If We're Together
by Laurie Search
Title
If We're Together
Artist
Laurie Search
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
The beautiful lights of the Bay Bridge, shot from the Embarcadero.....San Francisco, CA...............baybridgeinfo.org talks about the bridge's beginnings: On July 9, 1933, the California Department of Public Works broke ground on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Crowds gathered at Yerba Buena Island to celebrate the world�s longest steel structure. The 1-day ceremony included performances by the Young Women of Bay Cities and the United States Navy Band; an airplane flight that linked Rincon Hill and Oakland with a symbolic bridge of smoke; and a simultaneous detonation of blasts at Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco and Oakland by then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt from the White House............In 1936, the East and West communities of the Bay Area came together like never before. While ferries had long carried people across the Bay's often choppy waters, automobiles were the future of transportation. This meant local residents wanted a quick way to drive between the rapidly growing cities of San Francisco and Oakland. As expected, as soon as the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge was built in 1936, it immediately became the favorite way to travel between San Francisco and the East Bay...........Cynics believed that the bridge would be impossible to build due to the potential impact of turbulent waters and gusty winds. Engineers had assumed that the area's high winds posed a greater threat than earthquakes, despite the bridge's proximity to two major fault lines. The varying soils and water depths, the inaccessibility to bedrock, and the unique design challenges inherent in developing a bridge to span eight miles across the Bay led some to believe that building such a bridge was unthinkable..........The largest and most expensive bridge of its time, the Bay Bridge faced not just natural obstacles, but political hurdles as well. There had been discussion of building a bridge between San Francisco and Oakland since the 1870s, but construction did not move forward until the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, with support from President Herbert Hoover, agreed to purchase bonds to be repaid later with bridge tolls.
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September 6th, 2016
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Comments (102)
Alana Thrower
Beautiful capture of this beautiful view! Love the foreground and lighted bridge! l/f/g+/t/p
Angeles M Pomata
Such an elegant photo, Laurie! The soft atmosphere, the serene mood, the golden tones... Everything is marvelous in this night scene. L/F
Mary Wolf
Oh Laurie, this is so unique and beautiful. Love the lights and colors in this fabulous work. L/F
Elisabeth Lucas
This is incredible! I love the light, the bridge, the foreground, it's just perfect! l/f
Darin Williams
Great composition and shot, Laurie! Love the way the bridge marches off into the distance. l/f