Old Man River’s City RevisitedMain MenuOld Man River's City RevisitedAbout the siteEast St. Louis BackgroundBuckminster Fuller and His Utopian VisionBackground info on why he was chosen to helpEvent at the Mary Brown CenterOn February 25, 1971 the designers of the Old Man River and community members from East St. Louis gathered at the Mary Brown Center to discuss the projected idea of a domed city.The Design PathwayA brief look at how the design and description of the Old Man River's City Project shifted from 1971 to 1976Media Coverage of Old Man RiverInterview with the Old Man River's City DesignersDavid Thompson sat down to talk to four individuals involved in the design work of the Old Man River's City project. Thank you to Tom Thomson, Bill Wischmeye, Carl Safe, and Dennis Cope for taking time out of their schedules to answer these questions and being candid about their opinions on the project itself.When Hope and Skepticism CollideAcknowledgements and BibliographyExhibit FeedbackPlease feel free to complete our feedback page and leave comments letting us know what you thought.Stephanie Cuvarf72d31241e6d8c3b45c4337cb676688e83dea0e0Cathy McNeese6a0d33e14329dcb08a2c74d126ca47588f4fd3c2David Thompsonf9dd88556180b38187c27d862fc17e8c454d3fa5
City Under Glass
1media/City Under Glass_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T03:53:39+00:00Stephanie Cuvarf72d31241e6d8c3b45c4337cb676688e83dea0e0515Metro east Journal -1971? The reporter acknowledges that the idea of OMR is often treated as a joke or impractical but thinks it should be considered as long as its location prevented it from dwarfing the Arch. It could benefit East St. Louis.plain2020-05-05T04:59:37+00:001971Stephanie Cuvarf72d31241e6d8c3b45c4337cb676688e83dea0e0
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1media/Plans For Domed City Unveiled.jpg2020-04-30T20:34:23+00:00Stephanie Cuvarf72d31241e6d8c3b45c4337cb676688e83dea0e0Media Coverage of Old Man RiverStephanie Cuvar61timeline2020-05-05T14:46:23+00:0001/01/1964 - 12/31/1979Stephanie Cuvarf72d31241e6d8c3b45c4337cb676688e83dea0e0