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Tag: Golden Gate Bridge

  • Building the Iron Horse

    Building the Iron Horse

    Laguna Honda Hospital Lobby of the Pavillion 375 Laguna Honda Boulevard Forest Hill Owen Smith’s WPA-style mosaic murals depicting the building of the Golden Gate Bridge pay homage to Glen Wessel’s Professions mural series in the historic Laguna Honda lobby and provide a visual continuity between the old and the new buildings. The artist chose…

  • Fort Point the Best Vantage Point to View the Golden Gate Bridge

    It took 116 years for Fort Point to become a National Historic Site, and its life along that road was a bumpy one. Construction on Fort Point began in 1854. Thanks to the California Gold Rush, commerce was booming in San Francisco, and it was important that the portal through which valuable cargo flowed, the…

  • Joseph B. Strauss, Golden Gate Bridge Engineer

    Golden Gate Bridge   Joseph Strauss (1870-1938) was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to an artistic family of German origin, having a mother who was a pianist and a father, Raphael Strauss, who was a writer and painter. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1892.  Strauss graduated with a degree in economics and business.…

  • Golden Gate Bridge

    Golden Gate Bridge Plaza San Francisco Side This is a piece of the cable that holds up the Golden Gate Bridge.  I have loved this piece since I first laid eyes on it.  The sign tells you that the length of one cable is 7640 feet, the diameter is 36 3/8 inches, there are 27,…

  • Golden Gate Bridge – Fort Point

    Fort Point Golden Gate Bridge The building at the bottom of this picture is Fort Point.  Many people look down upon this structure when they walk across the Golden Gate Bridge, but they never go to visit, which is a shame.    Fort Point was completed just before the American civil war.  Its purpose was…

  • Golden Gate Bridge – Hopper’s Hands

     Fort Point Golden Gate Bridge These are Hopper’s Hands.  This plaque is at Fort Point, under the Golden Gate Bridge on the San Francisco side.  The area is a turn around spot for people running the Presidio area, and slapping the hands is a tradition.  Hopper’s hands has a great story, that I am sure…