Golden Gate Bridge at 75.

[Dinner]

It's been 75 years since President FDR ordered the construction of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge as part of an infrastructure project designed to improve America and fight the great depression. To celebrate the bridge's 75th birthday they're giving the entire bridge a complete overhaul, repainting everything, and they've just opened a brand new visitors center which supposedly has one of the best views in America.

Here's a link to a video about the 75th anniversary events: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47585391.../#.T8LkOcX0_5w

Also, since tomorrow is Memorial Day, I thought I'd post this picture taken yesterday of BB-61, the Battleship USS Iowa, traveling out under the Golden Gate Bridge on it's way to L.A. where they intend to make the WW2 era battleship into a floating museum.

[giblets]

What is it famous for, other than being the suicide capital of the world?

[Dinner]

Seattle has far more suicides than San FRancisco. It's famous for being in hundreds of movies over the years including many iconic ones plus for being a huge tourist attraction; not to mention it's a beautiful structure in its own right.

Here's the USS Iowa from another angle.

[Dinner]

Anyway, Gribbler, there are only a handful of truly iconic structures in the world and few of them are in America. This is one of them.

[OzzyKP]

It's been 75 years since President FDR ordered the construction of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge as part of an infrastructure project designed to improve America and fight the great depression. To celebrate the bridge's 75th birthday they're giving the entire bridge a complete overhaul, repainting everything, and they've just opened a brand new visitors center which supposedly has one of the best views in America.

Here's a link to a video about the 75th anniversary events: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47585391.../#.T8LkOcX0_5w

Also, since tomorrow is Memorial Day, I thought I'd post this picture taken yesterday of BB-61, the Battleship USS Iowa, traveling out under the Golden Gate Bridge on it's way to L.A. where they intend to make the WW2 era battleship into a floating museum.

FDR?

[giblets]

I didn't spot the error.

[OzzyKP]

I didn't spot the error.

[Dinner]

Yeah, FDR. The President had the Golden Gate Bridge funded as part of his New Deal infrastructure spending program. Construction started in 1934 and was completed in 1937.

[OzzyKP]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate_Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District, authorized by an act of the California Legislature, was incorporated in 1928 as the official entity to design, construct, and finance the Golden Gate Bridge.[11] However, after the Wall Street Crash of 1929, the District was unable to raise the construction funds, so it lobbied for a $30 million bond measure. The bonds were approved in November 1930,[14] by votes in the counties affected by the bridge.[24] The construction budget at the time of approval was $27 million. However, the District was unable to sell the bonds until 1932, when Amadeo Giannini, the founder of San Francisco–based Bank of America, agreed on behalf of his bank to buy the entire issue in order to help the local economy.[7]

Bank of America

FDR

Oerdin is always wrong.

[Dinner]

I'm positive the WPA was involved some how even if it was just co-signing loans though I do know the tunnel attached to the bridge says it was built by the WPA.

[Barnabas]

The Golden Gate, Rushmore Mountain, the Statue of Liberty, Empire State (WTC when it existed) White House, Pentagon, the Hollywood Sign, most are in the last CIV Games

[OzzyKP]

I don't remember seeing the Golden Gate bridge, Empire State Building or the White House in any civ games.

[Dinner]

http://www.history.com/topics/new-deal/videos#golden-gate-bridge-voters-decide

It was the longest suspension bridge in the world when it was built.

[Barnabas]

well, many, not most. but those are the famous USA iconic structures I can think of

[Dinner]

Didn't they have Hoover Dam in Civ2 & 3 but in Civ4 they changed it to the Three Gorges Dam? I can't think of any bridges as wonders in any civ game.