St. Louis’ Gateway Arch opened to visitors in 1967 and was part of the Jefferson National Expansion St. Louis’ Gateway Arch opened to visitors in 1967 and was part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial until it was incorporated into a new national park in 2018. With that new status come new reflections on what the arch represents. Originally it symbolized a ‘gateway to the West’—marking the starting point of the Lewis and Clark expedition and celebrating the Westward Expansion of the United States. But history has many stories to tell and the Gateway Arch, with its new national park status, includes many more perspectives on the nation’s westward growth. The arch and surrounding acres are now literally more accessible as well, with redesigned grounds that have better integrated the park into the city’s landscape...查看更多 查看更少
