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Topic: So? Tell me what's it like at St Louis? |
David Hartley
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Posted 15 Jul 2009 2:10 pm |
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Concert and Hotel and anything else to see in the city?
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Jerry Overstreet
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Louisville Ky
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Posted 15 Jul 2009 2:30 pm
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Cards baseball game if they have a one scheduled at home. Likewise STL Rams.
Big Muddy blues festival at LaClede's Landing down by the arch. Plan to visit there for a bit myself.
Tour of the ST. Louis arch.
Horse and buggy rides up and down 4th st.
A veritable plethora of other unseemly street activity 
Night clubs, restaurants and hotel lounges on 4th.
Check the chamber of commerce websites for other interesting events.
http://www.explorestlouis.com/events/index.asp
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Gregg Laiben
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Posted 15 Jul 2009 4:20 pm
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| City Garden, a 3 acre urban sculpture park just opened in the heart of downtown. |
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Roger Rettig
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Posted 15 Jul 2009 9:25 pm
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....and a GREAT railroad museum!!!
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Tamara James
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Posted 16 Jul 2009 3:55 am
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| Roger Rettig wrote: |
| ....and a GREAT railroad museum!!! |
Railroad Museum? You have my attention. |
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Roger Rettig
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Posted 16 Jul 2009 11:55 am
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It's amazing!
They have a N&W Y6 articulated, an original Burlington shovel-nose Streamliner, as well as a GM 'E' unit from the same 'road' (in that lovely silver aluminium finish!), an old PCC street-car (with its lovely dolphin-like front end) that does short runs on a short length of track, as well as....
....a Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy!!!!!
There's lots more, too. It's located just outside the peripheral ring-road to the WSW of the city centre, and maybe fifteen miles from ISGC. I'm sure that a St Louis 'native' can give better directions that I can, but it's well worth a trip - IF you like trains. I always drop in there on my way home from my Medora, ND Summer gig, and this year will be no exception.
If you couldn't care less about trains, I'd give it a miss.... 
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Ed Mooney
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 16 Jul 2009 3:29 pm
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| Roger Rettig wrote: |
| They have a N&W Y6 articulated, an original Burlington shovel-nose Streamliner, as well as a GM 'E' unit from the same 'road' (in that lovely silver aluminium finish!), an old PCC street-car (with its lovely dolphin-like front end) that does short runs on a short length of track, as well as...a Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy!!!!! |
Roger, I love it when you talk dirty!
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Roger Crawford
From:
Griffin, GA USA
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Posted 16 Jul 2009 4:32 pm
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| Do they still brew Budweiser there? |
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 16 Jul 2009 8:56 pm
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Tamara James
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Posted 17 Jul 2009 4:34 am
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I think that "train museum" is called Transportation museum. Very interesting place from what the internet shows.
Here is the link to 25 things to do in St. Louis.
http://www.explorestlouis.com/visitors/25thingsOne.asp?pt=1
There might be time for you to send for a visitor's guide. I found the visitor's guide online, but I can't get back to it.
Here is the problem now. What part of the convention does one give up to explore St. Louis? I wouldn't want to miss a minute of the convention. I would like to see the Budwiser place, the transportation museum, the obseratory, and the interactive science place and Ya cannot go to ST. Louie and not go up in the ARCH!
Maybe I don't understand the schedule well enough. |
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Chris LeDrew
From:
Canada
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Posted 17 Jul 2009 8:00 am
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David, you'll love it. Steel guitar everywhere! When you get off the escalator and stroll through the salons, you will be blown away. People playing everywhere, and gear all over the place. Think Dallas only even bigger. And as you know Dallas is pretty big.
The buffets are good. There is a good bit of variety. The hotel is great as well.
If you like to stay up late, there is a late night concert that goes to 2am in the Jefferson Rooms. I think it's on Friday night. They serve beer!
There are some good restaurants close by as well, and a casino in the area. Have fun!
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Bob Cox
From:
Buckeye State
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Posted 18 Jul 2009 11:53 am
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| The Brewery down at the landing is a good stop for a great sandwich and a beer.Check out the train station converted to a mall at Union Station.I am sure you will be a happy camper at the convention and will fit right in.Don,t forget to hook up at the Carter Booth for a Forum group pic. |
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Ron Page
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Penn Yan, NY USA
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Posted 20 Jul 2009 8:31 am
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| Tamara James wrote: |
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Here is the problem now. What part of the convention does one give up to explore St. Louis? ...
Ya cannot go to ST. Louie and not go up in the ARCH!
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Tamara,
You have to come in Thursday night for the HOF show and then do your sight seeing on Friday up until about 4 pm.
Oh, and I've been many times and have yet to visit the arch. However, last year is the first year I've actually taken my own advice and arrived Thursday.
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David Hartley
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Posted 20 Jul 2009 11:11 pm Hi
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| The brewery sounds good! |
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David Hartley
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Posted 21 Jul 2009 11:59 pm Hi
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are you going to this one Tamara?
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Tamara James
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Posted 22 Jul 2009 3:58 am
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I am not sure Mr. Hartly. I am doing my best to make arrangements. I want to attend this year. I have never been to St. Louis and I want to do that. It's an 8 hour ride that I will have to drive by myself. It's alot to think about. A chance to meet you might just be the nudge I need to get the ticket purchased.
I think Mr. Cox is right about coming in on Thursday, if I can get the time off from work. I have already used my vacation.
All I really need is a volunteer to accompany me to the Arch and go with me on the ride to the top. I'm terrified of heights. |
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David Hartley
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Posted 22 Jul 2009 5:49 am hi
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Can you really go up the arch?
I am up for it if its true. I know Fran wont cos she hates heights.
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Tamara James
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Posted 22 Jul 2009 6:48 am
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| Yes. they call it a "tram." I am not sure what that is. I don't want to think about it too much. I have a feeling it is like one of those rides at the fair. It stops at the top so you can get a wonderful view of St. Louis. If you look close at the pictures posted in the "I'll show you mine, show me yours" (something like that), you will see the little window that you can see out of. Open car type thing. I'm getting nervous already. I have also been told that there is a movie of the history of the Arch that I should not miss. All this on the INSIDE of the Arch. Amazing. |
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Rob Parker
From:
Paducah, Kentucky, R.I.P.
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Posted 22 Jul 2009 9:11 am
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The "tram", are small open car type units, that are pulled up the inside of the arch, on tracks. You begin the accent, seated backwards, and as the cars climb, they are automatically tilted forward to conform to the shape of the arch, so you are not lying on your back when you reach the top.
There you can debark, and walk around, and look out the windows on the lower side..Good view,but if you suffer from 'heights',you may not want to look straight down..pretty impressive.
If the weather is clear, you have a great view of St Louis, and the area.
You will be glad you made the trip, and watch the movie..Lots of interesting facts concerning the construction, and history of the Arch.
Enjoy,
RP...'come on in'... |
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Suzanne Parkhouse
From:
Staines, Middlesex, England
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Posted 23 Jul 2009 1:26 am
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| Nobody has mentioned the unbearable heat on the ride to the top of the Arch. Unless they have installed air conditioning recently..? |
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Tamara James
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Posted 23 Jul 2009 7:12 am
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| Suzanne Parkhouse wrote: |
| Nobody has mentioned the unbearable heat on the ride to the top of the Arch. Unless they have installed air conditioning recently..? |
No one mentioned that. Thanks for the post.
I did find this information:
What you’ll see:
You can see up to 30 miles on a clear day.
Looking West, you’ll have a breathtaking view of downtown St. Louis. Looking East, you can see the Mississippi River and Illinois.
The entrance to the south leg of the Gateway Arch features life in St. Louis as it was during the 1800s, returning to a time when the St. Louis Riverfront was bustling with steamboats, fur traders and merchants. View more facts.
The entrance to the north leg of the Gateway Arch takes you back to the year 1965 when the construction of the Arch was completed. See and hear what it was like for the construction workers fitting the final piece of the Arch. View more facts.
the Tram:
The view ports [windows]:
lots more information here:
http://www.gatewayarch.com/Arch/info/act.arch.aspx |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 23 Jul 2009 7:24 am
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Also, no one mentioned the time that the cars got stuck up in the top of the arch, stranding passengers for several hours, as I recall... You might not want to mention that to Fran, if you take her along...
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Tamara James
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Posted 23 Jul 2009 2:31 pm
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Stuck?
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 23 Jul 2009 2:48 pm
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Aw, sheesh! Did I pour cold water on your field trip? I'm sorry! No. I was lying. Yeah, that's right. I lied. It didn't happen. Never happened. You go and have a nice time, little Lady. You just go and have a nice time.
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