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Golden Gate Bridge From Fort Point
Every 250 FogBay posts I feature the Golden Gate Bridge. This being post number 750 I'll continue my tradition.
While architect Joseph Strauss is generally credited with designing the Golden Gate Bridge, his design was never built. Strauss' original design was ridiculed by the public as ugly and looking like 'two grotesque steel beetles crawling out from either shore." Instead Strauss tapped the talents of his young assistant architect named Irving Morrow, it was Morrow's design which eventually became the bridge we see above. But Morrow is mostly forgotten by history and it is Strauss' statue that graces the entrance to the bridge. Trivia Question: What is Gephydrophobia?
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3 Comments:
You know, I don't think I've ever "feared" crossing the GGB, but there certainly have been numerous occasions when I've "hated" to cross it... Sometimes traffic can be a bitch!
And only one GGB every 250 posts? It'll make me savor this shot even more...
I've gotta go see if I can find a drawing of the original Strauss design -- I can't ever remember seeing that...
Happy 750! You just impress the heck out of me.
I have always loved driving over the GG. Every time I do I think about how lucky I am...it's really a wonderful experience. I especially love coming back down the grade from Sausalito and seeing the bridge and all of SF laid out before me...
APAD,
I've got an artists rendering in an old book, I can scan it if you really want.
Tangobaby,
I agree, driving south from Marin the Waldo Tunnel opens up to reveal the bridge framed like a postcard.
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