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FOREST PARK-The Tour

FOREST PARK-The Tour. THE ART MUSEUM. The Museum was originally located in downtown St. Louis but relocated to our current home in Forest Park following the 1904 World's Fair.

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FOREST PARK-The Tour

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  1. FOREST PARK-The Tour

  2. THE ART MUSEUM • The Museum was originally located in downtown St. Louis but relocated to our current home in Forest Park following the 1904 World's Fair. • Designed by famed architect Cass Gilbert, the Museum's Beaux-Arts style building bears the inscription Dedicated to Art and Free to All. • With a per-capita attendance that is consistently among the highest of our nation's art museums

  3. THE JEWEL BOX • The Jewel Box, was built by the City of St. Louis in 1936 and is operated by the Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry. • The Jewel Box was dedicated Nov. 14, 1936 and cost about $117,000, • With its unconventional, cantilevered, vertical glass walls rising majestically 50 feet high, the Jewel Box opened in 1936 to national acclaim. The Post-Dispatch called the Art Deco-style structure, "the latest word in display greenhouses." • The recently completed $3.5 million renovation of the Jewel Box insures that it will be a St. Louis jewel for future generations.

  4. THE HISTORY MUSEUM • The Missouri History Museum in the Jefferson Memorial Building was constructed in 1913 with proceeds from the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

  5. THE PLANETARIUM • The planetarium was designed by Gyo Obata of Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum and first opened in 1963. • In the 1980s and 1990s, the planetarium housed a Digistar 1 digital star projector, made by Evans & Sutherland. In January of 2000, the planetarium closed for renovations, and reopened on June 22, 2001 fitted with the world's fourth ZeissUniversarium Mark IX star projector. • HYPERBALOID

  6. THE MUNY • Opened in 1919 • The largest outdoor theater in U.S. • Holds up to 12,000 people • 1400 tickets are given away for free • 1.5 million come per year

  7. THE WORLD’S FAIR PAVILLION • Constructed with profits from the World’s Fair • Built in 1910 • Built as a refreshment stand • Today: refreshments, live bands, etc. • Water fall & fountain

  8. THE BOATHOUSE & POST DISPATCH LAKE • Bought by the paper in 1894 • Known for ice skating and boating • Employs people in summertime to keep up lake • Today: can rent paddle boats and canoes

  9. THE ZOO • Opened in 1910 • Paid for by a City/County Zoo tax • One of the few free zoos in the U.S.

  10. THE RIVER DES PERES • Drains most of St. Louis city • Polluted and flood problem • Buried in Wooden sewer for 1904 Fair • Replaced by current concrete sewer in 1930’s • Should it flow freely through the park again? • Alternate water pumps installed to keep lakes and ponds open

  11. THE GRAND BASIN • Fed by the Cascades • Renovated and connected to PD Lake

  12. JEFFERSON LAKE • The lake was drained, deepened and improved for fishing and angler access by the Missouri Department of Conservation.

  13. TRIPLE A GOLF COURSE and TENNIS COURTS • One time private club • Amateur Athletic Association club formed in 1897 by Alfred Jones • Moved facilities to 70 acres in Forest Park in 1902 • Hosted Davis Cup in 1927, 46, and 61 • Also house pro-shop and restaurant

  14. NORMAN PROBSTEIN GOLF • Formally Dwight Eisenhower G.C. • Nicknamed Forest Park G. C. • Built in 1913 and renovated recently at a cost of $12.5 million • 3 x 9 Hole courses (Hawthorne, Redbud, and Dogwood) • New Clubhouse and Restaurant added • Pro-Shop and Golf School for urban youth • Norman Probstein $2 million

  15. BOEING FIELDS • Softball Leagues • Flag Football and Soccer • SLUH practice facility • Balloon race starting line

  16. STEINBERG ICE SKATING RINK • Built in 1957 • November 1-March 1 • Restaurant • Open Pit Fire • High School Hockey (1 game played) • 1.4 million renovation • Sand Volleyball

  17. DWIGHT DAVIS TENNIS CENTER • Park Director 1910-1930; Changed the park to reflect athletics and recreation • Tennis Center-St. Louis Aces • Davis Cup-1900 (Harvard)

  18. Balloon Race

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