The Turtle Park Story
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A Documentary on the History of Turtle Park, St. Louis, Missouri.
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A 30 minute documentary.
Turtles have been on the Earth since the time of the dinosaurs and have long
fascinated children and adults. The pure wonderment about turtles has
helped make Turtle Park one of the major attractions in St. Louis, since
opening in 1996. The park is located at Oakland and Tamm Avenues, on the
south side of Forest Park near the Zoo.
Turtle Park is a joint project of the city’s Department of Parks and the Forest
Park Forever organization. The park was inspired by and made possible with
the support of Mrs. Sonya "Sunny" Glassberg. The turtles were sculpted by
St. Louis artist Robert Cassilly, while architect Richard Claybour designed the
park’s layout.
Children and Adults enjoy exploring and relaxing in Turtle Park. The park
features six large concrete turtles for climbing on, along with a giant snake
that forms a sitting area.
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The Documentary
Turtle Park is the focus of our documentary. Turtle Park has quickly become a
St. Louis landmark. Using a mix of interviews and footage of the park, we will
start with a brief history of the inspiration and planning of the park. Then we
will continue with the building and opening of the park as we paint a portrait of
the community enjoying the park.
We meet the people who made the park possible, ask them about what
inspired them to build Turtle Park. Using old video footage and still pictures,
we will show the planning and building of the park. We will then continue to
explore the success of the park with new video footage of the St. Louis
community visiting the park as it is today.
You will hear the artist, Robert Cassilly describe how he wanted children to
enjoy climbing on the giant turtles as you watch video footage of children
playing upon the turtles. We will talk with both children and adults as they visit
the park this Spring. " What do you like about Turtle Park?" Our Documentary
will provide a fascinating look at how and why Turtle Park has become a St.
Louis Landmark.
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