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===After completion=== The project did not provide 5,000 jobs as expected—as of June 1964, workers numbered fewer than 100. The project did, however, incentivize other riverfront restoration efforts, totaling $150 million. Building projects included a [[Busch Memorial Stadium|50,000-seat sports stadium]], a 30-story hotel, several office towers, four parking garages, and an apartment complex.<ref name="James"/> The idea of a Disneyland amusement park that included "synthetic riverboat attractions" was considered but later abandoned.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/06/18/archives/architecture-fitting-site-american-institute-of-architects-meets-in.html |title=Architecture: Fitting Site; American Institute of Architects Meets in St. Louis, a Changing City |last=Huxtable |first=Ada Louise |date=June 18, 1964 |work=The New York Times |page=32 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/61j2UiODv?url=http://hn.bigchalk.com/pqdocs/share3/pqimage/hnirs103v/201109151659/51984/4923/out.pdf |archive-date=September 15, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1968/02/04/archives/st-louis-success-architecture.html |title=St. Louis Success; Architecture |last=Huxtable |first=Ada Louise |date=February 4, 1968 |work=The New York Times |page=D33 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/61j3Ny0iG?url=http://hn.bigchalk.com/pqdocs/share4/pqimage/hnirs103v/201109151704/12798/4925/out.pdf |archive-date=September 15, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The developers hoped to use the arch as a commercial catalyst, attracting visitors who would use their services.<ref name="James"/> One estimate found that since the 1960s, the arch has incited almost $503 million worth of construction.<ref name="McGuire"/> In June 1976, the memorial was finalized by federal allocations—"the statue of Thomas Jefferson was unveiled, the Museum of Westward Expansion was previewed, a theater under the Arch was dedicated in honor of Mayor Raymond Tucker and the catenary-like curving staircases from the Arch down to the levee were built."<ref name="Corrigan"/>
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