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IT WAS
IT WAS 50
IT WAS 50 YEARS AGO LAST MONTH THE GATEWAY ARCH WAS OFFICIALLY DEDICATED ON THE
RIVERFRONT.
.
. >>>
. >>> IT
. >>> IT WAS 15 YEARS AGO LAST
MONTH THE GATEWAY ARCH WAS
DEDICATED ON THE RIVERFRONT.
THERE WAS 4@4@A HUGE CELEBRATIO
THE VICE PRESIDENT WAS IN TOWN.
COIN WAS GIVEN OUT THAT DAY. 4@
THERE WAS A BIG PARADE, A DAY
TO REMEMBER AND LESS THAN TWO
WEEKS FROM NOW ANOTHER BIG
DEDICATION WILL TAKE PLACE.
ALSO ON 4@THE GROUNDS OF THE 4@
GATEWAY ARCH.
GATEWAY ARCH. >>> SAMANTHA FISHER IS THE
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR FOR THE
GATEWAY ARCH PARK FOUNDATION
AND SHE IS 4@HERE TO TELL US WH
WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE GRAND
OPENING OF THE NEW MUSEUM AT
THE GATEWAY ARCH INCLUDING HOW
YOU CAN BE PART OF HISTORY AT
THE OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY.
WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS COIN
BECAUSE WE JUST SAW THE COIN
THAT WAS GIVEN AWAY 50 YEARS
AGO AND NOW THIS 4@BEAUTIFUL CO
WILL BE GIVEN AWAY ON JULY 3RD,
RIGHT?
RIGHT?
RIGHT? >>
RIGHT? >> THAT'S 4@RIGHT.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. A CEREMONY ON JULY 3RD.
WE WILL GIVE AWAY TEN THOUSAND
OF THEM.
OF THEM.
OF THEM. >> 4@WOW.
>> 4@WOW.
>> 4@WOW. THEY ARE JUST BEAUTIFUL.
FIRST, LET'S GIVE EVERYBODY AT
HOME A PEEK INSIDE THE NEW
MUSEUM.
MUSEUM.
MUSEUM. YOU TOOK ME ON A TOUR OF THE
MUSEUM JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS
AGO.
AGO.
AGO. ONE
AGO. ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS WAS
THE ROCK 4@HOUSE.
TELL US ABOUT THE ROCK HOUSE.
>> I LOVE THE ROCK HOUSE.
THERE'S SO MA4@NY GREAT 4@NEW
EXHIBITS INSIDE 4@THE MUSEUM.
THE ROCK HOUSE WAS BUILT IN
1818.
1818.
1818. IT
1818. IT WAS THE OLDEST 4@SURVIVING
BUILDING ON THE RIVERFRONT.
IT SURVIVED THE GREAT FIRE OF
1849.
1849.
1849. ORIGINALLY IT WAS A FUR TRADING
POST AND THEN IT BECAME A JAZZ
CLUB BEFORE IT WAS TAKEN DOWN.
THEN STORED 4@IN 4@THE BASEMENT
THE OLD 4@COURTHOUSE UNTIL NOW
AND IT'S NEW DEBUT IN THE
MUSEUM AT THE GATEWAY 4@ARCH.
>> ITS BEEN REBUILT INSIDE THE
MUSA LONG WITH THESE BEAUTIFUL
TREASURES THAT WERE FOUND WHEN
YOU WERE DIGGING 4@OUT THE
GROUNDS OF THE NEW MUSEUM.
THE ADDITIONS THAT -- 4@WERE
ADDED TO THE 4@MUSEUM.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
WE ADDED 46,000 SQUARE FEET
MORE SPACE TO THE 4@NEW MUSEUM.
DURING THAT PROCESS WE FOUND
THE GREAT ARTIFACTS A MUSTARD
JAR TO BEAUTIFUL BOWLS.
WE WERE 4@ABLE TO INCLUDE THOSE
AS 4@THE NEW EXHIBIT INSIDE THE
MUSEUM.
MUSEUM.
MUSEUM. >> JUST FANTASTIC.
THE OLD 4@MUSEUM OF THE WESTWAR
EXPANSION, 4@PRETTY MUCH TOLD A
ONE DIMENSIONAL STORY 4@OF
HISTORY.
HISTORY.
HISTORY. TALKED ABOUT HISTORY THROUGH
THE LIVES OF THE SETTLERS WHO
WERE THERE BUT THE NEW MUSE4@UM
CAPTURES THE VOICES OF SO MANY
DIFFERENT PEOPLE WHO LIVED
THROUGH 4@THE DEVELOPMENT OF 4@
LOUIS, THE VILLAGE OF ST.
LOUIS.
LOUIS.
LOUIS. WHY WAS IT IMPORTANT FOR THE
FOLKS AT THE 4@GATEWAY ARCH TO
TELL THE STORY THROUGH SO MANY
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES?
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES? >> IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR US TO
TELL THE STORY OF WHY THIS
MUSEUM WAS HERE IN ST. LOUIS.
SO, THERE IS 101 YEARS MORE
HISTORY IN THE MUSEUM AND THAT
MEANS MORE PEOPLE WERE IMPACTED
DURING THAT 4@TIME FRAME.
WOMEN, CHILDREN, AFRIC4@AN
AMERICANS, NATIVE AMERICANS,
THE PEOPLE OF MEXICO, THE
SETTLERS HEADING OUT 4@ON THEIR
TRIP TO PARTS UNKNOWN AND
GIVING PEOPLE A LOOK INTO WHAT
THEIR LIVES WERE LOOK SO THEY
CAN UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE
THE HISTORY EVEN MORE.
>> 4@WE TALK ABOUT HOW THE WES
THE HISTORY EVEN MORE. >> 4@WE TALK ABOUT HOW THE WES@
WAS WON BUT REALLY YOU POSE THE
QUESTION WAS IT WON OR WAS IT
TAKEN OR EVEN STOLEN?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
AND ALSO THINKING ABOUT THE 4@
PEOPLE WHO WERE SEEKING NEW
FREEDOMS, THE MORMON TRAIL ALSO
PEOPLE WHO WERE SEEKING NEW FREEDOMS, THE MORMON TRAIL ALSO@
PASSED THROUGH 4@ST. LOUIS.
THERE'S A LOT TO APPRECIATE
ABOUT ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
IMPACTED BY THE WESTWARD
EXPANSION 4@OF THE UNITED STATE
>> IT'S JUST A BEAUTIFUL 4@
MUSEUM.
MUSEUM.
MUSEUM. ALL OF OUR VIEWERS AND THE
PUBLIC WILL GET A CHANCE TO 4@S
IT AT THE OPENING CEREMONIES ON
TUESDAY, JULY 3RD.
TWO WEEKS FROM YESTERDAY. 4@
YOU ARE EXPECTING A HUGE CROWD.
TELL ME ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS THAT
DAY?
DAY?
DAY? >>
DAY? >> WE ARE SO 4@EXCITED TO BRIN
EVERYBODY OUT.
EVERYBODY OUT. ITS BEEN GREATLY ANTICIPATED
THE NEW OPENING.
ON JULY 3RD 4@WE KICK OFF OUR
OPENING CEREMONIES.
OPENING CEREMONIES. WE WILL HAVE OZZIE SMITH.
THE MAYOR WILL BE THERE.
WE 4@WILL JUST BE CELEBRATING T
PROCESS THAT BROUGHT US HERE TO
THE NEW MUSEUM OPENING.
THEN WHEN THE CEREMONY ENDS WE
WILL HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING
AROUND NOON AND WE WILL WELCOME
PEOPLE IN TO TH4@E 4@NEW MUSEUM
THE GATEWAY ARCH.
WE WILL HAVE FAMILY ACTIVITY
THAT AT THE NORTH GATEWAY.
WE WILL HAVE LIVE 4@MUSIC AND
REFRESHMENTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR
EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY. >> ADMISSION TO THE MUSEUM IS
FREE.
FREE.
FREE. YOU
FREE. YOU 4@DO HAVE TO GO THROUGH
SECURITY.
SECURITY.
SECURITY. YOU DO NEED A TICKET TO GET IN
TO THE MOVIE OR IF YOU WANT TO
GO UP IN THE 4@ARCH.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
HAVE YOU TO GO THROUGH SECURITY
AND MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR
TICKET FOR 4@THE TRAIN RIDE TO
THE 4@TOP AND FOR THE 4@MAKING
THE