Gateway Arch - Wikipedia
WEBThe Gateway Arch is a 630-foot-tall (192 m) monument in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Clad in stainless steel and built in the form of a weighted catenary arch, [5] it is the world's tallest arch [4] and Missouri's tallest accessible structure.
50 Stunning Photos from the Gateway Arch Construction
WEBOct 28, 2015 · So we culled through the archives at the State Historical Society of Missouri website and came up with 50 pictures that just blew us away.
Arthur Witman Arch Construction Photographs - State Historical Society ...
WEBArthur Witman Arch Construction Photographs, 1963-1967 (S0702) This collection consists of photographs took of the construction of the Gateway Arch from 1963 to 1967 for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Saint Louis Research Center - State Historical Society of Missouri
WEBNoteworthy resources include: A dynamic collection of photographs, including a visual history of the construction of the Gateway Arch. Early records preserving the experience of African Americans in the region and the rise of the LGBT community. Extensive video, film, and audio archives.
Gateway Arch | Architecture, History, & St. Louis, Missouri
WEBGateway Arch, monument in St. Louis, Missouri, that sits along the west bank of the Mississippi River. The Gateway Arch takes its name from the city’s role as the “Gateway to the West” during the westward expansion of the United States in the 19th century.
The Twisted History of the Gateway Arch | Smithsonian
WEBCompleted 50 years ago this month, the Gateway Arch, the Midwest’s best-known monument, was hailed as linking “the rich heritage of yesterday with the richer future of tomorrow.”
Episode 27: "The Gateway Arch" – Tracy Campbell (Meet Me in …
WEBThis episode features Tracy Campbell discussing his book, The Gateway Arch: A Biography, published by Yale University Press in 2013.
Gateway Arch National Park - Wikipedia
WEBThe national park consists of the Gateway Arch, a steel catenary arch that has become the definitive icon of St. Louis; a park along the Mississippi River on the site of the earliest buildings of the city; the Old Courthouse, a former state and federal courthouse where the Dred Scott case originated; and the 140,000 sq ft (13,000 m 2) museum at ...
About | The Gateway Arch
WEBFounded by the National Park Service in 1935 to commemorate Thomas Jefferson’s vision of a transcontinental United States, the Gateway Arch National Park (formerly known as the “Jefferson National Expansion Memorial”) stretches from the Old Courthouse to the steps overlooking the Mississippi River. In between, the Gateway Arch rises high ...
Gateway Arch and Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
WEBConceived as a memorial to Thomas Jefferson and the pioneers who opened the American West, the Gateway Arch has become an incomparable urban icon, recognized by St. Louisans as the embodiment of the best qualities of their city and its role in the nation.
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