john sullivan
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they will be moving alot of dirt in forest park , with the renovations that will be going on. could uncover lot of goodies
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forest park
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surf n turf
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Georgia?
the next trip we made a few weeks later we hunted over 3 hours before either of us even dug a coin
...so you just never know.
Coins are very tough to find there unless you find a spot where some dirt has been moved but there is still a chance of finding coins in with trash...or at least that seemed to be why we were finding the coins we did.
We even fought through some parts that were still all grown over with trees and high grass towards accross the road from the bottom of the pavillion hill.
Keep us posted....and I would appreciate it.
...so you just never know.Coins are very tough to find there unless you find a spot where some dirt has been moved but there is still a chance of finding coins in with trash...or at least that seemed to be why we were finding the coins we did.
We even fought through some parts that were still all grown over with trees and high grass towards accross the road from the bottom of the pavillion hill.
Keep us posted....and I would appreciate it.
john sullivan
New member
Georgia and Massachusetts. sorry, i forgot how wide spread this forum is. forest park is a huge park in the middle of the city in st louis missouri, it is where the 1904 world fair was held. millions of people and millions of coins
I'm not Don, but I found some info on the planned renovations....
[attachment 252325 forestparkrenovationareas.jpg]
Along trails, renovate five restroom buildings and fix water fountains, all for for year-round use, install more park benches and bike racks. $3.6 million.
At Central Fields, rebuild ball fields and add service road for events such as balloon glow. $1.7 million.
At Aviation Field, complete installation of lights and irrigation for all ball fields, rebuild utility path to concession stand. $1.2 million.
LAKES AND BRIDGES
At Jefferson and Bowl lakes, near Planetarium, improve surrounding landscape and water quality, add waterfall, $5.2 million.
Near Boat House, build new bridge for Government Drive over waterway and enhance waterway. $3.3 million.
At Round Lake, north of Steinberg Rink, restore 1916-vintage fountain and improve landscape. $1.5 million.
PAVEMENT
Near Zoo, rebuild Government and Wells drives, and rebuilt and extend sidewalks. $5.4 million.
Near Central Fields, rebuild Wells and Macklind drives. $1 million.
At Municipal Opera, rebuild upper parking lot, improve lighting and pedestrian walkways. $2.7 million.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/improvements-at-forest-park-moving-from-drawing-board-to-bulldozers/article_d6989564-3809-5ff2-af53-224af88cc16b.html
[attachment 252325 forestparkrenovationareas.jpg]
Along trails, renovate five restroom buildings and fix water fountains, all for for year-round use, install more park benches and bike racks. $3.6 million.
At Central Fields, rebuild ball fields and add service road for events such as balloon glow. $1.7 million.
At Aviation Field, complete installation of lights and irrigation for all ball fields, rebuild utility path to concession stand. $1.2 million.
LAKES AND BRIDGES
At Jefferson and Bowl lakes, near Planetarium, improve surrounding landscape and water quality, add waterfall, $5.2 million.
Near Boat House, build new bridge for Government Drive over waterway and enhance waterway. $3.3 million.
At Round Lake, north of Steinberg Rink, restore 1916-vintage fountain and improve landscape. $1.5 million.
PAVEMENT
Near Zoo, rebuild Government and Wells drives, and rebuilt and extend sidewalks. $5.4 million.
Near Central Fields, rebuild Wells and Macklind drives. $1 million.
At Municipal Opera, rebuild upper parking lot, improve lighting and pedestrian walkways. $2.7 million.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/improvements-at-forest-park-moving-from-drawing-board-to-bulldozers/article_d6989564-3809-5ff2-af53-224af88cc16b.html
LFarthing42
New member
This looks like an amazing opportunity over the next few years.
deeponedge
New member
Looking forward to it.
Mike Moutray - St.Louis MO
Member
This second round of park improvements aren't nearly as extensive as the last round from 1995-2004. Much of the planned work is continuation of the original 10 year plan that wasn't implemented and won't result in much old dirt being disturbed except for a few spots. Some work and persistance will be required to make some finds in the areas that will be disturbed.... if they aren't fenced off to detectorists 
Looking forward to seeing what goes down the next few years out there...
Looking forward to seeing what goes down the next few years out there...Big Digger
New member
hopefully that combined with some dirt being moved will open things up some.
When I went there with Bryce and Dave the signals were few and far between unless they were mixed in with junk.
They WERE there though if you were patient and could make it through the boredom of the sometimes long spells of silence...lol.
The new different coils we have today do help some too with separation and how they relay the signal to the headphones.
When I went there with Bryce and Dave the signals were few and far between unless they were mixed in with junk.
They WERE there though if you were patient and could make it through the boredom of the sometimes long spells of silence...lol.
The new different coils we have today do help some too with separation and how they relay the signal to the headphones.
john sullivan
New member
all the countries of the world were represented, so i assume they had coins. plus there are vacant lots on Lyndel adjacent to the park where exhibits were.