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Bigfoot, Arch pods, steamboats, streetcars, Clydesdales, Corvettes…and a magic carpet? Join us for a gameshow-style evening filled with fascinating stories of hidden details behind STL transportation and vehicles. Experts will be interrogated about the secret intricacies of some of the most iconic modes of getting around St. Louis, and the audience will decide which local icon wins the showdown!Join us in the Grand Hall before our main-stage event to enjoy food and drinks available for purchase. Visit resource tables to learn more about local transportation history and methods. Compete in our paper airplane competition and win a prize! Don’t want to compete? Make bottle cap pins or magnets to support your pick for best transportation method in this city.
SCHEDULE
5–7pm | Food and drinks available for purchase.
5:00–6:30pm | Enjoy resource tables, a paper airplane competition, and create bottle cap crafts.
6:30–8:00pm | Head to the Lee Auditorium, where local historians will compete to prove that their favorite form of transportation is the best STL has to offer.
Presented by WashU.
Media Partner: St. Louis Magazine
Learn more: https://mohistory.org/events/transportation-showdown
Come back for more! Thursday Nights at the Museum are sometimes the most fun, sometimes the most thought-provoking, and always the most interesting night of your week. The museum exhibits are open late, and you’ll enjoy cash bar and food for purchase, pop-up activities, concerts, lectures, and more
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
5700 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO, United States, Missouri 63112, 5700 Grand Dr, St Louis, MO 63112-1004, United States,St. Louis, Missouri, Clayton
