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Gateway Arch finished 61 years ago today

The Gateway Arch grew out of a nineteen forty-seven design contest, and the winning entry was credited only to E. Saarinen, which two family members shared.

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  • First reported by Good News Network: “Good News in History, October 28”, with reporting from PBS.
  • Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 3:25 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance.

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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA brief note from history before we go on.

  2. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Gateway Arch in St. Louis was completed sixty-one years ago today, six hundred thirty feet of stainless steel.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNice. Who designed it?

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe design came out of a national competition in nineteen forty-seven. The award went to a design signed E.

  5. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSaarinen, and Eliel Saarinen celebrated his victory.

  6. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentLet me guess. It was his son Eero's entry. The judges just wrote down an initial.

  7. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorPer PBS, the family later realised Eero had won. The father had already celebrated.

  8. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the biggest monument in Missouri started as a reply-all that went to the wrong Saarinen.

  9. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorEliel celebrated for a while, and that is the part of the arch nobody put a plaque on.

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