Historic Photos of the Gateway Arch
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Historic Photos of the Gateway Arch

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Historic Photos of the Gateway Arch

About this book

St. Louis' Gateway Arch rivals the monuments of the world in its simplicity, scale, elegance, and symbolism. The shimmering, stainless-steel ribbon forms a catenary arch 630 feet tall and 630 feet across at its base. Its design amazed the civic leaders determined to construct a great monument on the St. Louis riverfront. When it was completed, it wowed not just St. Louisans, not just Americans, but also visitors from around the world.

Its sleek geometric design and engineering was a creation of the Space Age, but the Arch was a monument to America's frontier heritage. The Gateway Arch commemorated St. Louis' riverfront as the Gateway to the West.

Historic Photos of the Gateway Arch chronicles the St. Louis riverfront from its days as a fur-trading post, to the creation of the Arch. From clearing the site to welding the first section into place, to the breathtaking moment of inserting the keystone—the photos tell the story.

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Information

Publisher
Turner
Year
2009
Print ISBN
9781683368915
9781596525122
eBook ISBN
9781618584359
Topic
History
Subtopic
North American History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Preface
  7. Ground of Immeasurable Significance (1840s–1940s)
  8. Designing the Monument (1947)
  9. Arch Obstacles (1948–1959)
  10. A Monumental Construction Project (1960–1967)
  11. Symbol of Optimism and Unity (1968–Recent)
  12. Notes on the Photographs

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