Not depressing, but amusing.

Until Concourse D was closed earlier this year (circa May 2012), all of the AA flights departed from there since the tornado. This is the (now-closed) concourse past the temporary Admirals Club, that stretches almost all the way to the Southwest terminal, one mile east from the main terminal.

For whatever reason, most of last winter, AA would board its STL-MIA flight from the very last gate in Concourse D, a 20 minute walk from the terminal. Fortunately, antique "speedramps" were somehow still operational along the terminal. The whole place was a time-warp to the early 1980s, from the color scheme to the bubble windows and even the signage. I enjoyed the time travel, although AA's relocated operations in the newly opened Concourse C are of course modern and convenient.