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Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
Sun Apr 28, 2019, 07:36 PM Apr 2019

A Giant Ferris Wheel Will Soon Rise Above Union Station

Construction will soon begin on a 200-foot observation wheel that will loom large over Union Station and provide sweeping views of the city.

The St. Louis Wheel, with 42 enclosed gondolas, will be among the first attractions to open this fall at the $187 million family entertainment center being built by Lodging Hospitality Management in the historic train shed.

The development’s centerpiece — a two-story aquarium featuring sharks and other water species — will open by the end of the year, company president Steve O’Loughlin said.

“The observation wheel will start to take shape in May and June,’’ O’Loughlin said during a recent tour of the site. “I think by August you’re going to see it fully constructed.’’

https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/giant-ferris-wheel-will-soon-rise-above-union-station

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A Giant Ferris Wheel Will Soon Rise Above Union Station (Original Post) Sherman A1 Apr 2019 OP
sounded good until i read caged sharks. Kurt V. Apr 2019 #1
Yeah, Sherman A1 Apr 2019 #3
Yuck. I think the one in London looks terrible. Laffy Kat Apr 2019 #2
yuck, I agree demigoddess Apr 2019 #4
What Is There To See In This Park Of The Country ROB-ROX Apr 2019 #5

Laffy Kat

(16,356 posts)
2. Yuck. I think the one in London looks terrible.
Sun Apr 28, 2019, 08:08 PM
Apr 2019

Not sure why anyone would want such a thing. If you want views use the Arch. The wheel seems cheap and redundant. Just my opinion, I lived there for a year a long, long time ago.

ROB-ROX

(767 posts)
5. What Is There To See In This Park Of The Country
Mon Apr 29, 2019, 07:06 PM
Apr 2019

What a waste of time and money. Smart people ESCAPE this part of the world versus stick around and check out the prairie...........

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