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I head to Ann Arbor today, but 500 miles away is the Gateway Arch in St. Louis - quite a sight on the Mississippi! The Gateway Arch was designed in 1947 but construction didn't begin until 1963. It was completed on this date in 1965, exactly 50 years ago. It's the nation's tallest monument (630 feet) - 886 tons of stainless steel - 3 million visitors annually. Critics, however, are still quick to point out that 40 square blocks of riverside property were bulldozed, including 290 businesses in cast-iron buildings, mainly small factories employing 5,000 workers. Construction unions banned African-Americans from working on the site . How has the city fared? In 1940, St. Louis was America's eighth-largest city but today its population has fallen to 60 th . (In comparison Detroit was #4 in 1940...(read more) Forward this article via email: Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.
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