Here’s a quiz for you. Which bridge:
- can be seen through the fog because it was painted orange?
- at 1.7 miles, was the longest suspension bridge in the world when it was built?
- has withstood whipping winds, voracious rust, and city-flattening earthquakes?
- was deemed an impossible project?
- provided a stunning backdrop for Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak in the movie
“Vertigo” and then was almost wiped out by the Romulan drill-of-death in “Star Trek”?- was declared one of the modern wonders of the world by the American Society of Civil Engineers?
- just celebrated its 75th birthday, though it has never looked better?
Did you say San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge? Good for you!
Seventy-five years old, and I missed the party. I know that bridge so well, too. I’ve shivered in the winds and squinted through the fog and rocked with the earthquakes. San Francisco is my home town. And I can tell you, our bridge is truly gorgeous.
Here’s to home!
“We shape our buildings, and thereafter our buildings shape us.”
Winston Churchill
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Yes I have thick legs with thick ankles, my Dad's! Tights the same color as the dress or bone shoes with bare legs. Not a straight skirt and never patterned stockings or leggings!
I was stationed at the Presidio of San Francisco in the army and used to walk over the bridge to work at Ft. Baker! Those were the days when cars would pay for the car behind them (Peace, love, hippies, etc)
Yep, Alicia, those were the days. Toast?
Morning Kay, Long time no see. Just got back from San Fran. You never get tired of looking at that bridge.
Never! Were you there for the anniversary festivities? I would love to have seen the fireworks!