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Tuesday, April 26. Hot, humid. Traffic! The Arch grounds are being remodeled, seemingly all the grounds simultaneously. No parking! No signs for temp parking. Signs on the way there direct drivers to the Arch, but not to parking. Frustrating.
The Arch was built with federal funds. It’s managed of the National Parks Service. I assumed it was built and owned by St. Louis or Missouri. Must have been some powerful politician to get the feds to pay for it.
The ride up is odd and definitely not for anyone claustrophobic. The view on top is okay, but not awesome. Museum/video was closed (renovation). I just picked a bad day. There’s a tradeoff between doing all the renovations together and quickly or staggered and slowly. They went with the former.
Six compartments with five seats each. The compartment wobbles as it moves.
The viewing area is not flat. Windows are very small.
Nice shadow over the construction.
I think this is a cool shot.