1963, Civil Defense used the Arena Building to store emergency supplies. Cape Girardeau Park Department employees Jim Jordan, left, and Claude Stevens stack drinking water cans under the grandstand.
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G.D. Fronabarger ~ Southeast Missourian archive
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