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- The 1960s were a time of profound change and upheaval in the United States, and St. Louis played a significant role in shaping the era’s cultural, social, and technological developments. The city witnessed the civil rights movement, the rise of the counterculture, and the booming space industry.
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May 25, 2013 · The Gateway Arch in St. Louis was conceived in the 1940s and completed in the 1960s. It was designed to symbolize the opening of the West. Here, it is shown under construction on June 17, 1964.
Aug 7, 2023 · By the late 1960s, the once bustling community was unidentifiable. Some 5,600 housing units, 800 businesses and 40 churches were destroyed, spanning 54 city blocks.
May 29, 2018 · 1. Forty blocks of St. Louis were demolished to build the arch and its surrounding park. In what St. Louis city engineer W. C. Bernard called “an enforced slum-clearance...
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Feb 23, 2022 · St. Louis was witness to civil rights demonstrations in the 1960s, including the Jefferson Bank Protests, a visit from MLK and the scaling of the Arch.
On this episode of Decades, we look back at the building of the Gateway Arch, the civil rights movement, St. Louis' role in the space race, housing changes and more. ...more.
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Jun 1, 2024 · With a diversity of engaging essays on 1960s and 1970s reformist and radical activism in St. Louis, Left in the Midwest joins a growing body of literature that explores midwestern cities not just as places struggling with the mid-twentieth century urban crisis but also as settings of vibrant campaigns for social justice. In this period, St ...
