The Mississippi defines St. Louis, shaping its life and culture.
But today, for many St. Louisans, that connection has been broken, says Derek Hoeferlin, chair on landscape architecture in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis.
In this video, Hoeferlin, who was born and raised in St. Louis, describes how a highly managed system of locks and dams has transformed the river over the last century - and how that transformation affects local perceptions as well as potential responses to climate change. He also introduces viewers to a rare ten-mile stretch, just north of downtown, that remains almost eerily free of commercial traffic.
“You hear things like trains, or planes flying over you,” Hoeferlin said. “But other than that, it's just you, the canoes and the wildlife.”
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