The Gateway Arch

The Gateway Arch
Author: Tracy Campbell
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2013-05-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 0300169493

DIVThe surprising history of the spectacular Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the competing agendas of its supporters, and the mixed results of their ambitious plan/div

To the Top!

To the Top!
Author: Amanda E. Doyle
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-10
Genre: Gateway Arch (Saint Louis, Mo.)
ISBN: 9781935806325

Take the children in your life on their own journey of discovery: tag along with Ella, her impatient little brother Jake, and their Grandpa as they explore the outside, inside, and very, very top of the Gateway Arch, on the Mississippi riverfront in St. Louis, Missouri. While Jake just wants to get to the top as fast as possible, Ella is intent on impressing Grandpa with everything she has learned about the landmark and its history. Together, the family discovers fascinating artifacts—a bison, a great grizzly bear, a tall statue of Thomas Jefferson—while Grandpa spins tales of his own memories, as a young man, of watching the Arch being built. More than just an architectural feat, the Arch embodies the history, culture, and spirit of westward expansion, exploration, and individual dignity. Don’t worry, they finally make it to the top . . . and what Jake wants then will resonate with your own young explorers!

Historic Photos of the Gateway Arch

Historic Photos of the Gateway Arch
Author:
Publisher: Historic Photos
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-02-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781684420704

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.

The Gateway Arch

The Gateway Arch
Author: Lisa Bullard
Publisher: Lerner Digital ™
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2017-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1512465267

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! The Gateway Arch is the tallest monument in the United States. At 630 feet, it is more than twice the height of the Statue of Liberty. The Gateway Arch honors all the settlers who passed through St. Louis, Missouri, on their way out west. But how was it made? Who designed it? Read this book to find out! Learn about many remarkable sites in the Famous Places series - part of the Lightning Bolt BooksTM collection. With high-energy designs, exciting photos, and fun text, Lightning Bolt BooksTM bring nonfiction topics to life.

St. Louis Gateway Arch

St. Louis Gateway Arch
Author: Keli Sipperley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-08
Genre: Gateway Arch (Saint Louis, Mo.)
ISBN: 9781627178648

While reading the St. Louis Gateway Arch, students will learn about the significance of the landmark, which was made as a tribute for Thomas Jefferson and the pioneers of the American West. This 32-page title uses a variety of teaching components to help young readers strengthen their reading comprehension skills. The Symbols of Freedom series will allow students to explain events or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause versus effect. Each title features photographs, maps, and informational sidebars that work with a Show What You Know section to help readers build their understanding of the topic.

What's That Arch?

What's That Arch?
Author: Sandra Kreitner
Publisher: Reedy Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-08-22
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781935806486

It's big! It's shiny! And it catches everyone's eye! The Gateway Arch is all that and a whole lot more. A beloved landmark in St. Louis, Missouri, it symbolizes the Gateway to the West and the rich history of the area. With colorful illustrations and rhyming story, this board book provides a fun look at westward expansion, exploration, and St. Louis long before the Arch was built along the Mighty Mississippi. Tag along with Lewis and Clark and their canine sidekick, Seaman. Share the vision of a new America with President Thomas Jefferson. Discover animals that roamed the wild frontier, and pack a covered wagon to follow brave pioneers along the westward trail. Children (Ages 2-4) and adults alike may see this inspiring steel monument in a whole new light!

American City

American City
Author: Robert Sharoff
Publisher: Images Publishing
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2010
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1864704292

St. Louis is one of the most architecturally impressive cities in the United States, with a heritage of innovative design stretching back to the early 1800s. This is reflected in the architecture of the downtown area and surrounding neighborhoods. More than just about any city in America, St. Louis embraced the imposing forms and lush ornamentation of the Beaux Arts tradition. Indeed, one can make the argument that only Washington, D.C. in the United States has a more impressive collection of classically inspired structures. American City: St. Louis Architecture is the first large-format book on the city's architecture since the 1920s, and includes over 100 new color photographs and text for 50 of the city's most important structures. These range from such 19th Century masterpieces as Louis Sullivan's Wainwright Building, Alfred Mullet's Old Post Office and Theodore Link's Union Station, to Eero Saarinen's Gateway Arch, Tadao Andao's Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts Building and Maya Lin's recently completed Ellen Clark Hope Plaza.

St. Louis Gateway Rail

St. Louis Gateway Rail
Author: Lesley Barker
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2006-08-14
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1439633053

Though the city of St. Louis is located on the Missouri side of the Mississippi River, for the railroads, the St. Louis Gateway extends into Illinois, north and south along both sides of the river. Two factors conspired against St. Louiss aspiration to become the preeminent rail center of the 19th-century American Midwest: there was no bridge across the Mississippi, and Missouris loyalty to the Union during the Civil War was suspect. Chicago beat out St. Louis to attain the regions top railroad billing. Fast forward to the 1970s, when the Gateway Arch, dedicated in 1968, redefined the St. Louis riverfront and when the St. Louis Union Station closed to rail service. The 1970s was a decade of railroad debutsBurlington Northern, Illinois Central Gulf, Family Linesand a decade of railroad demisesRock Island and Frisco. It signaled the end of a century of rail domination of the American transportation scene.

St. Louis Architecture for Kids

St. Louis Architecture for Kids
Author: Lee Ann Sandweiss
Publisher: Missouri History Museum
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2001
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781883982423

Introduces Saint Louis, Missouri, through rhymes about the city's architectural works and major attractions, presented alphabetically.