^ whoa, that would have been something alright. jesus.
but yeah, the arch is approximately 7.3 billion times more elegant.
it's also important to remember that it was not the arch by itself that destroyed all of that 19th century riverfront urban fabric in st. louis. while we all wish that neighborhood could have survived mostly intact into the present day, it's more than likely that much/most of it would have been ripped down anyway in the slum removal/urban renewal days of the post-war period whether or not there was ever any plan for the grand monument arch. that neighborhood was likely a goner one way or another, like so many other similar neighborhoods around the country.
sad, yes. but at least that magnificent arch exists.
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