Written And Photographed by Chris MacDonald It Was Exciting On Saturday December 6th, 2008 When The First Store At The New Strand (155 5th Street Near Walnut In Downtown Huntington Beach) Known As Forever Twenty One Had Their Grand Opening. At Least 500 People Were In Line At The Grand Opening. Forever Twenty One's District Manager Agatha Maa Was On Hand With Her Nice Staff To Welcome Everyone To Their Store. On Hand From The Huntington Beach Downtown Business Improvement District Were: Connie Pedenko Executive Director, Bill Cuppy Vice President Of The BID And A Realtor With Altera, Michael Moroneso Chairman Of The BID Ambassador Group From Harley Davidson, Chip Rowland A BID Ambassador From Soul Clothing, Lee Love A BID Board Member/Ambassador From L3 Associates And Chris MacDonald A Downtown BID Ambassador/Community Sponsorships Person For Surf City Nights. Come And See Forever Twenty One. It's The Start Of A Huge New Development Which Is Going To Feature CVS Pharmacy, Active Ride, Rip Curl, Johnny Rocket's, The W Hotel, Merrilees Swimwear, New Zealand Natural Ice Cream And Zimzala Restaurant. To Learn More About The Strand Look At: atthestrand.com. Photos: 1. Forever Twenty One Building 2. The Crowd Anxiously Waits To Get In To The New Forever Twenty One Store To Shop. 3. The Photos Of People In The Forever Twenty One Store. 4. Agatha Maa The District Manager Of Forever 21 With BID Board Member/Ambassador Lee Love. 5. Agatha Maa The District Manager Of Forever Twenty One With Chris MacDonald BID Ambassador/Community Sponsorship Person For Surf City Nights.