Nice tour of the arch. You probably dodged a bullet with that helicopter tour. If they run there customer facing part of the business so poorly, I wonder how they maintain their equipment (assuming they have any)
Wow, significant improvements to the area since I was last there a few years back. Glad I didn’t go during the summer - much less crowded off season. Enjoyed your video, especially the added information in the captions, thanks!
THANK YOU for another excellent video!! The captions were a big help. Really liked your explanation & description of the tram. Now all I need to do next is go visit the ARCH in person.
I left St Louis when I was 15 in 1963, but before then my mother and I went downtown to see the arch which was just beginning construction. There were the two bases, one on each side, which would become smaller as they ascended and eventually meet at the top. I found out later that when that happened there was an overhang of a small amount. So their solution was to call in the fire trucks, or some such thing, which shot cold water along both lower spans. This served to contract them both, widening the gap at the top and eventually allowing the space to be closed. Pretty low tech, but apparently useful.
Swim Coach, you are misremembering a little bit. When the two legs reached a certain height, a sort of steel bridge was raised and attached to anchor points on the legs, and this kept them leaning inwards and also helped keep them from twisting out of alignment. That bridge was a part of the design from the beginning, not a 'fix' or afterthought. When they finally were ready to insert the final 'keystone' section, they used hydraulic jacks to spread the gap between the legs by just enough to slip in the section. At that point in the operation, the leg that was most towards the morning sun was getting a bit warmer than the farther leg, so it expanded slightly, so the ends of the gap were slightly misaligned. They anticipated this, and had the fire trucks ready, and sprayed water on the sunny side of the leg, cooling it until the gap aligned again. Then they slid the keystone section in, relaxed the hydraulic jacks so the gap closed and the legs could be bolted and welded into place. There is an excellent documentary on the building of the Arch, as I recall is is titled, "Monument to a Dream", and there are a few ways you can watch it.
@@youtuuba What a difference a mere 60 years can make! At the time all this was going on I was in Kansas City. I must have caught the fire truck thing on the news and figured that was all there was to it. I visited the arch again sometime in the 80s and as I remembered, parked somewhere on the street near the river. Insider was nothing like what you show and is, as you say, much like the train terminals you visit. Thanks for the update.
Very nice ! I was at the arch with my Brother in law back in the 90s and we didn't go to the top because the Cards game was about to start. I want to go back.
Very cool video! I’ve lived here in STL my entire life and I still haven’t been up for whatever reason. Fun fact, Texas Eagle does use that bridge over the Mississippi, but so does the short distance Lincoln Service train that runs from STL to CHI and back! I just took that trip about a week ago :)
Hi Paul, very interesting video. I've only seen the arch from the outside. Haven't been to St. Louis in years. Last time I was there I visited the transportation museum. I believe you can see all four states from the top.
Thank you sir very nice caption and tour love your work and comontery God Bless you look forward in seeing your journey on Amtrak trains again t c wink
I was there a long time ago before the new part. We spent the weekend in St Louis and Sunday went to see the Cubs and Cardinals play. We stayed in the hotel next to the stadium.
Very nice tour of this landmark ! I´d love to visit it aswell, from Europe quit a tour halfway USA ! View are reasonable spectaculair, low windows need to get through the knees to have a good view, parks are really lovely. Unfortunate the heli flight didn´t take place, well done !
Maedero05, actually for the windows on the Gateway Arch, a person leans forward and rests their upper body on the sloping wall in order to look out. No need to kneel down!
They have obviously changed the procedure since my last visit about ten years ago. As I recall, I just walked in and bought a ticket and was on my way up soon after.
I'm loving your travel videos, perfect pandemic material. This was one of two trips during my teen years that made me realize I have a thing about tight spaces and heights. House on the Rock was the other. I'd love to see the Arch again but there is no way I'd go up in it again. Just watching this brings that experience all back, yikes. Great video.
Excellent video Paul! Forgive a stupid question from an Englishman, but what does the arch actually commemorate? I watch all of your videos and visit the States every 2 years or so. Your videos help me to fill in the gaps!! All the best to you all over there. Alan, UK
Alan Brooke-Feather, the Arch in St. Louis is part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, which commemorates the expansion of the United States westward of the Mississippi River. This was made possible following the purchases of huge tracts of land from other (European) countries. A large percentage of the settlers traveled by land or up the Missouri River, in either case passing through St. Louis, which was known as the Gateway to the West. The arch shape symbolizes a gateway.
Too bad you didn't show how tight it is inside the module. This can be a killer for some if they are claustrophobic. The observation platform can be, too, if there are too many people. Did you notice any sway? Occasionally, you can feel it. When I was up in the late '60s, we had 15 inches of sway, which was a concern as it was not supposed to have that much. Max is 18 inches in 150 mph winds. Normally, you should get less than 2 inches.
swim coach, I have no recollection of how that transaction went. I don't know if the helicopter service actually ever charged my credit card in the first place, or just kept the number to reserve the flight. If I ever did see a charge on my credit card, you can bet that I got it reversed by challenging it with my card company.
Rodger Hatfield, I suppose there are as many tractor seats as there are tractors, plus a few more here and there. Maybe a better question would get a better answer?
I love your videos. I love the history of the ships you see that I plan to see the ships and the arch soon. But George Carlin said it best the reason airport type security so to make white people feel safe. I can’t understand why the need airport type security at a attraction?
Just wanted to thank you for taking the time to film all this for us while giving exellent commentary and history lessons.
Nice tour of the arch. You probably dodged a bullet with that helicopter tour. If they run there customer facing part of the business so poorly, I wonder how they maintain their equipment (assuming they have any)
I just remember being in the tram pod and thinking “...if somebody throws a dryer sheet in this thing, I’m outta here!”
Wow, significant improvements to the area since I was last there a few years back. Glad I didn’t go during the summer - much less crowded off season. Enjoyed your video, especially the added information in the captions, thanks!
Thank you so much for taking me to such an amazing historical place of awe.
THANK YOU for another excellent video!! The captions were a big help. Really liked your explanation & description of the tram. Now all I need to do next is go visit the ARCH in person.
I was there myself long ago and you're right-it's really changed a lot from what I remember! Thanks for sharing!
Eero Saarinen is my favourite architect. I love everything he did. So sad he died young.
I left St Louis when I was 15 in 1963, but before then my mother and I went downtown to see the arch which was just beginning construction. There were the two bases, one on each side, which would become smaller as they ascended and eventually meet at the top. I found out later that when that happened there was an overhang of a small amount. So their solution was to call in the fire trucks, or some such thing, which shot cold water along both lower spans. This served to contract them both, widening the gap at the top and eventually allowing the space to be closed. Pretty low tech, but apparently useful.
Swim Coach, you are misremembering a little bit. When the two legs reached a certain height, a sort of steel bridge was raised and attached to anchor points on the legs, and this kept them leaning inwards and also helped keep them from twisting out of alignment. That bridge was a part of the design from the beginning, not a 'fix' or afterthought. When they finally were ready to insert the final 'keystone' section, they used hydraulic jacks to spread the gap between the legs by just enough to slip in the section. At that point in the operation, the leg that was most towards the morning sun was getting a bit warmer than the farther leg, so it expanded slightly, so the ends of the gap were slightly misaligned. They anticipated this, and had the fire trucks ready, and sprayed water on the sunny side of the leg, cooling it until the gap aligned again. Then they slid the keystone section in, relaxed the hydraulic jacks so the gap closed and the legs could be bolted and welded into place.
There is an excellent documentary on the building of the Arch, as I recall is is titled, "Monument to a Dream", and there are a few ways you can watch it.
@@youtuuba What a difference a mere 60 years can make! At the time all this was going on I was in Kansas City. I must have caught the fire truck thing on the news and figured that was all there was to it. I visited the arch again sometime in the 80s and as I remembered, parked somewhere on the street near the river. Insider was nothing like what you show and is, as you say, much like the train terminals you visit. Thanks for the update.
Very nice ! I was at the arch with my Brother in law back in the 90s and we didn't go to the top because the Cards game was about to start. I want to go back.
Very cool video! I’ve lived here in STL my entire life and I still haven’t been up for whatever reason.
Fun fact, Texas Eagle does use that bridge over the Mississippi, but so does the short distance Lincoln Service train that runs from STL to CHI and back! I just took that trip about a week ago :)
Hi Paul, very interesting video. I've only seen the arch from the outside. Haven't been to St. Louis in years. Last time I was there I visited the transportation museum. I believe you can see all four states from the top.
Thank you sir very nice caption and tour love your work and comontery God Bless you look forward in seeing your journey on Amtrak trains again t c wink
I was there a long time ago before the new part. We spent the weekend in St Louis and Sunday went to see the Cubs and Cardinals play. We stayed in the hotel next to the stadium.
Very nice tour of this landmark ! I´d love to visit it aswell, from Europe quit a tour halfway USA ! View are reasonable spectaculair, low windows need to get through the knees to have a good view, parks are really lovely. Unfortunate the heli flight didn´t take place, well done !
Maedero05, actually for the windows on the Gateway Arch, a person leans forward and rests their upper body on the sloping wall in order to look out. No need to kneel down!
great video tour,thanks
Now I want to visit the arch, though I don't like heights but it would be an excuse to visit St. Louis as I've only passed through at this point.
They have obviously changed the procedure since my last visit about ten years ago. As I recall, I just walked in and bought a ticket and was on my way up soon after.
On a side note, we use the exact same design of freeway signs here in New Zealand (colors, shapes typefaces, arrows etc).
Awesome job! Just as I remember it.
Congratulations.
Loved this! Felt like I was with you!
EXCELLENT VIDEO VERY INFORMATIVE..👍👍👍👍👍 ! Great job...thatk you !
i am new on your youtube channel went with my nice's nephew back in 2011 had a good time in the artch :)
I'm loving your travel videos, perfect pandemic material. This was one of two trips during my teen years that made me realize I have a thing about tight spaces and heights. House on the Rock was the other. I'd love to see the Arch again but there is no way I'd go up in it again. Just watching this brings that experience all back, yikes. Great video.
Didn't McDonald's tried to build another arch next to the Gateway Arch? Great presentation and perspective of viewing the Arch from the highway.
Thank You so much for the video. I felt like I was right there.
Thank you for the video that was Awsome.
Nice effort filming 'straight' down through the beveled windows showing the legs, which is seldom attempted. Well done. Thank you for this video.
Excellent video Paul! Forgive a stupid question from an Englishman, but what does the arch actually commemorate? I watch all of your videos and visit the States every 2 years or so. Your videos help me to fill in the gaps!! All the best to you all over there. Alan, UK
Alan Brooke-Feather, the Arch in St. Louis is part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, which commemorates the expansion of the United States westward of the Mississippi River. This was made possible following the purchases of huge tracts of land from other (European) countries. A large percentage of the settlers traveled by land or up the Missouri River, in either case passing through St. Louis, which was known as the Gateway to the West. The arch shape symbolizes a gateway.
@Dan Cooper , what have you been smoking? In no way is the "native issue" TABOO in the States, far from it.
Thank you for the informative and detailed video. 😊
Too bad you didn't show how tight it is inside the module. This can be a killer for some if they are claustrophobic. The observation platform can be, too, if there are too many people. Did you notice any sway? Occasionally, you can feel it. When I was up in the late '60s, we had 15 inches of sway, which was a concern as it was not supposed to have that much. Max is 18 inches in 150 mph winds. Normally, you should get less than 2 inches.
Thank you!!! This was very interesting.
It would be nice if the arch was Wheelchair Accessible? The bridge that you have been talking about is the California Zephyr that uses that bridge.
the Texas Eagle uses that bridge
On the equinox that shadow at the 38 minute mark would be nice and symmetrical.
when I was a kid used to go up in it all the time, course that was decades ago and it only cost 50 cents
heheheh
The steps going down towards the river have been there since the flood of 93 I know beyond that don't know
Very nice
Nice man
Helicopter tours aren't exactly cheap. Were you able to get your money back?
swim coach, I have no recollection of how that transaction went. I don't know if the helicopter service actually ever charged my credit card in the first place, or just kept the number to reserve the flight. If I ever did see a charge on my credit card, you can bet that I got it reversed by challenging it with my card company.
How many tractor seats?
Rodger Hatfield, I suppose there are as many tractor seats as there are tractors, plus a few more here and there.
Maybe a better question would get a better answer?
@@youtuuba - Assuming he was actually referring to the pod seats, that would be forty per leg (8 pods x 5 seats).
I was going to say the ladies with the white head coverings could also be church of the Nazarene too
Hope you got a refund for your non helicopter flight. Thanks for sharing this with us. Videos like these help visitors to plan.
"Archy Bunker", lol! 😃
You wouldn’t have been able to get near there in June 2019
Gregory Arens, your comment means little as-is. Can you say WHY?
@@youtuuba the Arch grounds were packed with 500,000 people during the Blues Stanley Cup parade and celebrating
I love your videos. I love the history of the ships you see that I plan to see the ships and the arch soon. But George Carlin said it best the reason airport type security so to make white people feel safe. I can’t understand why the need airport type security at a attraction?
Archy Bunker----Boooo!
LOL. Archy Bunker
Gateway tours has locally bad rep
The Arch is nice. I think Amish women are hot. Nice video.
Too much blah blah blah
Remy Herrick, are you a child? Apparently so. Adults would not likely be so thoughtlessly rude.