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Issue: 1054 Date: 11/4/2010
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St. Louis Zoo's new South Entrance dedicated
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| A new pedestrian bridge, opened in summer 2010, spans Wells Drive, allowing for guests to pass safely from the south parking lot to the Zoo entrance without conflicts in traffic. Approaching the Wells Fargo South Arrival Experience of the Zoo, guests will first notice handsome sculptures of African wildlife set in an island of greenery, trees, rock outcroppings, footpaths, waterfalls and pools. |
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St. Louis - Gone are the giant stone "ZOO" letters, replaced by a pedestrian bridge and adorned with bronze animal sculptures including a towering elephant.
Visitors to the St. Louis Zoo now get a much different experience than in the past, all part of a $120 million improvement campaign.
The Wells Drive entrance has undergone dramatic changes over the past two years. $79 million has been raised for the improvement campaign so far, with $2.5 million donated by Wells Fargo.
A new pedestrian bridge, opened in summer 2010, spans Wells Drive, allowing for guests to pass safely from the south parking lot to the Zoo entrance without conflicts in traffic. Approaching the Wells Fargo South Arrival Experience of the Zoo, guests will first notice handsome sculptures of African wildlife set in an island of greenery, trees, rock outcroppings, footpaths, waterfalls and pools.
New life-size bronze sculptures by world-renowned sculptors Kent Ullberg and TD Kelsey include a 19-foot-tall African elephant, gerenuk, dik dik, Cape cobra, caracal, meerkat, bat-eared fox, warthogs, a lioness with cubs, and a Grant's gazelle. The sculptures were made possible by Casa Audlon Charitable Lead Trust, established by Mahlon B. Wallace, III, and Audrey Wallace Otto.
The finishing touches are being added to the west half of the Zoo's south parking lot, which is now open for guests. The parking lot is now a greener place. Asphalt has been reduced by 30%. The greenery on the lot has been increased by 40%.
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