The Gateway Arch at 50: A Living St. Louis Special | June 25, 2018

A look at the new Museum of Westward Expansion, the redesigned park and riverfront, and the story of the man who took just two weeks to figure out how to get visitors to the top of the Arch.

[@markjob6354]

*Incredible Archetectual accomplishment ! Also, very beautiful and pleasing to the eye to behold. The aesthetics of the St. Louis Arch are sublime. The layman who came up with the internal tramway to the top design is truly an ingenious concept.*

[@markmarsh27]

It's a spectacular Work Of Art that instantly makes you feel that Mankind is capable of achieving Great Things when you see it.

[@hgordonf]

Excellent documentary about this American treasure

[@raymondparsley7442]

Of the great engineering feats of mankind, the Gateway Arch ranks right up there.

[@AlphaFlight]

It's a waste of money and material really

[@raymondparsley7442]

@@AlphaFlight That is on way of looking at it I suppose... Same could be said for any and all monuments, including the Statue of liberty... also the great works of art. As humans, most of us look beyond the shear utility of things for appreciation.

[@dianasmith725]

I was born and raised in STL. Ilove it. I now live in LA and I’d move back in a second! I have wonderful memories of STL

[@ClintonSnow]

Excellent Documentary.

[@secretamericayoutubechanne2961]

I am getting really excited to see the makeover. I had no idea. This documentary is top notch.

[@mistermac56]

Two great engineering marvels were built in the sixties in the US. The Vehicle Assembly Building for NASA's Apollo program at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis.

[@mrmagoo916]

Nice story ,great to see some of the fellas still alive, and proud.

[@leannsmreker3201]

My dad was an Ironworker, Local 396 and worked on the arch.

[@ronp1018]

My uncle was an operating engineer local 513 and worked on the arch.

[@leannsmreker3201]

@@ronp1018 what was his name?

[@richardmiller3919]

Remember someone flied small plane under Arch.. fortunately he was never arrested.

[@flstffatboy3910]

I too have worked on some iconic landmark buildings in the San Francisco And Monterey bay areas.thats so cool for your Dad and yourself too have that connection with the iconic landmark

[@jordanzurn3714]

@@ronp1018 no personal protective equipment

[@kimmer6]

Way cool, I retired that day in 2018. My dad took me up the Arch in June of 1969 as a teen. A storm hit that night and the power went out. We could see a tornado during the lightning flashes after the news reported several.

[@janelavie4115]

It’s still one of the most perfect designs of all times. And will be.

[@johncichon9499]

Good video, thank you. Around 2001 my family and I moved to the metro east from 90 miles north. Along the way we befriended the ownership of a multi generational house moving company called Devour(sp?) house moving. The dad, 85 then told me how they were the ones who moved some houses that were in the way for the arch. That whole project is impressive!

[@sarajanesmith3892]

Went to the Arch in the'70s enjoy going up and driving down by the Levy.

[@brettb.7425]

That’s a cool museum now. I am glad I got to see the earlier one in the summer of 2000 as a 14 year old. I teach history in college now and this is definitely one of the things I lecture on. The building of the arch was the second great accomplishments on this site and just as monumental.

[@QuaaludeCharlie]

I truly am Proud of them guys , Got my firxt Kiss Up in The Arch :) QC

[@davidmayhew8083]

Mind boggling.

[@jumpingjeffflash9946]

I visited it in Dec, 2021, it's amazing as was STL.

[@westnblu]

Wow what an interesting structure. The elevators feel claustrophobic and well .. a bit like sharing a toilet cubicle haha. But with a design like that conventional elevators just wouldn't work so great to see. and of course u can walk it up the more able bodied folks . That would be interesting to do with that curved structure different from taking the stairs in a conventional building.

[@erichbower9659]

Very interesting. I'm looking forward to a visit. One question. What happens to the museum when the Mississippi River rises. Does the museum get flooded? 🤔

[@GH-oi2jf]

William Clark administered the Louisiana Territory, not “Lewis and Clark.”

[@scottmckay9535]

Went up in the arch in 1967 at age 18. Don't remember too much, but the elevator made me nervous, and the top made me dizzy. Realized I don't like heights at all. Still don't.

[@richardmiller3919]

I know how you felt.. I did went up three times. I should have gone in four seasons in a year.. I never thought

[@duaneayers6117]

Been there a couple of times many many years ago. It still looks to me that they haven't fixed the flood problem. Why is it still the number one main problem.

[@chrisheinen9628]

Is all area’s of the Arch handicap accessible?

[@tltsw]

What’s sad is St Louis has a bad high crime rate and the city road are in bad bad shape.

[@richardeast3328]

@may day That'll fix everything thing.

[@wallacebell4311]

tlt40s&w 70 *roads

[@georgschmidt494]

When you vote democrat you vote for crime, welfare and poor infrastructure.

[@secretamericayoutubechanne2961]

Yah, dont walk around there at night.

[@secretamericayoutubechanne2961]

Yah, dont walk around there at night.

[@arturoperez7182]

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[@AIrvanFalahi]

👻👻👻

[@rouser301]

Too many talking heads hogging more screen time than the arch itself is shown. Retitle this more accurately, "A visit to the Arch by a bunch of talking heads and... oh by the way, fleeting glimpses of the arch... eventually." You'll see them babbling about trees, and an expressway, a museum, a casino, lots of blueprints, but don't count on much of the arch itself. Apparently it's more important to see people talking about the arch than the arch👎

[@peterobara6479]

what a shame....the very last piece they installed was illuminati triangle

[@leeatterberry1239]

Well I know my opinions going to make some people mad but I personally think the thing serves no purpose and it's ugly

[@superfly3990]

I've heard that the Arch Museum will soon include an interactive Ferguson Display to celebrate the Rioting and everything. There's rock throwing, tire burning, Looting and Everything.

[@reijosalminen7502]

Eero Saarinen, the architect was finn. 📐