Businesses like the Pinemark because of all the effort they put into making you comfortable it just feels natural to return the blessing back to them. Here's to their continuing success!!!!
Favorite part of history is that it tells us how we got where we are and why things are the way they are. So the parts of explaining why St. Louis was chosen to be where it is was awesome, but even better, why the heck we call it a buck. Thank you JD for all you do. Not giving up when things got really hard. Every video, even when I say, ehh not a topic I’m really into, you turn it into something absolutely amazing. So again, thank you.
Loving this trip! I like the war stuff on the channel but nice to have something more light hearted! Being British it’s great to get a flavour of the American way of things. 😊 🇬🇧
Great Job JD! I'm from Michigan and have been to the St. Louis Arch! Great to see it again through your eyes and lens! I also took a Dinner Cruise on the Mississippi in a Paddle Wheel Boat! It was great! I'm learning a lot and taking notes to do this adventure. The Pinemark looks like a gem of a place! loved the note in the room! Thank you for sharing and educating us along the way!
The Arch is on my list of places to experience. The design of the arch and the lift is out of this world. I don't think I ever realized that it is not as old as I thought it was. Very interesting. I have experienced portions of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and one of the highlights was where Clark carved his name into sandstone at Pompey's Pillar on the Yellowstone River in Montana, ironically, just across the river was the site of a campsite of Custer and his 7th US Cavalry while on the Yellowstone Expedition.
On one of my trips west, I took a detour to spend the night in St Louis so I could see the arch. We went first thing in the morning, but didn't have a lot of time in the museum because we had a long drive to Galveston that day. I'm glad I finally got to see a little more than the quick walkthrough we did. The ride to the top in those funky cars was super cool though. I'm glad you stopped 👍
Been watching this channel from almost the beginning. Enjoy every episode. Super glad to see a return to the “roots” of this channel. The USA is a big country with a tremendous level of history to dive into.
I can't wait until you get to Joplin MO. I moved from Joplin to Virginia the day the F5 tornado hit. I look forward to seeing how Joplin has recovered.
I am catching up again with these videos and I am really glad you are doing this during your vacation. Route 66 was always in my bucket list and even though I cannot ever do it now, I am living it though you. Thank You !
Wow, so much to comment about in this one, JD, but I will just say that I appreciate the history lessons. Love all the old stuff!! The brick road and the Chain of Rocks Bridge are of particular interest. My husband and I drove through St. Louis when the arch was near completion so I have not experienced that! Awesome episode!
The arch is a must see in your life! Great history there. I really enjoyed the court house just west of the arch. You can see the history in the steps as the marble treads are worn!
Good day, If you are thinking of a series on bridges in the US, please don’t forget to mention the ties to WWII bridge construction by the Japanese in Burma. They used designs/engineering from the Union Pacific Railway cross country project. They used POW’s and locals for their labor force. As always stay safe and healthy.
My first time along Rt. 66 was living in St. Louis for a couple of years in the early 70s...actually West County. Went to the same high school as Stone Phillips, the TV journalist. He graduated the year before I got there, only because freshmen went to the Jr. High in the days before we had middle school! LOL! The ride to the top of the arch is one of the coolest things ever! The view from the top is spectacular! Interesting ( Or not!) that I now live very near the western terminus of the Lewis & Clark expedition, in central Oregon. Don't have any Rt. 66 stories yet, but you're slowly getting closer Arizona...and I have LOTS of stories from there! Absolutely loving this journey, thanks for having us all along with you!
@@71jolanc Cool! Bet you didn't get away with much! I went to Parkway West, Jr. high my freshman year, and then the high school for my sophomore year. If we had stayed, I would have been the first graduating class at Parkway South; construction was just starting when we left. We lived just off of Sulphur Springs Road.
Great ! That was interesting. The bridge is just 3 years younger than our Gamle Lillebaelt Bro in Denmark. Our bridge is still in use. It has the main railway connecting Jutland with Funen, and on to Zeeland. I use the bridge myself when I’m in the town of Middelfart, in my home, which is an RV.
This is true! The chain of rocks is usually visible (to the south) from the bridge, but in the spring and summer, the water levels are always higher submerging the feature. You drove over the diversion channel (on your way to the bridge parking lot) dug by the ACOE in 1953 for barge traffic to bypass this obstacle.. Thanks for stopping by STL, JD! Love your videos and passion for history my friend!
On the steps heading from the riverfront to the Arch, there are plaques about 3/4 the way up denoting the height of the Mississippi in the summer of 1993
I think* Eads bridge was the first to cross the Mississippi river. I'm always surprised how much beautiful detail and decoration Mr.Eads included into something so functionary. I've never looked closely at the Illinois side of this bridge, but the Missouri side (a short walk from the Arch and riverboat landing) is fantastic. I look forward to your in depth study of the Eads the engineer, the bridge, or his ironclads. I visited Vicksburg and saw a boat pulled out of the Yazoo river, but can't remember if it was one of the seven built by Eads.
In 1954 my parents were told to move me to a warm dry climate. They sold everything they owned, bought a '54 Ford wagon and an 8 X 40 foot house trailer and drove from Madison, WI. to Phoenix mostly via Route 66. It truly was the Mother Road then.
That opening scene with the hand laid bri k is AMAZING! There is some like that here in Ohio along thee Lincoln Highway(Rt 30 or Main St. USA!) Maybe a road trip for next year!
Friend, u do things like we are standing next to you. Love it! At the Arch. Was that one of your daughters (in the shorts) you were following behind? Love all you do. Keep it up!😊
I traversed in a car the Chain of Rocks bridge many times in the 50s and 60s. Every once in a while a tractor trailer would get stuck negotiating the bend in the middle particularly as tractor trailers got longer and wider. Needless to say, traffic would grind to a halt until the truck driver could maneuver out of it.
Maybe I'm the only one, but a video on the original mother road, the National Road would be interesting. It helped Indiana have the motto, the crossroads of America.
JD, I know that you are following the old route of RT 66. Even though Winslow, AZ is on Route 66, I recommend that you stop at the infamous “stand on the corner “ and check it out. If you’re into old rock band (hint-The Eagles) you’ll see why I recommended this to you. If you can, make a video of this on your Route 66 tour
JD this is a very nice program. Finally able to help yo with some gas money because our home story is what protects us from making old mistakes and energizes our spirit. Keep it up. But. Don't get cocky. Heh, heh.
When it comes to hotels like that, anytime Gods name is invoked...it will always be a step above. Nice place and as always JD, great video. You know your business. Take care
You gotta stop and eat at the Btucher BBQ Stand in Wellston Oklahoma on your way through! Also checkout Seba Station Motorcycle museum while you're in the area!
I am surprised that you didn't mention the courthouse and statue of Dred Scott and family. It is right there. My husband and I walked through it when we drove Route 66.
I don't know if it would be possible at all but you really need to get someone to do a cover of Route 66 and have that play at the end of the road trip.
