Monday, January 9, 2012

Golden gate bridge 75th anniversary

  • A seventy-fifth birthday is a big deal for anyone – let alone a world famous icon. This May marks the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge and of course the Bay Area rarely passes on a reason to party.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • The Golden Gate Bridge will cap off its 75th anniversary festivities with a two-day party along the San Francisco waterfront during the Memorial Day weekend in May.
  • (San Francisco Examiner)
  • The Golden Gate Bridge will be feted in May over two days as part of its 75th birthday bash, officials announced Monday.
  • (Marin Independent Journal)
  • SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Constructions underway to make several improvements to the Golden Gate Bridge in preparation for its 75th anniversary celebration. The biggest change most people will see is a new visitor center on the San Francisco side of the span.
  • (Abc Local Web)
  • My arms are flung across the deep, Into the clouds my towers soar, And where the waters never sleep, I guard the California shore.
  • (Examiner)
  • The bridge opened with much fanfare in 1937; its 75th anniversary will be marked this May. Above, the early stages of the bridges construction, taken in 1934.
  • (Atlantic Online)

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