Monument to the Dream: The building of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial - By Four-Time Academy Award Winner

I watched the building of the St. Louis Gateway Arch from the time ground was broken in February 1963 until it's completion in 1965. The day in October of that year when they hoisted the final keystone piece to the top, I was in a High School classroom. Our instructor brought in a portable TV, sat it on his desk, and told us, "We are NOT having class today. Instead, we are going to watch the final piece of the Gateway Arch being set into place!" What a thrill that was! Later on, as the first museum was being constructed under the monument, I was able to watch "Monument to the Dream". To this day, I have never seen a documetary keep me on the edge of my seat such as this one did...and still does. That particular day was my very first ride to the top of the Arch. Many rides have been taken by me, my wife and family and friends since. I recommend this video to each and every St. Louisan, no, each and every American. It is well worth taking the 30 minutes of your time to see this Gateway to the West Monument being built!

I've seen this video more than a dozen times at the Arch. However, my grandchildren were visiting and I took them to the Arch, but the lines were long. They asked a lot of questions that I knew were answered in the video, so ordered it and the (10 and 8) loved it as did the rest of the family. It was only later with 50th anniversary celebrations in STL that I realized some aspects were not included in the video. There was no mention of the Percy Green protests over the number of minority employees that was part of the fabric of the building of the Arch that was not included. They certainly should be as a discussion of the Old Courthouse and the Dred Scott decision was equally riveting to the grandchildren when we visited.

If you have never seen this before - it is well worth your while. This video deserves all of the accolades that it has received.

If you're a history buff (or not) - - this is a great documentary to view. I used to show it to my drafting students on the high school level on a 16 mm projector.

exceptional documentary of the building of the STL arch; original films, photos, and audio taken as it was being built. It's a fascinating story. Source processed order promptly and shipping was adequate.

Excellent movie with poetic narration. Absolutely worth it! Same thing at the Gateway Arch is $30...

I find this fascinating. I had it as a VHS tape years ago and bought this on DVD. It was much cheaper to get it from Amazon than at the Arch gift shop. It offers an amazing and poignant description of the building of this monument.

Wonderful DVD that shows the amazing and safe construction of the St. Louis Archway built in a very short time.My husband loved our visit to the Archway and the video shown there so bought the DVD as a gift. He has shown it to his buddies who were also wowed.