DES PERES, Mo. — Don’t fear, St. Louis. The dove that welcomes shoppers to the West County Mall will fly back into place soon.
The iconic West County Center Dove was taken down Monday morning for a makeover, and when it comes back, it'll have a new feature.
The white sides of the dove will be replaced on the outside, but on the inside, new color-changing LED lights will be added. That means the famous white dove will be able to change to pink, red, blue and many other colors.
Other renovations include a fresh coat of paint and reinforcements on the pole.
The project is expected to take two to three weeks. The dove should be back in place before Thanksgiving—and the ever-busy Black Friday shopping day.
The last time the dove was refurbished was in 2002 ahead of the mall’s big reopening event.
