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All-night light testing leaves Allianz Field and neighborhood all aglow

Lights inside the new soccer stadium in St. Paul's Midway area have been flashing blue, green and red for hours

By Tim Harlow

December 20, 2018 at 7:01PM

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Did the last person out the door forget to turn the lights off?

Lights and scoreboards inside the new Major League Soccer stadium that will serve as home of the Minnesota United have flashed blue, green and red all night long, brightening up St. Paul Midway area and attracting quite a bit of buzz.

"Could see the @allianzfield lights from NE Mpls tonight. Had to drive by to check 'em out. Pretty cool," said Joe Alton in a tweet.

"Allianz Field all lit up tonight! So cool. Congrats @MNUFC on the prettiest stadium in Minnesota," tweeted Dena Alspach.

The Technicolor show in the stadium off Interstate 94 and Snelling Avenue was still going strong during the morning commute. It was being streamed on the soccer team's website

Aglow and beautiful for some, others were a little less accepting of the lights that changed color about every 2 seconds.

"Whoever decided to keep Allianz Field flashing all night can go to hell," wrote the person who uses the Twitter handle @RaisingOneBrow

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Light testing on new Allianz Field early Thursday morning, Dec. 20, 2018, in St. Paul. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Light testing on new Allianz Field Thursday, Dec. 20, 20189, in St. Paul, MN. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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Tim Harlow

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Tim Harlow covers traffic and transportation issues in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, and likes to get out of the office, even during rush hour. He also covers the suburbs in northern Hennepin and all of Anoka counties, plus breaking news and weather.