I went down to the San Francisco waterfront yesterday to see the USS
Iowa en route to her new home in Southern California, and there's no
better place to view the Golden Gate than from the barbette tier of the
Civil War-era Fort Point.
At a time when destroying
historic sites in the name of progress (1930s) did not raise many eyebrows or howls of protest, Golden Gate Bridge Chief Engineer Joseph Strauss—to his everlasting credit—saved the
old fort by incorporating a massive arch near the bridge's southern
anchorage.
Happy 75th Birthday to the Golden Gate Bridge!
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| Under the arch |
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| 1870 view of Fort Point |
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| USS Iowa passing through the Golden Gate, May 26, 2012 |
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| The USS Iowa seen from one of Ft. Point's embrasures |
3 comments:
Nice photos!
David, allow me to introduce myself. I am Keith Muchowski. I'm a librarian who lives and works in Brooklyn. I also blog at thestrawfoot.com. I saw this piece in the New York Times and thought I would pass along:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/10/arts/design/art-show-celebrates-75-years-of-the-golden-gate.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all
Keith
Hi Keith, thanks for introducing yourself, and for commenting. That NYT article is really interesting -- thanks for bringing it to my attention.
Nice work on the blog -- I'll have to spend some time there catching up.
David
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