st. louis arch
When I was 12, we took a trip from our home in Tarpon Springs, Florida, through Missouri, all the way to Denver, Colorado, and then south through New Mexico and back east through Texas back home. We did this in 2 weeks, and our tight time line was the reason we didn’t go up into the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. We stopped to admire the arch, but the wait time to go up one of the two trams was 4 hours, and my father decided we couldn’t, or that he wouldn’t, wait.
Visitors to the Gateway Arch this summer will also have a wait ahead of them, as one of the two trams used to take visitors to the top has closed, and will remain closed for the next two months. A snapped cable trapped 200 people at the top of the arch this week, and in new cables have to be made and installed now. (Which makes me wonder - why don’t they have backup cables in a warehouse somewhere?)
just came back from a visit to the arch. the wait for the ride to the top was a little longer than normal, but not too bad really. tons of other things to do at the arch that kept us busy while waiting - imax movie, a great museum, gift shops. they were even playing a old-time baseball game in the park. the kids loved it.