Big news out of St. Louis.
Especially if you are a fan of Union Station.
And a fan of sharks.
The rebirth of Union Station in downtown St. Louis is set to include a 75,000-square-foot aquarium, which will feature one of the largest collections of sharks in the Midwest.
Read more:
Here are artist drawings as well:
WOW!
Yet another rebirth/renewal of the grand ol' majestic Union Station.
With one already underway! (see MattChat post: http://matthonnold.blogspot.com/2016/01/updating-union-station.html)
But not everyone is happy.
Especially about the shark part:
The St. Louis Aquarium will irrevocably damage the lives of thousands of sentient beings. It will also teach children that an animal's well-being is less important than a human's momentary amusement.
(read it all: http://www.riverfronttimes.com/artsblog/2016/08/23/the-new-st-louis-aquarium-is-no-cause-for-celebration)
Will the negativity doom the developer's plans?
Time will tell.
Out for now........
Matt
p.s. St. Louis's last (failed) aquarium:
p.s. #2: a previous MattChat post from 2014 about a beautiful Union Station mural list..... and found again: