This day we visited the Gateway Arch in St. Louis and then had Dad pose for a photo with the James B. Eads bridge behind him. By the way, Dad’s name is James W. Eades. We have an extra “e” in the last name.
Walking to the Gateway Arch with the old courthouse in the foreground in St. Louis.
The old St. Louis County Courthouse.
Just so y’all know, this is where the first hearings on the Dred Scott case were heard.
Looking east through the Gateway Arch.
This bas relief wall shows a lot of other items and their heights relative to the Gateway Arch in the museum under the Arch. The arch is 630 feet tall they tell me.
Beauty in geometry.
My Dad standing at the base of the north leg of the Gateway Arch.
More beauty in geometry.
Dad at the base of the Gateway Arch. Pretty big piece of stainless steel.
A train travels the rails along the Mississippi River in front of the Gateway Arch. The bridge spanning the river is the James B. Eads Bridge, built during the Grant Presidency.
James W. Eades and the James B. Eads Bridge crossing the Mississippi River from St. Louis into Illinois.
One more photo of Dad and the Gateway Arch.
Even more geometric beauty.
The waterfront and the Gateway Arch looking south along the Mississippi River.
One last geometric shot of the Gateway Arch.
The old St. Louis County Courthouse.
Beauty in the park adjacent to the Gateway Arch.
I’ll be at the wedding of my niece, along with Dad tomorrow.