1999 November 5, Friday, Trip to St Louis Mo

My husband and I rode to Saint Louis so he could sign the IBEW book for a job, and while we were there, we visited the 630-foot Gateway Arch.
The Arch is clad in stainless steel and built in the form of an inverted weighted catenary arch.

St Louis Arch and Park 

St Louis Arch 

We walked to the Gateway Arch, a stainless steel structure 630 feet high with a 60-foot foundation and a catenary curve swaying in a half-inch 20 mph wind. 

We rode the two-passenger tram to the observation room at the top of the Museum.  

We could hear the tram's click, click as we ascended to the top of the Arch.

From the observation room, we could see The Old Courthouse, 11 N. Fourth St, & The Bush Stadium 250 Stadium Plaza, where the St. Louis Cardinals play, & the American Center and Dome Stadium 701 Convention Plaza, north of downtown, east of I-70, where the St. Louis Rams football team plays. 

Downtown St Louis 

The Old Courthouse

Bush Stadium 

To the East, we son tSt. St Lo, IL, the Noise Casino, the McDonald's floating restaurant, & the Admiral Casino floating on the Mississippi River.

Admiral Casino 

Floating Casinos and McDonald's on the mighty Mississippi River 

I took several pictures, but we did not stay too long because I could feel the Arch swaying, which made me feel sick.

So we once again loaded into the small, enclosed tram and went click, click, click back down to the lobby.

In the basement of the Arch, we visited the Levee Mercantile General Store and the visitor center. 

IBEW Worker installing Christmas Lights. 

We walked past the IBEW workers putting up the Christmas Lights around the Brewery.
The entrance to the historic architecture of Anheuser-Busch Brewery is located at 12th and Lynch Streets.

A group of students graduated in 200,0, entering Anheuser-Busch Brewery.

Historic Brewery House built in 1892 

Petting the Anheuser-Busch Dalmatian.

We met Wallace and Brookdale, the two Anheuser-Busch Clydesdales.

Bush horse harness

The address for the Brewery is 1127 Pestalozzi Street, not the touring entrance.
We entered the Brewery with a group of students who will graduate in 2000.
Once inside the Brewery, we saw the Clydesdale and their stables.
We were greeted by a friendly bark and the wagging tail of the Anheuser-Busch Dalmatian.
We were guided through the bottling and beer-making (Brewery) areas.

Once inside the Brewery, we were not allowed to take pictures.
Our tour ended in the tasting room, where we were given two samples of tap beer.

Posing in front of the Budweiser Big Red Wagon

Our final stop was the Budweiser Clydesdale that was outside grazing.

Clydesdale grazing. 

We had a full day with signing the books at Local #1.
Take the tram up to the top of the Arch to view St. Louis from bon the east and west sides.
Walking through the Anheuser-Busch Brewery, sampling the beer on tap, petting the Dalmatian dog, and viewing the Clydesdale.
It was getting late, and we still had a six-hour ride home.
This would be one of our many adventures in St Louis.