The Spirit of St. Louis, would you recognize the name, what about just the shape. It was not the first aircraft to cross the Atlantic, it was the first to cross the Atlantic solo. The year my father was born.
It is known, it is iconic, because of publicity. Part of the deal to raise the funding to build it, and fund the trip, was a commitment to publicity. A long publicity tour. The goal was to make St Louis famous, the plane the pilot are become famous. St. Louis? It does have the Arch, and a train to the airport.
I wonder if it had any effect on the reputation of the city even at the time. (The link to the image is broken, at least for me on Safari.)
ReplyDeleteIn many ways it is city stuck in 1927, preferring to decay rather than evolve.
DeleteAnd now the link works!
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DeleteI've heard of the plane of that name.
ReplyDeleteIt was built in San Diego,
Deleteit's a wonder that plane made it across the atlantic.
ReplyDeletecharles lindbergh and donald dumpyhead would have been best buddies.
Two people who should have never publicly talked about politics.
DeleteI never thought about its name before. Interesting!
ReplyDeleteThe Spirit of Columbus was never as famous.https://www.columbusnavigator.com/jerrie-mock-spirit-of-columbus/
DeleteYes, when I think of St. Louis, the arch and this plane come to mind.
ReplyDeleteHave you been in the Arch?
DeleteBack in the mid-90's, I worked for two years in St. Louis and rode that train back and forth to the airport many, many times. I enjoyed my time there. They have a wonderful art museum located inside a beautiful park and some great historic homes and other buildings.
ReplyDeleteThere is a great Zoo, with Penguins
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