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New Golden Gate Bridge visitor center unveiled for 75th anniversary

By: Bay City News 05/25/12 6:13 PM
Orange -- in the form of hats, scarves, clothing, shoes, earrings, sunglasses, nail polish and even lipstick -- was the color of choice worn by many of the 400 guests attending a Golden Gate Bridge ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday morning. The festivities unveiling new visitor facilities at the bridge also kicked off a weekend of celebrations marking the crossing's 75th anniversary. Read More

Marking the passage of time with the Golden Gate Bridge

By: Nate Seltenrich 05/24/12 6:44 PM
Golden Gate Bridge construction workers Ed Kearns and Harry Fogle
One test of a great landmark is its ability to serve as both public icon and private monument. The Golden Gate Bridge excels by both counts, and that’s why we recognize its anniversaries and milestones like we do those of loved ones. Click on the photo to the right to see more pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge. Read More

Golden Gate Bridge a key link for Bay Area drivers

By: Nate Seltenrich 05/24/12 6:33 PM
Golden Gate Bridge cars
The Golden Gate Bridge is an icon and a landmark, but beyond that it is a highway. It was built for one reason: to provide a concrete link between Marin and San Francisco. By the late 1920s, both population centers were exploding — San Francisco alone added 290,000 residents between 1900 and 1930 — and demand for car transport by ferry was outstripping supply. Read More

Golden Gate Bridge has been praised, razed by Hollywood

By: Nate Seltenrich 05/24/12 6:15 PM
Movie poster for “Reptilicus”
In “The Love Bug,” Herbie nearly launches himself off the Golden Gate Bridge. In the James Bond film “A View to a Kill,” Max Zorin attempts to kill Bond by flying him into the span. In “X-Men: The Last Stand,” Magneto lifts the bridge from its anchorages and floats it across the Bay before dropping it at the doorstep of Alcatraz. Read More

Golden Gate Bridge went from 'ugly' to a lasting landmark

By: Nate Seltenrich 05/24/12 5:56 PM
Golden Gate Bridge workers constructing the span in 1936
The Golden Gate Bridge was never a given. In fact, it was downright controversial. Cost concerns, distaste for the original design, lobbying from distraught ferry companies and worries about hindering Bay navigation all had to be overcome before a plan could be set in motion with the creation of the  Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District in 1928. Click on the photo to the right to see more pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge. Read More

Historical Society showcases origins of Golden Gate Bridge

By: Joanna Bellamy 05/23/12 4:04 PM
With a recent makeover and a timely exhibition in place, the California Historical Society is joining the celebration of the Golden Gate Bridge’s 75th anniversary. “A Wild Flight of the Imagination: The Story of the Golden Gate Bridge” is on view through October in the organization’s Mission Street gallery. It’s also available in a nifty free electronic book sponsored by UnitedHealthcare. Read More

Celebrate Golden Gate Bridge’s 75th birthday with a bike ride across it

By: Staff report 05/18/12 4:00 AM
FRIDAY Dance collaboration: LevyDance and the Foundry present “Low Down,” a world premiere dance collaboration exploring the body’s ability to tell a story. [8 p.m., Z Space at Theater Artaud, 450 Florida St., S.F.] SATURDAY A great bike ride Read More

Race leader survives crash, another flat to win Stage 2

By: Paul Gackle 05/14/12 9:28 PM
Another day, another flat, another victory for Peter Sagan.  A day after hurdling a punctured tire to win Stage 1 of the Tour of California, Sagan (Team Liquigas-Cannondale) retained the leader’s jersey by nabbing Stage 2 in Santa Cruz County on Monday; this time, overcoming a flat tire and a 10-man crash.     “Today was very hard,” Sagan said. Read More

Labor, Occupy uniting for May Day

By: Dan Schreiber 04/29/12 9:34 PM
Pandemonium could reign Tuesday as the Occupy San Francisco movement conducts actions across The City in honor of May Day, internationally observed as a celebration of labor rights. Read More

Doyle Drive demolition to disrupt Golden Gate Bridge traffic

By: Will Reisman 04/25/12 4:58 PM
Anyone expecting to head north from San Francisco this weekend might want to consider postponing those plans or take a detour through the East Bay. Doyle Drive, the 76-year-old southern approach to the Golden Gate Bridge, will be closed starting Friday at 8 p.m. for demolition, shutting down traffic on a large portion of U.S. Highway 101 until 5 a.m. Monday. Read More
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