Jefferson National Expansion Administrative History

¹"Entry Fees Suggested For Old Courthouse, Arch," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 19, 1982, p. 3A. Copies of newspaper sources referenced may be found in the Newspaper Clippings Files, JNEM Archives.

²Interview with former JEFF Superintendent Jerry Schober, September 25, 1992, by JEFF Historian Bob Moore.

³"$1 Admission Fee Is Weighed For Visitors Center At Arch," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, November 25, 1987, p. 1.

⁴"Keep The Arch Free," editorial, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, November 28, 1987; interview with former JEFF Superintendent Jerry Schober, September 25, 1992.

⁵Interview with former JEFF Superintendent Jerry Schober, September 25, 1992.

⁶The idea of using car wash-type machines was originated by JEFF Administrative Officer Nicky Lindig.

⁷Interview with former JEFF Superintendent Jerry Schober, September 25, 1992.

⁸News Release, JEFF, "Gateway Arch to Charge $1 Admittance Fee," May 25, 1988; "Arch Visitors Ignoring Entrance Fee," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 1, 1988; interview with former Superintendent Jerry Schober, April 11, 1991 by former JEFF Historian Mike Capps; JEFF Superintendent's Annual Report for 1988, p. 1.

⁹At the end of the summer, with the departure of the seasonal fee collectors, park interpreters assumed total coverage of the fee collection area, impacting the staff's ability to provide other public services. The fee collection operation also replaced the Maintenance Division in the collection, cleaning, and deposit of coins thrown into the lobby fountain by visitors. Information from former Gateway Arch Chief of Visitor Services Tom Richter.

¹⁰JEFF Superintendent's Annual Report for 1988, p. 1.

¹¹Interview with Park Ranger Eleanor Hall, July 28, 1992, conducted by JEFF Historian Bob Moore. National Park Service Director William Penn Mott visited the park for the VP Fair on July 4th, and was appalled at the number of visitors who refused to pay. See "Parks Chief Decries Lack of Fee Payers," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 5, 1988.

¹²Information from former Gateway Arch Chief of Visitor Services Tom Richter.

¹³JEFF Superintendent's Annual Report for 1989, p. 1; "Arch Visitors Ignoring Entrance Fee," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 1, 1988; interview with former JEFF Superintendent Jerry Schober, 11 April 1991.

¹⁴JEFF Superintendent's Annual Report for 1990, p. 2.