Today, 3 July, is the grand opening for the new renovations at the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. So I thought I'd share some photos from past and present.
Earlier this Spring, I was on the job hunt and ran across a Summer job vacancy at the Arch. Even though it was only a temp job and a bit outside of my profession, I thought it would be really cool to get to work at the Arch, especially with the new museum opening up, so I took it. It's been a busy couple of months getting things ready for the grand opening. Time has been flying by. For the first few weeks I was working the 5:00 am to 1:30 pm shift which involved taking care of the visitor area at the top of the Arch, along with the Arch trams and transport area. Now I'm on the late evening shift, taking care of the new entrance and museum. Yes, I can now actually tell people that I work nights at the museum.
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Reporting for work at the new entrance at 4:30 am.
The Arch crews do more before 6:30 am than most Marines do all day. (Sorry guys.
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RX100M4, 9mm, F 1.8, 1/50, ISO 3200 View of the Old Court House from inside the new Arch entrance, at about 8:00 pm.
Cell phone camera View of the new entrance and Old Court House from the top of the Arch, 6:30 am.
Cell phone camera