On this day in 1965, the 630 foot tall curve of St. Louis’ Gateway Arch was completed.
Interesting, related tidbit of history: it seems that while in town for the arch’s monumental completion, Aline Saarinen—wife of the architect who designed the building—was robbed.
Eero Saarinen, sadly, died in 1961, two years before construction of the arch began.
Find more on the arch and its history, meaning, and construction with a search on Newspapers.com.
Do you suppose the same will be for our dam?