Today’s front page of the day comes from The Kansas City Star. On Tuesday, the city celebrated the Kansas City Royals’ World Series win. On Wednesday, the Star offered a zoomed out look at the city and all those fans. Via Newseum:
The Star’s Sam Mellinger reports that an estimated 800,000 people came out on Tuesday to the celebration in K.C.
If you were there, the striking thing wasn’t necessarily the size of the crowd, but the cordialness. Fans overwhelmed downtown, turning a one-block walk into a half hour of sidestepping and excuse-me-ing through a crowd that went forever. The Kansas City Police Department reported just three arrests. In some places, sports celebrations like this mean tearing up a town. Here, it merely meant taking over a town.
Here’s how the festivities looked from above:
The Star also has a look back at the last time the city got to celebrate a World Series win. I’m mostly sharing this for the shoulder pads.
