TransylvanianDutch: Wordless Wednesday: A Monument to Fascism?

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

It's amazing the bits of history one can find online. The below article appeared in Life Magazine, March 8, 1948 - p. 113.

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Diana Ritchie said...: How interesting!! I live in (near) StL and didn't know that - but then I didn't live here when it was being built. I love the movie about the building of the Arch - as corny as it is "And the thing was done" [spoken in deep, serious announcer voice] I think I like it because they tell about how it was predicted that 13 people would die during the building and no one did.

Thanks for this history lesson.; November 3, 2010 at 7:20 AM
Susan Clark said...: Terrific tidbit. Thanks. And I adore the wicket idea. It may replace the image of the giant magnet that the MLB ads for last year's All Star Game implanted in my mind.; November 3, 2010 at 10:29 AM
John said...: I'd heard the croquet wicket joke before, but I had no idea it went all the way back to 1948.; November 3, 2010 at 11:08 AM
Anonymous said...: That is absolutely fascinating! I'd never heard of the Fascist arch before.; November 4, 2010 at 11:49 AM

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