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Missouri Mid-Century Modern Buildings (page 3)

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McDonnell Planetarium
St. Louis, MO
The James S. McDonnell Planetarium is part of the St. Louis Science Center. It was designed by Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum and built in 1963. The concrete shell is shaped like a nuclear plant cooling tower. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4. [map]

AMF Strike 'N Spare Lanes [gone]
St. Louis, MO
The AMF Strike 'N Spare Lanes opened around 1961 and closed in 2011. The building was vacant when this photo was taken in 2012. It was demolished in 2013. For more, see this website.

Lambert-St. Louis Airport
St. Louis, MO
Lambert-St. Louis Airport was designed in 1956 by Minoru Yamasaki. There were three domes with a fourth built a few years later. The buildings bear a strong resemblance to Saarinen's Kresge Auditorium of 1954 in Cambridge, MA. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Gateway Arch
St. Louis, MO
The Gateway Arch was designed by Eero Saarinen and opened in 1965. Although it won a 1947 design competition, construction did not start until 1961. The Arch is 630 feet tall and is sheathed in stainless steel. It cost $13 million to build. Trams contained in both legs of the Arch take visitors to an observation area on top of the structure. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

There are several miniature replicas of the arch including these in Wentzville, MO, Warren, PA, Warren, PA, Vandalia, IL, Mt. Vernon, IL, Peoria, IL, and Lincoln, NE.

Lewis & Clark Branch Library [gone]
St. Louis, MO
The Lewis & Clark Branch Library was designed by Frederick Dunn and built in 1963. The building was demolished in 2015. Three of the windows were saved and installed in the new library. For more, see this website.

More St. Louis:
Buder Library [map]
Climatron: 1, 2 [map]
Colonial Baking Co. Thrift Store [map]
Mark Twain Theatre
former Phillips 66 station
United Postal Savings [map]

Books
Modern Architecture in St. Louis, Eric Mumford, 2004